Gwen Stefani

"Hollaback Girl" also helped Love.Angel.Music.Baby. climb to a new peak of four in the UK. Rossi stated he wouldn't contest, and the controversy ended. Despite not being as successful as predicted due to the large audience "Hollaback Girl" received across the rest of the globe, it did manage to sell in excess of 50,000 copies, illustrating that Stefani wasn't going to be halted so easily. The election was contested by the Washington State Republican Party. (http://www.wsrp.org), however on June 5th, 2005, Chelan County Judge John Bridges ruled against the Republicans. In its third week, it fell to number eleven, unable to climb to a higher peak. Gregoire ended up winning this count by 129 votes and was inauguarated on January 12, 2005. The following week, it duplicated the same position, to the confusion of many. However, the Democrats requested a final hand count of the votes.

When the song was released in the UK, it debuted at number eight. Due to the small margin of victory, a machine recount (required by law) took place and, by a margin of only 42 votes out of more than 2.8 million cast, Rossi won again. In Australia, "Hollaback Girl" debuted at number one, where it hailed for one week, selling over 5,000 copies. In 2004 Washington's gubernatorial race was so close that the Secretary of State certified Republican candidate Dino Rossi as governor-elect almost a month after the polls had closed, beating out the Democratic candidate Christine Gregoire by just over two hundred votes. Since its tenth week, and currently the thirteenth week, "Hollaback Girl" sits at number two, due to "We Belong Together". This eruption flattened the forests for many kilometers, killed 57 people, flooded the Columbia River and its tributaries with ash and mud and blanketed large parts of Washington in ash, making day look like night. The song held this position for one month, until "We Belong Together", a ballad by Mariah Carey, overtook it. Helens exploded outward, destroying a large part of the top of the volcano.

In only its sixth week, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making Stefani the first white, non-urban or non-American Idol artist to reach the top spot since Nickelback in 2001/2002 with their hit, "How You Remind Me". In 1980, following a period of heavy tremors and eruptions, the northeast face of Mount St. Love.Angel.Music.Baby.'s third single, "Hollaback Girl", was released in April of 2005 and became one of the fastest rising songs of the year. In eastern Washington the Hanford Works atomic energy plant was opened in 1943 and played a major role in the construction of the nation's atomic bombs. It was also featured on a Pepsi commercial, starting on Super Bowl Sunday, 2005. During World War II the Puget Sound area became a focus for war industries with the Boeing Company producing many of the nation's heavy bombers and ports in Seattle, Bremerton and Tacoma available for the manufacturing of ships for the war effort. It shot its way into the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven, and number three on the Pop 100. This culminated in 1941 with the completion of the Grand Coulee Dam, the largest in the United States.

It is partly a cover of the song "If I Was A Rich Man" from the musical Fiddler on the Roof, written by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. During the depression era a series of hydroelectric dams were constructed along the Columbia river as part of a project to increase the production of electricity. Dre. The region around eastern Puget Sound developed heavy industry during the period including World War I and World War II and the Boeing company became an established icon in the area. The second single, "Rich Girl", another duet with Eve, was produced by Dr. Seattle was the primary port for trade with Alaska and the rest of the country and for a time possessed a large ship-building industry. In Canada, it managed to climb to number eleven, but dropped out of the top thirty quite rapidly. For a long period Tacoma was noted for its large smelters where gold, silver, copper and lead ores were treated.

chart, making it a relative American flop for Stefani. One city in particular, Aberdeen, had the distinction of being "the roughest town west of the Mississippi" due to excessive gambling, violence, extreme drug use and prostitution (the city itself changed very little over the years and remained off-limits to military personnel well into the early 1980's). The first single released was "What You Waiting For?" It debuted at number one on the Australian ARIAnet singles chart and at number four on the UK chart, and peaked at number forty-seven on the U.S. By the turn of the 20th century the state of Washington was one of dangerous repute in the minds of many Americans. Undisputably as "wild" as the rest of the wild west, the public image of Washington merely replaced cowboys with lumberjacks, and desert with forestland. (Although her previous status is what most likely debuted it at such a high number.) Her album was certified platinum (1,000,000 copies sold) after only four weeks of sales. Other industries that developed in the state include fishing, salmon canning and mining. It managed to sell more copies in its first week than any No Doubt album (350,000), debuting at number seven, impressive for a debut solo artist. The heavy rainfall to the west of the Cascade Range produced dense forests and the ports along Puget Sound prospered from the manufacturing and shipping of lumber products, particularly the Douglas fir.

In fact, Stefani became the first artist in history to win both Best Male Video and Best Female Video awards at the MTV VMAs, for "Southside" (credited as "Moby featuring Gwen Stefani") and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (credited as "Eve featuring Gwen Stefani") respectively, both in 2001. In 1853 the Northern Pacific railroad line reached Puget Sound, linking the region to the other states. Stefani's solo efforts found early success in a pair of popular 2001 duets, the "Southside" remix with techno artist Moby and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" with rapper Eve. The first settlement was New Market (now known as Tumwater) in 1846. The same Prince produced album features rap by Eve of Ruff Ryders, who later collaborated with Gwen. Due to the migration along the Oregon Trail, many settlers wandered north to what is now Washington State and settled the Puget Sound area. Gwen duets with The Artist formerly known as Prince on the song "So Far, So Pleased" from his 1999 album Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic. that lasted until June 15, 1846 when Britain ceded their claims to this land with the Treaty of Oregon.

On September 14, 2002, they were married. This began a period of disputed joint-occupancy by Britain and the U.S. Stefani met Bush guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1996 at a concert she was playing with No Doubt. In 1819 Spain ceded their original claims to this territory to the United States. The album also spun off the moderate successful hits, "Excuse Me Mr." and "Sunday Morning", which were released as singles fourth and fifth, respectively. In 1805 the Lewis and Clark expedition entered the state on October 10. She slipped into depression after touring for Tragic Kingdom. Captain Robert Gray (for whom Grays Harbor county is named) then discovered the mouth of the Columbia river and, beginning in 1792, he established trade in Sea Otter pelts.

Gwen had dated Kanal for eight years until he ended the relationship because he needed more space. The Spanish Nootka Concession of 1790 opened the northwest territory to explorers and trappers from other nations, most notably Britain and then the United States. Many of the album's songs, including "Don't Speak" and "Spiderwebs", were inspired by Stefani's relationship and breakup with fellow band member Tony Kanal. Further explorations of the straits were performed by Spanish explorers Manuel Quimper in 1790 and Francisco Eliza in 1791, then by British Captain George Vancouver in 1792. Following the success of Tragic Kingdom, Stefani became highly popular and recognizable; the tension this produced with the other members of the band was touched on by their video for the song "Don't Speak". Barkley. The album was released in 1995 and spawned several hits, beginning with "Just a Girl". In 1778, British explorer Captain James Cook sighted Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but the straits would not be explored until 1789 by Captain Charles W.

During this time, the band almost split up. They claimed all the coastal lands up to the Russian possessions in the north for Spain. The band's second studio album, Tragic Kingdom, took three years to make. The first European record of a landing on the Washington coast was by Spanish Captain Don Bruno de Heceta in 1775 on board the Santiago, part of a two-ship flotilla with the Sonora. Gwen became the group's lead singer after original frontman John Spence committed suicide in December 1987. In the east, nomadic tribes travelled the land and missionaries such as the Whitmans settled there. He was the keyboardist for No Doubt. Prominent among their industries were salmon fishing and whale hunting.

Her brother Eric founded No Doubt in 1986 with his friend John Spence, but eventually left the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons. Today, they are most notable for their totem poles and their ornately carved canoes and masks. Her first job was scrubbing floors at a Dairy Queen, and she once worked at a department store. Prior to the arrival of explorers from Europe, this region of the Pacific Coast had many established tribes of Native Americans, each with its own unique culture. She attended Cal State Fullerton, and at Loara High School (class of 1987), she was on the swim team. The battleship USS Washington was named originally for President Washington, but was later renamed in honor of the state. She has a sister, Jill, and two brothers, Eric and Todd. Washington is the only state named after a president, which was George Washington.

Her father, Denis, is Italian and her mother Patti is of English and Scottish descent. To avoid confusion, the capital is often called simply D.C., and the state often called Washington State. Stefani was born in Fullerton, California. It should not be confused with Washington, D.C., the nation's capital. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer and the frontwoman of the band No Doubt who launched a successful solo career in late 2004. As of the 2000 census, the state population was approximately 5.9 million and the state work force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis on the third syllable, which rhymes with bone). 2005: "Hollaback Girl" — #1 US (4 weeks); #8 UK; #2 CAN; #1 (1 week) AU. The state capital is Olympia and the largest city in Washington is Seattle.

"Hollaback Girl" is certified platinum.