Gwen StefaniGwen StefaniGwen 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. BeginningsStefani was born in Fullerton, California. Her father, Denis, is Italian and her mother Patti is of English and Scottish descent. She has a sister, Jill, and two brothers, Eric and Todd. She attended Cal State Fullerton, and at Loara High School (class of 1987), she was on the swim team. Her first job was scrubbing floors at a Dairy Queen, and she once worked at a department store. 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. He was the keyboardist for No Doubt. Gwen became the group's lead singer after original frontman John Spence committed suicide in December 1987. First successStefani on the cover of Tragic KingdomThe band's second studio album, Tragic Kingdom, took three years to make. During this time, the band almost split up. The album was released in 1995 and spawned several hits, beginning with "Just a Girl". 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". 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. Gwen had dated Kanal for eight years until he ended the relationship because he needed more space. She slipped into depression after touring for Tragic Kingdom. The album also spun off the moderate successful hits, "Excuse Me Mr." and "Sunday Morning", which were released as singles fourth and fifth, respectively. Stefani met Bush guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1996 at a concert she was playing with No Doubt. On September 14, 2002, they were married. Solo careerStefani on the cover of Love. Angel. Music. Baby.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. The same Prince produced album features rap by Eve of Ruff Ryders, who later collaborated with Gwen. 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. 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. Stefani's first solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. was released in the U.S. on November 23, 2004. 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. (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. 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. chart, making it a relative American flop for Stefani. In Canada, it managed to climb to number eleven, but dropped out of the top thirty quite rapidly. The second single, "Rich Girl", another duet with Eve, was produced by Dr. Dre. 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. It shot its way into the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven, and number three on the Pop 100. It was also featured on a Pepsi commercial, starting on Super Bowl Sunday, 2005. 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 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". The song held this position for one month, until "We Belong Together", a ballad by Mariah Carey, overtook it. Since its tenth week, and currently the thirteenth week, "Hollaback Girl" sits at number two, due to "We Belong Together". In Australia, "Hollaback Girl" debuted at number one, where it hailed for one week, selling over 5,000 copies. When the song was released in the UK, it debuted at number eight. The following week, it duplicated the same position, to the confusion of many. In its third week, it fell to number eleven, unable to climb to a higher peak. 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. "Hollaback Girl" also helped Love.Angel.Music.Baby. climb to a new peak of four in the UK. Recently Stefani announced on the popular radio station Z100 that "Cool" will be the fourth single, and that its video will be shot in Italy. HarajukuThe release of her solo album has also brought attention to Stefani's entourage of four harajuku girls. Named Love, Angel, Music, and Baby respectively by Stefani, the 'harajuku' girls are named for the area around the Harajuku Station of Tokyo, Japan, known as a popular shopping destination and fashion center for teenagers. Following their namesake area, Stefani's harajuku girls are usually flamboyantly dressed (sometimes in a somewhat "Gothic Lolita" style), and they have been featured in her music videos, press coverage, on the album cover for Love. Angel. Music. Baby., and have a song dedicated to them on the album. However, Stefani's adoption of this component of Japanese culture has drawn criticism from some quarters; for example, Mihi Ahn at Salon.com writes: 'Stefani has taken the idea of Japanese street fashion and turned these women into modern-day geisha, contractually obligated to speak only Japanese in public, even though it's rumored they're just plain old Americans and their English is just fine... she's swallowed a subversive youth culture in Japan and barfed up another image of submissive giggling Asian women.' [1] (http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/04/09/geisha/) Certification
Unreleased Tracks from L.A.M.B."Parental Advisory": Produced by Rich Harrison who worked on Beyoncé Knowles' "Crazy In Love". The song pokes fun at dancers with moves better suited for the strip clubs than the dance clubs. "Wonderful Life for Him": Written with Linda Perry. Gwen first abandoned this song as it was very personal to her. Then she rediscovered it six months later and thought it was great! The song is written about a boy that she dated in high school that recently died. "You Started It": Written with Pharrell Williams. "Fine by You": Written with Linda Perry. The song is about not being inspired. It was one of the first songs written for the album. As if coincidental in some sort of way, "What You Waiting For?" was written the following day. TriviaGwen has created a successful fashion line, named L.A.M.B, which showcases clothing which Gwen would wear herself. The line also includes handbags and purses. Celebrities such as Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Nicole Richie, Jenny McCarthy, Alicia Keys and Halle Berry have been seen sporting her fashion line and LeSportsac bags. Stefani's nicknames are Sunshine and G-loc. Her height is 1.68m. She is dyslexic. Stefani likes to listen to bands like 311, Blur, Radiohead and Jamiroquai. Stefani lent her voice to the title character of Malice, a PS2 and Xbox video game; before completion, however, the company opted not to use No Doubt band-members' voices. Girls and young women who imitate Stefani's distinctive style of dress are sometimes referred to as "Gwennabes" or "Gwenabees". Stefani made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in the 2004 Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator, but made a quick cameo appearance in the movie "Zoolander". When not touring, or working on her other projects, she shares two homes with her husband, Gavin Rossdale, in Los Feliz, California (a suburb in Los Angeles), and London. Her vinyl red gown that she wore on the cover of No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom was stolen from the Fullertown Museum Centre in Orange County, United States. Speculation circulates that the dress might have been sold. Stefani's natural hair colour is brown, though she has coloured it blue and pink before. Her two trademarks include her famous platinum blonde hair, and her extremely red lipstick. Stefani has been quoted saying, "I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek." [2] (http://www.nodoubt.com/band/Articles/07Axcess.htm) Solo DiscographyStudio albums
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I'm a geek." [2] (http://www.nodoubt.com/band/Articles/07Axcess.htm). The world's second wealthiest person, billionaire investor Warren Buffett, was born in and still resides there. Stefani has been quoted saying, "I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. Tom Osborne, and athletes Gale Sayers, Bob Gibson, and Ahman Green. Her two trademarks include her famous platinum blonde hair, and her extremely red lipstick. Other famous natives are film director Alexander Payne, singer/musician Conor Oberst, College Football Hall of Fame Coach Dr. Stefani's natural hair colour is brown, though she has coloured it blue and pink before. Zanuck , Swoosie Kurtz and Hillary Swank were born in the state. Speculation circulates that the dress might have been sold. Ford, Vice President Dick Cheney, civil rights activist Malcolm X, and various celebrities including Adele & Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Montgomery Clift, Henry Fonda, Harold Lloyd, Darryl F. Her vinyl red gown that she wore on the cover of No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom was stolen from the Fullertown Museum Centre in Orange County, United States. Former President Gerald R. When not touring, or working on her other projects, she shares two homes with her husband, Gavin Rossdale, in Los Feliz, California (a suburb in Los Angeles), and London. The world's largest train yard, Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, is located in North Platte, Nebraska. Stefani made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in the 2004 Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator, but made a quick cameo appearance in the movie "Zoolander". Kool-Aid was created by Edwin Perkins in Hastings, Nebraska. Girls and young women who imitate Stefani's distinctive style of dress are sometimes referred to as "Gwennabes" or "Gwenabees". Nebraska is also the name of a 1982 album by Bruce Springsteen, widely considered one of his best. Stefani lent her voice to the title character of Malice, a PS2 and Xbox video game; before completion, however, the company opted not to use No Doubt band-members' voices. The USS Nebraska was named in honor of this State. Stefani likes to listen to bands like 311, Blur, Radiohead and Jamiroquai. State Song: Beautiful Nebraska. She is dyslexic. It is located on the edge of Tornado Alley. Her height is 1.68m. Nebraska generally has cold winters and warm summers. Stefani's nicknames are Sunshine and G-loc. The religious affiliations of the people of Nebraska are:. Celebrities such as Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Nicole Richie, Jenny McCarthy, Alicia Keys and Halle Berry have been seen sporting her fashion line and LeSportsac bags. The five largest ancestry groups in Nebraska are: German (38.6%), Irish (12.4%), English (9.6%), Swedish (4.9%), Czech (4.9%). The line also includes handbags and purses. The racial makeup of the state is:. Gwen has created a successful fashion line, named L.A.M.B, which showcases clothing which Gwen would wear herself. According to the Census Bureau, as of 2003, the population of Nebraska was 1,739,291. As if coincidental in some sort of way, "What You Waiting For?" was written the following day. Nebraska is known for its agriculture, especially beef and corn (aka maize). It was one of the first songs written for the album. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov/) estimates that Nebraska's total state product in 2003 was $66 billion. Per capital personal income in 2003 was $30,179, 24th in the nation. The song is about not being inspired. Nebraska is one of the six states of the Frontier Strip. "Fine by You": Written with Linda Perry. Indeed, one of Nebraska's mottos is "Where the West begins", and a local legend even has it that the West begins precisely at the intersection of 13th and O Streets in Lincoln (where it is marked by a red brick star). "You Started It": Written with Pharrell Williams. The eastern portion of the State could be considered part of the "Midwest", while the western and central portions are part of the "West", although the distinction between these regions is somewhat fluid. Then she rediscovered it six months later and thought it was great! The song is written about a boy that she dated in high school that recently died. In regional terms, Nebraska is located in the Great Plains, at the westernmost extent of the Grain Belt. Gwen first abandoned this song as it was very personal to her. The state has 93 counties; see List of Nebraska counties. "Wonderful Life for Him": Written with Linda Perry. The largest city in Nebraska is Omaha, and the capital is Lincoln. The song pokes fun at dancers with moves better suited for the strip clubs than the dance clubs. Nebraska is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa and Missouri to the east, across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest, and Wyoming to the west. "Parental Advisory": Produced by Rich Harrison who worked on Beyoncé Knowles' "Crazy In Love". See List of Nebraska Governors. she's swallowed a subversive youth culture in Japan and barfed up another image of submissive giggling Asian women.' [1] (http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/04/09/geisha/). For the last four elections, Republicans have won all of Nebraska's electoral votes, and no Democrat has carried the state since Lyndon Johnson. However, Stefani's adoption of this component of Japanese culture has drawn criticism from some quarters; for example, Mihi Ahn at Salon.com writes: 'Stefani has taken the idea of Japanese street fashion and turned these women into modern-day geisha, contractually obligated to speak only Japanese in public, even though it's rumored they're just plain old Americans and their English is just fine.. Since 1991, two of Nebraska's five electoral votes are awarded based on the winner of the statewide election; the other three go to the highest vote-getter in each of the state's three congressional districts. Baby., and have a song dedicated to them on the album. In effect, the Assembly (the house) was abolished; as noted, today's Nebraska state legislators are referred to (especially by themselves) as "Senators". Music. Finally in 1934, due in part to the budgetary pressure of the Great Depression, Nebraska's unicameral legislature was put in place by a state initiative. Angel. Nebraska's unicameral legislature today has rules that bills can contain only one subject, and must be given at least five days of consideration. Following their namesake area, Stefani's harajuku girls are usually flamboyantly dressed (sometimes in a somewhat "Gothic Lolita" style), and they have been featured in her music videos, press coverage, on the album cover for Love. Votes in these committees were secretive, and would sometimes add provisions to bills that neither house had approved. Named Love, Angel, Music, and Baby respectively by Stefani, the 'harajuku' girls are named for the area around the Harajuku Station of Tokyo, Japan, known as a popular shopping destination and fashion center for teenagers. Unicameral supporters also argued that a bicameral legislature had a significant undemocratic feature in the committees that reconciled Assembly and Senate legislation. The release of her solo album has also brought attention to Stefani's entourage of four harajuku girls. Norris argued. Recently Stefani announced on the popular radio station Z100 that "Cool" will be the fourth single, and that its video will be shot in Italy. For years, United States Senator George Norris and other Nebraskans encouraged the unicameral referendum. "Hollaback Girl" also helped Love.Angel.Music.Baby. climb to a new peak of four in the UK. The Nebraska legislature can also override a governor's veto with a 3/5ths majority, in contrast to the 2/3rds majority required in some other states. 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 senators are elected with no party affiliation next to their names on the ballot, and the speaker and committee chairs are chosen at large, so that members of any party can be (and often are) chosen for these positions. In its third week, it fell to number eleven, unable to climb to a higher peak. Nebraska's Legislature is also the only one in the United States that is nonpartisan. The following week, it duplicated the same position, to the confusion of many. Although this house is known simply as the "Legislature", its members still call themselves "senators". When the song was released in the UK, it debuted at number eight. Nebraska is the only state in the United States with a unicameral legislature, that is a legislature with only one house. In Australia, "Hollaback Girl" debuted at number one, where it hailed for one week, selling over 5,000 copies. As an example in Nebraska, Monowi, which in the 1930s had a population of 150, now (2005) has a population of one. Since its tenth week, and currently the thirteenth week, "Hollaback Girl" sits at number two, due to "We Belong Together". "Rural flight" as it is called has led to offers of free land and tax breaks as enticements to newcomers. The song held this position for one month, until "We Belong Together", a ballad by Mariah Carey, overtook it. Between 1996 and 2004 almost half a million people, nearly half with college degrees, left the six states. 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". 89% of the total number of cities in those states have fewer than 3000 people; hundreds have fewer than than 1000. 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. Nebraska, in common with five other Mid-West states (Kansas, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota and Iowa), is feeling the brunt of falling populations. It was also featured on a Pepsi commercial, starting on Super Bowl Sunday, 2005. [1] (http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Journals/HPR/Vol06/nhrv06pc.html). It shot its way into the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven, and number three on the Pop 100. The adoption of national prohibition in 1918 with Nebraska as the thirty-sixth state necessary to make prohibition a part of our constitution. 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. The National Arbor Day Foundation is still headquartered in Nebraska City. Dre. Arbor Day began in Nebraska. The second single, "Rich Girl", another duet with Eve, was produced by Dr. At that time, the capital was moved from Omaha to Lancaster, later renamed Lincoln after the recently assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. In Canada, it managed to climb to number eleven, but dropped out of the top thirty quite rapidly. Nebraska became the 37th state in 1867, shortly after the Civil War. chart, making it a relative American flop for Stefani. Many of the first farm settlers built their homes out of sod because they found so few trees on the grassy land. 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. In the 1860s, the first great wave of homesteaders poured into Nebraska to claim free land granted by the federal government. (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. The territorial capital of Nebraska was Omaha. 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 Kansas-Nebraska Act became law on May 30, 1854 which established the US territories of Nebraska and Kansas. on November 23, 2004. Much of the history of the State is the story of the impact of the Nebraska farmer. Music. Baby. was released in the U.S. Nebraskans have practiced scientific farming to turn the Nebraska prairie into a land of ranches and farms. Angel. Once considered part of the Great American Desert, it is now a leading farming state. Stefani's first solo album, Love. Nebraska a midwestern State of the United States, Nebraska gets its name from a Native American (Oto) word meaning "flat water", after the Platte River that flows through the State. 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. Chokecherry Places, Essays from the High Plains, Merrill Gilfillan, Johnson Press, Boulder, Colorado, trade paperback, ISBN 1-55566-227-7. 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. Lincoln Stars, United States Hockey League. The same Prince produced album features rap by Eve of Ruff Ryders, who later collaborated with Gwen. Omaha Beef, Arena Football. 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. Creighton Bluejays, college basketball. On September 14, 2002, they were married. Lincoln Saltdogs, minor league baseball. Stefani met Bush guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1996 at a concert she was playing with No Doubt. Omaha Royals, minor league baseball. The album also spun off the moderate successful hits, "Excuse Me Mr." and "Sunday Morning", which were released as singles fourth and fifth, respectively. Nebraska Cornhuskers, college football. She slipped into depression after touring for Tragic Kingdom. Columbus area. Gwen had dated Kanal for eight years until he ended the relationship because he needed more space. Norfolk area. 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. Scottsbluff-Gering area. 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". North Platte area. The album was released in 1995 and spawned several hits, beginning with "Just a Girl". Hastings area. During this time, the band almost split up. Fremont area. The band's second studio album, Tragic Kingdom, took three years to make. Kearney area. Gwen became the group's lead singer after original frontman John Spence committed suicide in December 1987. Grand Island area. He was the keyboardist for No Doubt. Lincoln metropolitan area. 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. Omaha metropolitan area (including Bellevue, Papillion, and La Vista). Her first job was scrubbing floors at a Dairy Queen, and she once worked at a department store. Interstate 680 (North Omaha loop). She attended Cal State Fullerton, and at Loara High School (class of 1987), she was on the swim team. Interstate 480 (Metro Omaha loop). She has a sister, Jill, and two brothers, Eric and Todd. Interstate 180 (Lincoln spur). Her father, Denis, is Italian and her mother Patti is of English and Scottish descent. Interstate 129. Stefani was born in Fullerton, California. Interstate 76. 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. Interstate 80. 2005: "Hollaback Girl" — #1 US (4 weeks); #8 UK; #2 CAN; #1 (1 week) AU. No Religion – 9%. Eve) — #7 US; #4 UK; #4 CAN; #2 AU. Non-Christian Religions – 1%. 2005: "Rich Girl" (feat. Other Christian – 1%. 2004: "What You Waiting For?" — #47 US; #4 UK; #11 CAN; #1 (2 weeks) AU. Roman Catholic – 28%. Baby. — #5 US; #4 UK; #5 CAN; #1 AU — Worldwide sales: 5 million. Other Protestants/general Protestant – 21%. Music. Presbyterian – 4%. Angel. Baptist – 9%. 2004: Love. Methodist – 11%. Love.Angel.Music.Baby. is certified 5x platinum worldwide. Lutheran – 16%. "Hollaback Girl" is certified platinum.
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