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). See Rhode Island schools. Stefani has been quoted saying, "I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. Rhode Island has several state colleges and universities, the University of Rhode Island, located in Kingston in the southern part of the state and Rhode Island College in Providence. Her two trademarks include her famous platinum blonde hair, and her extremely red lipstick. Providence is home to a number of schools including Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and Providence College. Stefani's natural hair colour is brown, though she has coloured it blue and pink before. See complete list of Rhode Island locations ranked by per capita income. Speculation circulates that the dress might have been sold. Ranked by per capita income. 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. Rhode Island has a higher percentage of Catholics than any other state in the nation, probably due to heavy Italian and Irish communities throughout the state. 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 three largest Protestant denominations in Rhode Island are: Baptist (6% of the total state population), Episcopalian (5%), Methodist (2%). 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". The religious affiliations of the citizens of Rhode Island are:. Girls and young women who imitate Stefani's distinctive style of dress are sometimes referred to as "Gwennabes" or "Gwenabees". The state that is considered to be the most Italian-American state in America is New Jersey followed closely by New York, but Rhode Island has a higher percentage of Italian-Americans than either New Jersey or New York. 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. It is unknown whether or not this is true. Stefani likes to listen to bands like 311, Blur, Radiohead and Jamiroquai. Rhode Island claims to have more Italian-Americans than any other state in the nation. She is dyslexic. Females made up approximately 52% of the population. Her height is 1.68m. 6.1% of Rhode Island's population were reported as under 5, 23.6% under 18, and 14.5% were 65 or older. Stefani's nicknames are Sunshine and G-loc. The 5 largest ancestry groups in Rhode Island are Italian (19%), Irish (18.4%), English (12%), French (10.9%), Portuguese (8.7%). 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 racial makeup of the state is:. The line also includes handbags and purses. Census Bureau, as of 2003, Rhode Island's population was estimated at 1,076,164 people. Gwen has created a successful fashion line, named L.A.M.B, which showcases clothing which Gwen would wear herself. According to the U.S. As if coincidental in some sort of way, "What You Waiting For?" was written the following day. Its industrial outputs are fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, machinery, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, and tourism. It was one of the first songs written for the album. Rhode Island's agricultural vegetables, dairy products, and eggs. The song is about not being inspired. Its 2000 per capita Personal Income was $29,685, 16th in the nation. "Fine by You": Written with Linda Perry. Rhode Island's 1999 total gross state product was $33 billion, placing it 45th in the nation. "You Started It": Written with Pharrell Williams. Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill, which is only 812 feet above sea level. 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. Rhode Island is mostly flat with no real mountains. Gwen first abandoned this song as it was very personal to her. Among the other islands in the Bay are Hope, Prudence, and Despair. "Wonderful Life for Him": Written with Linda Perry. The largest in the state is Rhode Island, also known by its former name: Aquidneck Island. The song pokes fun at dancers with moves better suited for the strip clubs than the dance clubs. Within the Bay, there are over 30 islands. "Parental Advisory": Produced by Rich Harrison who worked on Beyoncé Knowles' "Crazy In Love". It shares a water border with New York. Narragansett Bay is a major feature of the state's topography. Block Island, known for its beaches, lies approximately 12 miles off the southern coast of the mainland. 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/). Rhode Island is bordered on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the west by Connecticut, and on the south by Rhode Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. 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.. See: List of Rhode Island counties. Baby., and have a song dedicated to them on the album. (See list of Rhode Island Governors.) Rhode Island tends to vote Democratic in presidential elections. Music. Kennedy (Democrat, district one) and Jim Langevin (Democrat, district two). Angel. Congressmen are Patrick J. 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. Its two U.S. 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. Senators are John "Jack" Reed (Democrat) and Lincoln Chafee (Republican). The release of her solo album has also brought attention to Stefani's entourage of four harajuku girls. Its two U.S. 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. The capital of Rhode Island is Providence and its current governor is Donald Carcieri (Republican). "Hollaback Girl" also helped Love.Angel.Music.Baby. climb to a new peak of four in the UK. Although this collapsed, a modified version of the constitution was passed in November, which allowed any white male to vote that owned land or could pay a $1 poll tax. 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. However the conservative sitting governor, Samuel Ward King, opposed the people's wishes, leading to the Dorr Rebellion. In its third week, it fell to number eleven, unable to climb to a higher peak. In 1842 Thomas Dorr drafted a liberal constitution which was passed by popular referendum. The following week, it duplicated the same position, to the confusion of many. Several attempts had been made to address this problem, but none passed. When the song was released in the UK, it debuted at number eight. By 1829, 60% of the state's free white males were ineligible to vote. In Australia, "Hollaback Girl" debuted at number one, where it hailed for one week, selling over 5,000 copies. As the Industrial Revolution moved large numbers of workers into the cities, a permanently landless, and therefore voteless class developed. Since its tenth week, and currently the thirteenth week, "Hollaback Girl" sits at number two, due to "We Belong Together". Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 states to ratify the United States Constitution (May 29, 1790) doing so after being threatened of having its exports taxed as a foreign nation. The song held this position for one month, until "We Belong Together", a ballad by Mariah Carey, overtook it. Rhode Island was the first of the British colonies in America to declare its independence on May 4, 1776. 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 first attacks were around Narrangansett Bay but spread throughout New England. 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. King Philip rebelled against the English. It was also featured on a Pepsi commercial, starting on Super Bowl Sunday, 2005. The settlers of Portsmouth had purchased their land from his father, Massasoit. It shot its way into the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven, and number three on the Pop 100. King Philip (Metacomet) was the chief of the Wampanoag Indians. 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. King Philip's War occurred during 1675-1676. Dre. It pictured an anchor and the word 'HOPE.'. The second single, "Rich Girl", another duet with Eve, was produced by Dr. In 1664 the seal of the colony was adopted. In Canada, it managed to climb to number eleven, but dropped out of the top thirty quite rapidly. The royal charter was used as the state constitution until 1842. chart, making it a relative American flop for Stefani. Before the Industrial Revolution, when most people were employed as farmers, this was considered democratic. 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. Under the terms of the charter, only landowners could vote. (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. Rhode Island was the only one of the thirteen colonies that had complete religious freedom. 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. Charles II of England granted John Clarke a Royal Charter on July 8, 1663 to Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which effectively united the two colonies into one. on November 23, 2004. On May 18, 1652 Rhode Island passed the first law in North America making slavery illegal. Music. Baby. was released in the U.S. In 1644 the name of Aquidneck Island was changed to Rhode Island. Angel. In 1643 Samuel Gorton founded Shawomet, which is now called Warwick. Stefani's first solo album, Love. William Coddington was the first governor and Philip Sherman was the first Secretary. 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 that same year a formal government was established for the island. 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 1639 Coddington left Portsmouth and founded Newport on Aquidneck Island. The same Prince produced album features rap by Eve of Ruff Ryders, who later collaborated with Gwen. She and some others, including William Coddington and John Clarke, founded the town of Portsmouth on Aquidneck Island. 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. In 1637 Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts for expressing her beliefs that people could talk to God by themselves, not necessarily through a minister. On September 14, 2002, they were married. He called the site Providence and declared it a place of religious freedom for Baptist settlers. Historically, the land is unique because it was purchased twice, once from the King of England, and once from the Native American tribes which lived on the land. Stefani met Bush guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1996 at a concert she was playing with No Doubt. In 1636 Roger Williams, after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views, settled at the tip of Narragansett Bay near the Moshassuck River. 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 1614 the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block visited the island that is now called Block Island. She slipped into depression after touring for Tragic Kingdom. Rhode Island is known as "The Ocean State", due to its naval history and the fact that every point in the state is within 30 miles of sea water. Gwen had dated Kanal for eight years until he ended the relationship because he needed more space. Despite the fact that most of the state is part of the mainland, the shortened name for the state of Rhode Island leads some out-of-staters to erroneously believe that the entire state is an island, while it is just a source of confusion for others. 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. It originally consisted of the mainland Providence Plantations, which was originally all part of the town of Providence, and Rhode Island (also known as Aquidneck Island), on which the city of Newport, and the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth are located. 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". Rhode (pronounced "Road") Island is part of the New England region, and was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. The album was released in 1995 and spawned several hits, beginning with "Just a Girl". The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (commonly known as Rhode Island) is geographically the smallest state in the United States, while also the state with the longest official name. During this time, the band almost split up. Mena Suvari, actress, born in Newport. The band's second studio album, Tragic Kingdom, took three years to make. Spalding Gray, writer, actor born in Barrington. Gwen became the group's lead singer after original frontman John Spence committed suicide in December 1987. Bobby Farrelly, writer, director born in Cumberland. He was the keyboardist for No Doubt. Gilbert Stuart, painter, born in Saunderstown. 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. Oliver Hazard Perry, naval officer, born in South Kingstown. Her first job was scrubbing floors at a Dairy Queen, and she once worked at a department store. Lovecraft, author, born in Providence. She attended Cal State Fullerton, and at Loara High School (class of 1987), she was on the swim team. P. She has a sister, Jill, and two brothers, Eric and Todd. H. Her father, Denis, is Italian and her mother Patti is of English and Scottish descent. Napoleon Lajoie, baseball player, born in Woonsocket. Stefani was born in Fullerton, California. Van Johnson, entertainer, born in Newport. 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. David Hartman, television newscaster, born in Pawtucket. 2005: "Hollaback Girl" — #1 US (4 weeks); #8 UK; #2 CAN; #1 (1 week) AU. Bobby Hackett, trumpet player, born in Providence. Eve) — #7 US; #4 UK; #4 CAN; #2 AU. Nathaniel Greene, general, born in Newport. 2005: "Rich Girl" (feat. Nelson Eddy, entertainer, born in Providence. 2004: "What You Waiting For?" — #47 US; #4 UK; #11 CAN; #1 (2 weeks) AU. Cohan, dramatist, born in Providence. Baby. — #5 US; #4 UK; #5 CAN; #1 AU — Worldwide sales: 5 million. George M. Music. Ambrose Burnside, general and governor but not a native. Angel. Harry Anderson, comedian, born in Newport. 2004: Love. Providence Bruins, AHL (minor league hockey) affiliate of the Boston Bruins. Love.Angel.Music.Baby. is certified 5x platinum worldwide. Pawtucket Red Sox, AAA (minor league baseball) affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. "Hollaback Girl" is certified platinum.
South Kingstown, Rhode Island $23,827. Hopkinton, Rhode Island $23,835. Westerly, Rhode Island $24,092. Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island $24,191. Greenville, Rhode Island $24,770. North Smithfield, Rhode Island $25,031. Newport East, Rhode Island $25,193. Newport, Rhode Island $25,441. Exeter, Rhode Island $25,530. Cumberland, Rhode Island $25,592. Charlestown, Rhode Island $25,642. West Greenwich, Rhode Island $25,750. Middletown, Rhode Island $25,857. Lincoln, Rhode Island $26,779. Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island $26,811. Scituate, Rhode Island $28,092. North Kingstown, Rhode Island $28,139. Portsmouth, Rhode Island $28,161. Narragansett, Rhode Island $28,194. Cumberland Hill, Rhode Island $28,879. New Shoreham, Rhode Island $29,188. Little Compton, Rhode Island $32,513. Barrington, Rhode Island $35,881. East Greenwich, Rhode Island $38,593. Jamestown, Rhode Island $38,664. Non-Religious – 7%. Other Religions – 2%. Other Christian – 1%. Protestant – 25%. Roman Catholic – 62%. 2.7% mixed race. 0.5% American Indian. 2.3% Asian. 4.5% Black. 8.7% Hispanic. 81.9% White. |