Gwen Stefani

Biography of Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani was born on October 3, 1969 in Fullerton, Oregon, California, United States.

She is the daughter of Dennis Stefani, an Italian-American marketing executive at the Yamaha company. Her mother, Patty Flynn, was Irish of Scottish descent and worked as a bookkeeper before becoming a homemaker.

Many of her relatives were dedicated to fashion design and the dresses she wears are designed by her mother. She was the second of four siblings, two younger ones named Jill and Todd and older one named Eric.

She had her first public performance Have Confidencemusical, The Sound of Music, dressed in a costume she designed herself inspired by the play. She entered the California State University of Fullerton.

She started composing songs at the age of 17. In 1986, Eric, the older brother, formed the group No Doubt with singer John Spence and asked his sister to be the singer.

They achieved success in 1995 with the band's third studio album entitled Tragic Kingdom. The single Don't Speak was released from this album, one of the most successful in musical history.

The previous albums, No Doubt (1992) and The Beacon Street Collection (1995), went largely unnoticed. Eric left the group to work as a cartoonist on the television series The Simpsons.

The group's next albums were Return of Saturn and Rock Steady, with ska and new wave influences.

Her first solo album was titled Love. Angel. Music. Baby. becoming one of the best sellers of the year 2005.

Five singles were released from her second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006).

In March 2016, she released her third album This Is What the Truth Feels Like. In October 2017, she released the album You Make It Feel Like Christmas.

As a solo artist, she has received several awards, including a Grammy, a World Music Award, an American Music Award and a Brit.

She as an actress she had a participation in the comedy Zoolander (2001) and she also acted in The Aviator (2005) among others.

Ever since she got into No Doubt, she was attracted to the band's bassist Tony Kanal who rejected her at first because her older brother was in the band. They started dating in 1992 and ended in 1995.

In December of that year she met Gavin Rossdale, Bush's guitarist and vocalist at a No Doubt concert. In 2002, they were married . They had three sons, Kingston James McGregor, Zuma Nesta Rock, and Apollo Bowie Flynn. In August 2015, Stefani and Gavin ended their marriage after 13 years of living together due to irreconcilable differences.

At the end of 2015, her relationship with Blake Shelton, an American country music singer, was announced. After five years of a romantic relationship and one of commitment, they were married on July 3, 2021 in the house that the singer owns in Oklahoma.