LIFE!
Gwen Renee Stefani was born on October 3, 1969 in Fullerton, California. She was named after a stewardess in the best-selling 1968 novel called “Airport”, which was the book her mother was reading during her pregnancy. Gwen’s middle name, Renee, was inspired by the song “Walk
Away Renée”, by the popular band, The Left Banke.
Her parents, Dennis and Patti, then moved them to Anaheim, California, where she would be raised. Gwen has 1 sister, Jill and 2 brothers, Eric and Todd. Her mother, Patti Flynn is of Irish and Scottish descent and her father, Dennis Stefani is Italian-American.
Gwen was married to Gavin Rossdale, who is a guitar player in the band Bush. They got married in a London church during September 14, 2002, but Gwen was an hour late to her own wedding. She wore a pink and white, silk-faille dress designed by Dior’s John Galliano. Their wedding was selected as the eight most romantic weddingy by In Touch magazine on May 29, 2006, in the Volume 5, Issue 22.
Gwen and Gavin had their first child, a son named Kingston James McGergor Rossdale, on May 26, 2006, who was born at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Kingston weighed 3.4 kilograms (7 pounds, 5 ounces) and was born by caesarean section.
EDUCATION!
Gwen went to Loara High School, where she graduated as the Class of 1987. During her time at Loara High School, she was on the swim team and marching band.
She then attended California State University, in Fullerton.
SOLO CAREER!
During 2004, Gwen released her own solo album called “Love, Angel, Music, Baby”, which was nominated for a Grammy award as Album of the Year and Record of the Year for “Hollaback Girl”.
Her second solo album titled, The Sweet Escape, was released on December 4, 2006 ouside of North America and on December 5, 2006 in Canada, Mexica and the United States. Helping make her second solo album, producers including Akon, Swizz Beatz, Nellee Hooper, as well as the Neptunes and Tony Kamal were involved.
ACTING CAREER!
Also, during that same year, she started an acting career, in the Oscar-nominated film, The Aviator, playing Jean Harlow, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
MUSICIAL INFLUENCES!
Some of Gwen’s major influences are her older brother, Eric and the group called Madness. Gwen’s favourite bands and artists are Everclear, Blur, Radiohead, and Jamiroquai. Some of her musicial influences are Club Nouveau, The Cure, Anthony Kiedis, Madness, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Selecter, and The Time.
NO DOUBT!
The band, No Doubt, has been together since 1987, which was started by Eric Stefani and John Spence. The band was founded by Gwen’s older brother Eric, which had Gwen on back-up vocals and John Spence on vocals, but Gwen became the lead vocals, after December of 1987, when John commited suicide and left the band. Later on Tony, Adrian and Tom had joined.
After playing huge amounts of gigs and parties, No Doubt were signed to Interscope in 1991, but the label thought their 1992 debut album, called “No Doubt”, was a failure and refused to financially support a tour or any other recordings. The band decided to not give up. “The Beacon Street Collection” appeared in 1994, was self-financed and was doing well enough that Interscope was once again interested, but the band was going to lose Eric, Gwen’s brother since he had decided to quit to pursue his career in animation, with The Simpsons.
The apparently very popular, “Tragic Kingdom” (1995) landed on the charts, but took less than three years to make. During that time, the band had almost disbanded because of Gwen and Tony’s romantic relationship.
No Doubt made their name in 1995 with their hit album Tragic Kingdom, a mixture of rock, speedy reggae and playful pop hooks. The album also made Gwen a star. The band’s other albums recorded later on included “Return of Saturn” (2000) and “Rock Steady” (2001).
There is talk that No Doubt will release a reunion album in 2007.
RANDOM FACTS!
Gwen works out everyday to keep in shape, for performances.
Her natural hair colour is brown, but she currently has platinum blonde hair.
She used to work at a department store and at Dairy Queen.
She is about 5’6”.
Her favourite food is sushi, and her favourite pizza includes everything, except sausages, pepperoni and anchovies.
FASHION!
Gwen has created a successful fashion line, called L.A.M.B., which she is often seen wearing herself. The line also makes handbags and purses.
Many celebrities like Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Carmen Electra, Jenny McCarthy, Alicia Keys, and Halle Berry have been seen wearing Gwen’s popular bag, and clothing line called L.A.M.B and her line for LeSportsac.
The No Doubt bassist, Tony Kanal donated an X-Ray of his broken finger as an image for one of the L.A.M.B. t-shirts.
OTHER PROJECTS!
During the fall of 2006, Gwen released a limited edition line of dolls called “Gwen Stefani Fashion Dolls”.
Taking her influence to the world of tech, she had also designed and promoted a Harajuku girls-themed camera which was for Hewlett-Packard, called Harajuku Lovers’ 4.1 MP Digital Camera. The camera was released in a limited edition with a Stefani-designed case and biographical DVD.
HARAJUKU GIRLS!
The release of Gwen’s first solo album showed attention to her entourage of four Harajuku Girls, named Love, Angel, Music, Baby by Stefani. The Harajuku Girls are named for the area around the Harajuku Station in Tokyo, Japan, which is known as a popular shopping destination and fashion center for teenagers.
However, Gwen’s adapation, of this Japanese culture had draw criticism from many people who were angry about the rumor that the Harajuku Girls had signed a contract to never speak English even though they could and that they looked nothing like the ‘real’ Harajuku Girls.
CHARITIES/SUPPORT!
Gwen Stefani’s project during May, 2006, includes her creating t-shirts with her L.A.M.B. line that helpts the recovery efforts for tsunami victims.
The t-shirt says on it “What Colour Is Love?”, which was inspired by her song “Long Way to Go”, and is only available throught Marie Claire magazine for $14.95, with all the proceeds goin gto the relief group, Duang Prateep Foundation.
Gwen models the shirt on the June cover of Marie Clairre, and says that the pharse on the shirt is a good message.
“The colours on the shirt are like a rainbow, and at the end of the rainbow, there’s always sunshine,” which Gwen told Marie Claire magazine.
Bibliography
Gwen Stefani. Online. 28 November 2006.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Stefani>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 28 November 2006.
<http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/s/stefani_gwen/index.html>
Biography: Gwen Stefani. Online. 28 December 2006.
<http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=646831>
Gwen Stefani Biography. Online. 28 December 2006.
<http://www.celebopedia.com/stefani/bio.php>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 29 December 2006.
<http://music.aol.com/artist/gwen-stefani/268784/biography>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 30 December 2006.
<http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-2479593,00.html>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 30 December 2006.
<http://www.tv.com/gwen-stefani/person/87682/biography.html>
Gwen Stefani: Biography. Online. 30 December 2006.
<http://music.yahoo.com/ar-308637-bio--Gwen-Stefani>
Gwen Stefani Profile. Online. 4 December 2006.
<http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/gwen_stefani/profile.html>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 10 December 2006.
<http://www.who2.com/gwenstefani.html>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 10 December 2006.
<http://www.answers.com/topic/gwen-stefani>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 10 December 2006.
<http://www.biggeststars.com/g/gwen-stefani-home.html>
Item List:
Anti-Fashion Pink Anti-Accessory
Cig
Deer Hoof Shoes
Fancy Pink Ribbon
G Shades Pink
Heart Shaped Box of Sweets
ORLY? Hat
Red Hibiscus Pajama Pants
Red Hibiscus Pajama Shirt
Red Nose Reindeer Mask
Red Pawprint Pajama Pants
Red Pawprint Pajama Shirt
Reindeer Antlers
Reindeer Collar
Reindeer Gloves
Striped Red Pajama Pants
Striped Red Pajama Shirt
Thick Pink Winter Socks
White Medical Shoes
Estimated Total: 28,851 Gold
(Estimated with known item values on 10 December 2006)
Gwen Renee Stefani was born on October 3, 1969 in Fullerton, California. She was named after a stewardess in the best-selling 1968 novel called “Airport”, which was the book her mother was reading during her pregnancy. Gwen’s middle name, Renee, was inspired by the song “Walk
Away Renée”, by the popular band, The Left Banke.
Her parents, Dennis and Patti, then moved them to Anaheim, California, where she would be raised. Gwen has 1 sister, Jill and 2 brothers, Eric and Todd. Her mother, Patti Flynn is of Irish and Scottish descent and her father, Dennis Stefani is Italian-American.
Gwen was married to Gavin Rossdale, who is a guitar player in the band Bush. They got married in a London church during September 14, 2002, but Gwen was an hour late to her own wedding. She wore a pink and white, silk-faille dress designed by Dior’s John Galliano. Their wedding was selected as the eight most romantic weddingy by In Touch magazine on May 29, 2006, in the Volume 5, Issue 22.
Gwen and Gavin had their first child, a son named Kingston James McGergor Rossdale, on May 26, 2006, who was born at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Kingston weighed 3.4 kilograms (7 pounds, 5 ounces) and was born by caesarean section.
EDUCATION!
Gwen went to Loara High School, where she graduated as the Class of 1987. During her time at Loara High School, she was on the swim team and marching band.
She then attended California State University, in Fullerton.
SOLO CAREER!
During 2004, Gwen released her own solo album called “Love, Angel, Music, Baby”, which was nominated for a Grammy award as Album of the Year and Record of the Year for “Hollaback Girl”.
Her second solo album titled, The Sweet Escape, was released on December 4, 2006 ouside of North America and on December 5, 2006 in Canada, Mexica and the United States. Helping make her second solo album, producers including Akon, Swizz Beatz, Nellee Hooper, as well as the Neptunes and Tony Kamal were involved.
ACTING CAREER!
Also, during that same year, she started an acting career, in the Oscar-nominated film, The Aviator, playing Jean Harlow, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
MUSICIAL INFLUENCES!
Some of Gwen’s major influences are her older brother, Eric and the group called Madness. Gwen’s favourite bands and artists are Everclear, Blur, Radiohead, and Jamiroquai. Some of her musicial influences are Club Nouveau, The Cure, Anthony Kiedis, Madness, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Selecter, and The Time.
NO DOUBT!
The band, No Doubt, has been together since 1987, which was started by Eric Stefani and John Spence. The band was founded by Gwen’s older brother Eric, which had Gwen on back-up vocals and John Spence on vocals, but Gwen became the lead vocals, after December of 1987, when John commited suicide and left the band. Later on Tony, Adrian and Tom had joined.
After playing huge amounts of gigs and parties, No Doubt were signed to Interscope in 1991, but the label thought their 1992 debut album, called “No Doubt”, was a failure and refused to financially support a tour or any other recordings. The band decided to not give up. “The Beacon Street Collection” appeared in 1994, was self-financed and was doing well enough that Interscope was once again interested, but the band was going to lose Eric, Gwen’s brother since he had decided to quit to pursue his career in animation, with The Simpsons.
The apparently very popular, “Tragic Kingdom” (1995) landed on the charts, but took less than three years to make. During that time, the band had almost disbanded because of Gwen and Tony’s romantic relationship.
No Doubt made their name in 1995 with their hit album Tragic Kingdom, a mixture of rock, speedy reggae and playful pop hooks. The album also made Gwen a star. The band’s other albums recorded later on included “Return of Saturn” (2000) and “Rock Steady” (2001).
There is talk that No Doubt will release a reunion album in 2007.
RANDOM FACTS!
Gwen works out everyday to keep in shape, for performances.
Her natural hair colour is brown, but she currently has platinum blonde hair.
She used to work at a department store and at Dairy Queen.
She is about 5’6”.
Her favourite food is sushi, and her favourite pizza includes everything, except sausages, pepperoni and anchovies.
FASHION!
Gwen has created a successful fashion line, called L.A.M.B., which she is often seen wearing herself. The line also makes handbags and purses.
Many celebrities like Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Carmen Electra, Jenny McCarthy, Alicia Keys, and Halle Berry have been seen wearing Gwen’s popular bag, and clothing line called L.A.M.B and her line for LeSportsac.
The No Doubt bassist, Tony Kanal donated an X-Ray of his broken finger as an image for one of the L.A.M.B. t-shirts.
OTHER PROJECTS!
During the fall of 2006, Gwen released a limited edition line of dolls called “Gwen Stefani Fashion Dolls”.
Taking her influence to the world of tech, she had also designed and promoted a Harajuku girls-themed camera which was for Hewlett-Packard, called Harajuku Lovers’ 4.1 MP Digital Camera. The camera was released in a limited edition with a Stefani-designed case and biographical DVD.
HARAJUKU GIRLS!
The release of Gwen’s first solo album showed attention to her entourage of four Harajuku Girls, named Love, Angel, Music, Baby by Stefani. The Harajuku Girls are named for the area around the Harajuku Station in Tokyo, Japan, which is known as a popular shopping destination and fashion center for teenagers.
However, Gwen’s adapation, of this Japanese culture had draw criticism from many people who were angry about the rumor that the Harajuku Girls had signed a contract to never speak English even though they could and that they looked nothing like the ‘real’ Harajuku Girls.
CHARITIES/SUPPORT!
Gwen Stefani’s project during May, 2006, includes her creating t-shirts with her L.A.M.B. line that helpts the recovery efforts for tsunami victims.
The t-shirt says on it “What Colour Is Love?”, which was inspired by her song “Long Way to Go”, and is only available throught Marie Claire magazine for $14.95, with all the proceeds goin gto the relief group, Duang Prateep Foundation.
Gwen models the shirt on the June cover of Marie Clairre, and says that the pharse on the shirt is a good message.
“The colours on the shirt are like a rainbow, and at the end of the rainbow, there’s always sunshine,” which Gwen told Marie Claire magazine.
Bibliography
Gwen Stefani. Online. 28 November 2006.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Stefani>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 28 November 2006.
<http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/s/stefani_gwen/index.html>
Biography: Gwen Stefani. Online. 28 December 2006.
<http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=646831>
Gwen Stefani Biography. Online. 28 December 2006.
<http://www.celebopedia.com/stefani/bio.php>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 29 December 2006.
<http://music.aol.com/artist/gwen-stefani/268784/biography>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 30 December 2006.
<http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-2479593,00.html>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 30 December 2006.
<http://www.tv.com/gwen-stefani/person/87682/biography.html>
Gwen Stefani: Biography. Online. 30 December 2006.
<http://music.yahoo.com/ar-308637-bio--Gwen-Stefani>
Gwen Stefani Profile. Online. 4 December 2006.
<http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/gwen_stefani/profile.html>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 10 December 2006.
<http://www.who2.com/gwenstefani.html>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 10 December 2006.
<http://www.answers.com/topic/gwen-stefani>
Gwen Stefani. Online. 10 December 2006.
<http://www.biggeststars.com/g/gwen-stefani-home.html>
Item List:
Anti-Fashion Pink Anti-Accessory
Cig
Deer Hoof Shoes
Fancy Pink Ribbon
G Shades Pink
Heart Shaped Box of Sweets
ORLY? Hat
Red Hibiscus Pajama Pants
Red Hibiscus Pajama Shirt
Red Nose Reindeer Mask
Red Pawprint Pajama Pants
Red Pawprint Pajama Shirt
Reindeer Antlers
Reindeer Collar
Reindeer Gloves
Striped Red Pajama Pants
Striped Red Pajama Shirt
Thick Pink Winter Socks
White Medical Shoes
Estimated Total: 28,851 Gold
(Estimated with known item values on 10 December 2006)
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