Gwen Stefani

The American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani was born on October 3, 1969 in Fullerton, California. She first became known to the masses with the band No Doubt, which celebrated its breakthrough in 1996 with the songs "Don't Speak" and "Just a Girl". The singles "Hella Good" (2001) and "It's My Life" (2003) were also internationally successful. Before starting her solo career, she already had a worldwide hit outside her band with "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (2001) by rapper Eve. The two artists received a Grammy for their collaboration in 2002. On the song "Rich Girl" from her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004), Gwen Stefani worked with Eve again. The single cracked the Top 10 in the USA and went double platinum. This success was only surpassed by the single "Hollaback Girl", which became her first number 1 hit in the USA and was awarded a gold record in Germany. The song, produced by The Neptunes, also reached the top 10 in Austria and Switzerland. Two years later, the single "Wind It Up" announced the follow-up album The Sweet Escape. The most successful single in 2006 was the eponymous song "The Sweet Escape" , on which she was supported by rapper Akon. It narrowly missed the top of the US charts, but sold over 5 million units in total. in 2016, she released her third solo album This Is What the Truth Feels Like, which reached number 1 in the American Billboard charts. A year later, she released her first Christmas album You Make It Feel Like Christmas. in 2020, she released the mutual features "Nobody but You" and "Happy Anywhere" with Blake Shelton, both of which went platinum in the USA. After six years of dating, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani married in the summer of 2021. After the single "True Babe" (2023), Gwen Stefani returned in 2024 with the singles "Purple Irises" (with Blake Shelton), "Hello World" (with Anderson Paak) and "Somebody Else's". In November, the singer releases her fifth studio album, Bouquet.