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Gwen Stefani was born in Orange
County, California on October 3, 1969. As she was
growing up she was strongly influenced by
"ska" and "punk" music. She grew
up with her Mom, Dad, two brothers(Eric, and Todd),
and one sister, Jill.
When Gwen graduated from high school she attented
"Cal State Fullerton College".
Her band "No Doubt" was started by her
brother Eric Stefani, and a friend of his John
Spence in 1987. Gwen joined later on as lead singer.
Even later, Tony, Adrian, and Tom joined the band.
They released their first album "No Doubt"
in 1992. Their second album "The Beacon Street
Collection" was later released. Then in 1995
they released their most popular album, "Tragic
Kingdom" which topped the charts all over
Canada and the US.
Eric Stefani, Gwen's brother left the band after the
release of Tragic Kingdom to persue a career of his
own and was replaced by Phil Jordan and Gabe McNair
who went on tour with the band.
Gwen used to date bass player in the band Tony
Kanal. When they broke up she wrote the hit single
"Don't Speak" in memory of their
relationship. She wears a necklace with the letter
"G" on it representing her boyfriend Gavin
Rosedale's initial.
Gwen is often looked at in the wrong way. "I
think I've been able to fool a lot of people because
I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek."-Quotes Gwen
In 2000, the band released Return of Saturn. The CD
was loaded with tons of new sound, great lyrics, and
ofcourse what all No Doubt fans want...Gwen! The
album was definately a step up from their previous
release, the songs were more mature, and the music
had grown. The album was a great release and holds
it's own against their most popular release, Tragic
Kingdom.
It is obvious that Gwen and her band No Doubt have a
lot of talent and we will just have to wait and see
what the band holds in store for us next album.
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