Gwen Stefani
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Modèle:Infobox musical artist Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (Modèle:PronEng<ref>See inogolo:pronunciation of Gwen Stefani.</ref>), is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. Stefani debuted in 1992 as the frontwoman of the third wave ska band No Doubt, whose 1995 album Tragic Kingdom propelled them to stardom, selling sixteen million copies worldwide. It spawned the singles "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and the airplay number-one "Don't Speak". The band's popularity went into decline with its fourth album Return of Saturn (2000), but Rock Steady (2001) introduced dancehall and reggae production into its music, and generally received positive reviews.
Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was primarily inspired by music of the 1980s, taking Stefani's work further into pop, R&B, and dance music,<ref name="nme">Murison, Krissi. "Gwen Stefani : Love Angel Music Baby". NME. Retrieved May 10, 2007.</ref> and enjoyed international success with sales of over seven million.<ref name="hb"/> The album's third single "Hollaback Girl" became the first U.S. digital download to sell one million copies.<ref name="RSMillion">Hiatt, Brian. "Stefani, Peas Lead Singles Boom". Rolling Stone. January 19, 2006. Retrieved May 13 2007.</ref> Stefani's second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006) yielded "Wind It Up", a moderate worldwide success, and the United World Chart number one "The Sweet Escape".<ref name=winditupcharts>"Billboard Hot 100 (46/2006): Charts". Music Square. Retrieved April 29 2007.</ref> Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.<ref>McGibbon, Rob. "No natural born popstar". The Daily Telegraph. May 13, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2007.</ref>
In the media, Stefani is known as a fashion trendsetter.<ref>Back in Love: "Fashionistas". MuchMoreMusic programming. Original airdate: September 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2006.</ref> In 2003, she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line. Drawing inspiration from Japanese culture and fashion, Stefani performs and makes public appearances with four back-up dancers known as the Harajuku Girls. She married British alternative rock musician Gavin Rossdale in 2002, and the two have a son, Kingston, who was born in 2006.
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Early life
Gwen Stefani was born in Fullerton, California and raised in Anaheim, California,<ref name="OCREGISTER">Pirini, Niyaz. "Gwen Stefani > Biography". OC Register. Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> and grew up in a Roman Catholic household.<ref name="vogue">Van Meter, Jonathan. "The First Lady of Rock". Vogue (April 2004). Retrieved from Style.com April 16, 2007.</ref> Her mother named her Gwen after a stewardess in the 1968 novel Airport, and her middle name, Renée, comes from The Four Tops' 1968 cover of The Left Banke's 1966 hit song "Walk Away Renée".<ref name="name">Entertainment Weekly, issue 910. Page 94, sidebar. December 8, 2006.</ref> Her father Dennis Stefani is Italian American and works as a Yamaha marketing executive. Her mother, Patti Flynn, is of Irish and Scottish descent and worked as an accountant before becoming a homemaker.<ref name="family">"Gwen Stefani - Profile". E!. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name="parents">"Escape Artist". ELLE, issue 258, page 220. February 7, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2007.</ref> Gwen's parents were fans of folk music and presented music by Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris to her.<ref name="vogue"/> Gwen is the second oldest of four children; she has a younger sister Jill, a younger brother Todd, and an older brother Eric.<ref name="vogue"/><ref name="family"/> Eric was the keyboardist for No Doubt, but left the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons.<ref name="AMG">Jeffries, David. "Gwen Stefani > Biography". All Music Guide. Retrieved April 14, 2007.</ref>
Many of the women in Gwen's family were seamstresses, and much of her clothing was made by her or her mother. As a child, Stefani's musical interests consisted of musicals such as The Sound of Music and Evita. After making a demo tape for her father, she was encouraged not to take music lessons to train her "loopy, unpredictable" voice.<ref name="vogue"/> Stefani's first on-stage performance came during a talent show at Loara High School, where she sang "I Have Confidence" from The Sound of Music in a self-made tweed dress inspired by one from the film.<ref name="hb">Collis, Clark. "Holla Back". Entertainment Weekly, issue 909. November 22, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref><ref name="guardian">"'I'll cry just talking about it'". The Observer. January 30, 2005. Retrieved from Guardian Unlimited April 16, 2007.</ref> Stefani was on the swim team at Loara,<ref>Hancock, Noelle. "Gwen Talks Blobs and Plastic Surgery". Us Weekly. January 30, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2007.</ref> and she worked scrubbing floors at a Dairy Queen and later at the makeup counter of a department store.<ref>"Gwen Stefani". It's Good to Be... E! Entertainment Television. March 28, 2004.</ref> After graduating from high school in 1987,<ref name="guardian"/> she began attending California State University, Fullerton.<ref name="hello">"Gwen Stefani". Hello!. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref>
Music career
1986 – present: No Doubt
Modèle:Main article When her brother, Eric Stefani, asked her to join his band No Doubt, she was more than ready. The band's lead singer was John Spence, with whom Stefani shared vocals. In 1987, however, Spence committed suicide. Stefani kept No Doubt together, encouraging them to continue pushing through the difficult times. Finally, in 1991, the band was signed to Interscope. Eric introduced Gwen to 2 Tone music by Madness and The Selecter, and in 1986 he invited her to provide vocals for No Doubt, a ska band he was forming.<ref name="AMG"/> The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992, but its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of grunge.<ref>Bush, John. "No Doubt > Biography". All Music Guide. Retrieved April 14, 2007.</ref> Stefani rejected the aggressiveness of female grunge artists and cited Blondie singer Debbie Harry's combination of power and sex appeal as a major influence.<ref name="anniversary">Strauss, Neil. "No Doubt's Anniversary Party". Rolling Stone. January 31, 2002. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> No Doubt's third album Tragic Kingdom (1995), which followed the self-released The Beacon Street Collection (1995), took more than three years to make. During this time, the band almost split up because of the failed romantic relationship between Stefani and bandmate Tony Kanal.<ref>Ali, Lorraine. "It's My Life". Newsweek. 2004. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> Their break-up inspired Stefani lyrically, and many of the album's songs, such as "Don't Speak", "Sunday Morning", and "Hey You", chronicle their relationship and her happiness.<ref>"Gwen & Tony: Still Cool". CHUM Limited. July 19, 2005. Retrieved January 25, 2007.</ref> Five singles were released from Tragic Kingdom and "Don't Speak" led 1996's U.S. year-end airplay chart.<ref>"Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1997". Rock on the Net. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> Stefani left college for one semester to tour for Tragic Kingdom but did not return when touring lasted two and a half years.<ref name="vogue"/> The album sold more than sixteen million copies worldwide,<ref name="vogue"/> and received several Grammy Award nominations.<ref>"List of Grammy award nominations". CNN. January 6, 1998. Retrieved April 30, 2007.</ref>
No Doubt released the less popular Return of Saturn in 2000, which expands upon the New Wave influences of Tragic Kingdom.<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Return of Saturn > Review". All Music Guide. Retrieved April 27, 2007.</ref> Most of the lyrical content focuses on Stefani's often rocky relationship with then-Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and her overall insecurities, including indecision on settling down and having a child.<ref>Willman, Chris. "Future Tense?". Entertainment Weekly, issue 539. May 12, 2000. Retrieved April 27, 2007.</ref> The band's 2001 album Rock Steady explores more reggae and dancehall sounds while maintaining the band's New Wave influences, generally receiving positive reviews from music critics.<ref>Cinquemani, Sal. "Music Review: No Doubt: Rock Steady". Slant Magazine. 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2007.</ref> The album generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States,<ref>"No Doubt > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". All Music Guide. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> and "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All" received Grammy Awards. A greatest hits collection, The Singles 1992-2003, which includes a cover of Talk Talk's "It's My Life", was released in 2003 to moderate sales. The other members of No Doubt have begun work on a new album<ref>Vineyard, Jennifer and Richard, Yasmine. "No Doubt — Minus Gwen — In Early Stages Of New Album". MTV News. May 12, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2006.</ref> and plan to complete it after Stefani's tour is finished.<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. "Stefani: No Timetable For No Doubt Reunion". Billboard. December 12, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2006.</ref>
Outside No Doubt, Stefani has collaborated on the singles "South Side" and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" with Moby and Eve, respectively. In 2002 Eve and Stefani won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind".<ref>Armor, Jerry. "Alicia Keys, U2 Big Winners At 44th Annual Grammy Awards". Yahoo! Music News. February 28, 2002. Retrieved April 30, 2007.</ref> She also collaborated with The Brian Setzer Orchestra on a cover of "You're the Boss", originally performed by Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret, for its 1998 album The Dirty Boogie.
2004 – present: Solo career
Gwen Stefani launched a dance solo project which turned into a solo album. It includes her non "ska" artists such as Prince, Madonna, Linda Perry, and more. She will return to No Doubt after her "Sweet Escape" tour is finished.
2004 – 2006: Love.Angel.Music.Baby.
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Stefani's debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. was released in November 2004. The album features a large number of collaborations with producers and other artists, including Kanal, Linda Perry, OutKast's André 3000, and The Neptunes. Stefani created the album to modernize the music to which she listened when in high school, and L.A.M.B. takes influence from a variety of music styles of the 1980s and early 1990s such as New Wave, new jack swing, and electro.<ref>Vineyard, Jennifer. "Gwen Stefani: Scared Solo". MTV News. Retrieved April 23, 2007.</ref> Stefani's decision to use her solo career as an opportunity to delve further into pop music instead of trying "to convince the world of [her] talent, depth and artistic worth" was considered unusual.<ref name="nme"/> As a result, reviews of the album were mixed, and it was described as "fun as hell but…not exactly rife with subversive social commentary."<ref>Cinquemani, Sal. "Gwen Stefani: Love. Angel. Music. Baby." Slant Magazine. 2004. Retrieved June 4, 2007.</ref> The album debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven, selling 309,000 copies in its first week.<ref>Whitmire, Margo. "U2's 'Bomb' Explodes At No. 1". Billboard. December 1, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2007.</ref> It sold well, reaching multi-platinum status in the United States,<ref name="parents"/> the United Kingdom,<ref>"Platinum Awards Content". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 23, 2007.</ref> Australia,<ref>"Accreditations - 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 23, 2007.</ref> and Canada.<ref>"Gold & Platinum Certification". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 23, 2007.</ref> At the 2005 Grammy Awards, Stefani was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance,<ref>"47th Grammy winners and nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2007.</ref> and at the next year's awards, Stefani received five nominations for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.<ref>"ASCAP Members Receive Multiple Nominations for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. Retrieved February 27, 2007.</ref>
The first single released from the album was "What You Waiting For?", which charted outside the U.S. top forty, but reached the top ten on most other charts.<ref>"Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For?: Charts". Music Square. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> The song served to explain why Stefani produced a solo album and discusses her fears in leaving No Doubt for a solo career<ref>Vineyard, Jennifer. "Gwen Stefani's Debut Solo LP Inspired By Insecurity And Japan". MTV News. November 10, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2007.</ref> as well as her desire to have a baby.<ref name="guardian">Salmon, Chris. "'I just want to make music and babies'". The Guardian. March 2, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2007.</ref> "Rich Girl" was released as the album's second single. A duet with rapper Eve, and produced by Dr. Dre, it is an adaptation of a 1990s pop song by British musicians Louchie Lou and Michie One, which itself is a cover of "If I Were a Rich Man", from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. "Rich Girl" proved successful on several formats, and reached the UK and U.S. top ten.<ref>"Gwen Stefani and Eve - Rich Girl: Charts". Music Square. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> L.A.M.B.'s third single "Hollaback Girl" became Stefani's first U.S. and second Australian number-one single; it was less successful elsewhere.<ref>"Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl: Charts". Music Square. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> The song was the first U.S. digital download to sell more than one million copies legally,<ref name="RSMillion"/> and its brass-driven composition remained popular throughout 2005.<ref>Hiatt, Brian. "Stefani, Peas Lead Singles Boom". Rolling Stone. January 19, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref>
The fourth single "Cool" was released shortly following the popularity of its predecessor, but failed to match its chart success, reaching the UK and U.S. top twenty.<ref>"Gwen Stefani - Cool: Charts". Music Square. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> The song's lyrics and its accompanying music video, filmed in Lake Como, Italy, depict Stefani's former relationship with Tony Kanal.<ref>Vineyard, Jennifer. "Gwen Stefani's Song About Tony Kanal To Be Her Next Single". MTV News. June 21, 2005. Retrieved April 27, 2007.</ref> "Luxurious" was released as the album's fifth single, but did not perform as well as its predecessors. "Crash" was released in early 2006 as the album's sixth single in lieu of Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'s sequel, which Stefani postponed because of her pregnancy.<ref name="pregnant">Vineyard, Jennifer. "Gwen Stefani Confirms Pregnancy While Onstage In Florida". MTV News. December 24, 2005. Retrieved April 16, 2005.</ref>
2006 – present: The Sweet Escape
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Stefani's second solo album The Sweet Escape was released in December 2006. Stefani recollaborated with Kanal, Perry, and the Neptunes along with Akon and Tim Rice-Oxley. The album focuses more heavily on dance music for clubs than its predecessor.<ref name="parents"/> Stefani commented that it differed from L.A.M.B. because "I just wasn't inspired to do another album and…I was a lot more relaxed making it."<ref>Swift, Jacqui. "Has Gwen really got it all?". The Sun. February 23, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2007.</ref> Its release coincided with the DVD release of Stefani's first tour, entitled Harajuku Lovers Live. The album received mixed reviews by critics, who found that it "has a surprisingly moody, lightly autobiographical feel...[but] Stefani isn't convincing as a dissatisfied diva"<ref> "The Sweet Escape". Entertainment Weekly. December 1, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2007.</ref> and called the album a "hasty return" that repeats Love. Angel. Music. Baby. with less energy.<ref>Sheffield, Rob. "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. December 12, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2007.</ref>
"Wind It Up", the album's lead single, was panned by critics for its use of yodeling and an interpolation of The Sound of Music<ref>Macia, Peter. "Gwen Stefani: 'Wind It Up' [Track Review]". Pitchfork Media. October 25, 2006. Retrieved April 29, 2007.</ref> but was moderately successful, reaching the top twenty in most markets.<ref name=winditupcharts/> The title track was well-received and topped the United World Chart.<ref>"Gwen Stefani and Akon - The Sweet Escape: Charts". Music Square. Retrieved April 30, 2007.</ref> To promote The Sweet Escape, Stefani was a mentor on the sixth season of American Idol and performed the song with Akon. Stefani embarked on the international Sweet Escape Tour in April 2007, with opening acts Akon and Lady Sovereign. The tour will visit North America, Central America, Australia, Asia and Europe.<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. "Gwen Stefani Unveils Solo Tour Dates". Billboard. December 1, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> After "4 in the Morning" and "Now That You Got It" failed to match the success of Stefani's previous singles, "Early Winter" was released as the album's fifth single.It is likely to be a chart hit as it has received many positive reviews from music critics.She has been nominated for a grammy award along with Akon for the song "The Sweet Escape".
Non-musical projects
Stefani made most of the clothing that she wore on stage with No Doubt, resulting in increasingly eclectic combinations. Stylist Andrea Lieberman introduced her to haute couture clothing, which lead to Stefani launching a fashion line named L.A.M.B. in 2004.<ref name="vogue"/> The line takes influence from a variety of fashions, including Guatemalan, Japanese, and Jamaican styles.<ref>Maxwell, Alison; Freydkin, Donna; and Barker, Olivia. "Stefani tends to her L.A.M.B." USA Today. September 15, 2006. May 30, 2007.</ref> The line achieved popularity among celebrities and is worn by stars such as Teri Hatcher, Nicole Kidman, and Stefani herself.<ref>McGibbon, Rob. "No natural born popstar". The Daily Telegraph. May 13, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007.</ref><ref>Eliscu, Jenny. "Gwen Cuts Loose". Rolling Stone, issue 966. January 27, 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2005.</ref> In June 2005, she expanded her collection with the less expensive Harajuku Lovers line, which she referred to as "a glorified merchandise line", with varied products including a camera, mobile phone charms, and undergarments.<ref>Freydkin, Donna. "Designing is a snap". USA Today. May 16, 2005. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name="radiation">Canadian Press. "Gwen Stefani shrugs off radiation scare". December 1, 2006. Retrieved from CTV May 8, 2007.</ref> In late 2006, Stefani released a limited edition line of dolls called "Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Fashion dolls". The dolls are inspired by the various costumes that Stefani and the Harajuku Girls wore while touring for the album.<ref>Associated Press. "Gwen Stefani Brings Style to Doll World". September 6, 2006. Retrieved from ABC News April 17, 2007.</ref> In late summer of 2007, Gwen Stefani launched a perfume, L, her first, as a part of her LAMB collection of clothing and accessories. The perfume has high notes of sweet pea and rose.<ref>"Gwen Stefani's "L" Perfume". Zimbio. June 14, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.</ref>
In 2004, Stefani showed interest in making film appearances<ref>"News Uncut: Short stories on P. Diddy, Gwen Stefani, Erasure, The Raveonettes, Eminem & more". MTV News. November 4, 2004. Retrieved March 21, 2007.</ref> and began auditioning for films such as Mr. & Mrs. Smith.<ref>"Gwen Stefani Bares All in Elle Tell-All". ExtraTV. January 30, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2007.</ref> She made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's biopic The Aviator in 2004 and got nominated on Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by Cast in Motion Picture.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005461/awards</ref> Martin Scorsese, whose daughter was a fan of No Doubt, showed reciprocal interest in casting Stefani after seeing her picture from a Marilyn Monroe-inspired photo shoot for Teen Vogue in 2003.<ref>Vineyard, Jennifer. "Gwen Stefani Feeling Hella Good About Role In Scorsese Flick". MTV News. February 13, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2007.</ref><ref>Vineyard, Jennifer. "Gwen Stefani Says Acting Is A Lot Harder Than Singing". MTV News. December 2, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2007.</ref> To prepare for the role, Stefani read two biographies and watched eighteen of Harlow's films.<ref name="vogue"/> Shooting her part took four to five days, and Stefani had few lines.<ref>Associated Press. "Have no fear, No Doubt still here". May 4, 2004. Retrieved from USA Today April 17, 2007.</ref> Stefani lent her voice to the title character of Malice, a PS2 and Xbox video game in 2004; before completion, however, the company opted not to use No Doubt band-members' voices.<ref>Hwang, Kaiser. "Remember Malice?". IGN. January 23, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2007.</ref>
Personal life
Stefani had a crush on bandmate Tony Kanal when he joined No Doubt, but Kanal initially rejected her because her older brother was in the band and Kanal felt it was an unspoken rule that no one of the band date her. The two eventually began dating and were "inseparable" by the early 1990s.<ref name="hello"/> Stefani stated that she was heavily invested in the relationship, commenting that "all I ever did was look at Tony and pray that God would let me have a baby with him."<ref name="guardian"/> Kanal ended the relationship because he said that he needed "space".<ref>Born to Be. MuchMusic programming. Original airdate: March 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2006.</ref>
During her time with No Doubt, the band toured with ska punk band Reel Big Fish, whose frontman, Aaron Barrett, later wrote the song "She's Famous Now" for Reel Big Fish's 1998 album Why Do They Rock So Hard?. The song is commonly interpreted to be about a relationship between the two and Stefani's subsequent success with No Doubt;<ref>Kamps, Garrett. "Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album". Rhapsody. 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2006.</ref> however, Barrett later stated that he "was just trying to start a rumor".<ref>Backus, Paul. "Reel Big Fish Show Ska is Still Rockin'". New University. Volume 40, Issue 8. November 6, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2006.</ref>
In December 1995, Stefani met Bush guitarist and lead singer Gavin Rossdale at a No Doubt concert, and the two became involved in a long distance relationship. The couple has kept details about its relationship private, avoiding talking to journalists together.<ref name="anniversary"/> They married in 2002, with a wedding in St Paul's Church in Covent Garden, London. A second wedding was held in Los Angeles, California two weeks later.<ref>Springer, Debra. "Gwen Stefani: I'm Pregnant". People. December 21, 2005. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref> According to Stefani, it was held so that she could wear a custom-designed wedding dress by British-Gibraltarian fashion designer John Galliano.<ref>Levy, Ariel. "The Coronation of Gwen Stefani". Blender. December 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref>
The couple discovered in 2004 that Rossdale had a daughter Daisy (b. 1989) from a previous fling with model Pearl Lowe when Rossdale took a paternity test. Stefani was "devastated and infuriated" at the discovery, leading to a rocky patch in her relationship with Rossdale.<ref>Amter, Charlie. "Gwen Stefani's Surprise Stepkid". E!. October 22, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2007.</ref> Stefani does not have a relationship with Daisy, though Rossdale remains Daisy's godfather.<ref>"Rossdale's Daughter: 'Stefani Is Not My Stepmother'". Contactmusic. April 8, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2007.</ref> Stefani's song "Danger Zone" was widely believed to be about the discovery and its aftermath;<ref>Browne, David. "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." Entertainment Weekly. November 23, 2004. Retrieved January 25, 2007.</ref> however, the song was written prior to the incident.<ref name="parents"/>
In December 2005, Stefani and Rossdale announced that they were expecting their first child together. The pregnancy was first reported by Us Weekly, and Stefani confirmed the pregnancy by shouting "I want you to sing so loud that the baby hears it" during a concert in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after her press agent stated that it was untrue.<ref name="pregnant"/> On May 26, 2006, their son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, was born via caesarean section at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.<ref>"Latest News: Gwen Stefani's Baby, No Charge for Proof's Killer". Rolling Stone. May 30, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref> Kingston weighed 3.4 kilograms (7 pounds, 5 ounces).<ref>"Baby boy for Stefani". Associated Press. May 27, 2006. Retrieved from The Sydney Morning Herald April 16, 2007.</ref> Stefani plans to have another baby.<ref>Silverman, Stephen M. "Gwen Stefani 'Prays' for Another Baby". People. December 18, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> There are roumors that Stefani and husband Rossdale plan to adopt, like their friends Brad & Angelina.
Public image
Stefani is often identified by her unique appearance. She began wearing a bindi in the mid 1990s after attending several family gatherings for Kanal, who is of Indian heritage.<ref>Stevenson, Jane. "Pop stars, No Doubt". Jam!. May 12, 1997. Retrieved May 21, 2007.</ref> During No Doubt's breakthrough, Stefani wore the forehead decoration in several of the band's music videos and briefly popularized the accessory in 1997.<ref name="ew">Laine, Tricia. "Gwen Vogue". Entertainment Weekly, issue 454. October 16, 1998. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> First attracting attention in the 1995 music video for "Just a Girl", Stefani is known for her midriff and frequently wears shirts that expose it.<ref>"I Love 1996". Stylus Magazine. September 8, 2004. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> Stefani's makeup design generally includes light face powder, bright red lipstick, and arched eyebrows; she wrote about the subject in a song titled "Magic's in the Makeup" for No Doubt's Return of Saturn, asking "If the magic's in the makeup/Then who am I?".<ref name="vogue"/>
Stefani is a natural brunette, though her hair has not been its natural color since Stefani was in ninth grade.<ref>Toht, Betony. "Transformation". In Style. Retrieved April 28, 2007.</ref> Since then, she has had platinum blonde hair. Stefani discussed this in the song "Platinum Blonde Life" on Rock Steady and played original blonde bombshell Jean Harlow in 2004.<ref>Wloszczyna, Susan. "Beckinsale, a beauty who battles beasts". USA Today. April 26, 2004. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> Stefani also dyed her hair blue in 1998<ref name="ew"/> and pink in 2000,<ref>Greenblatt, Leah. "La Vie en Rose". Entertainment Weekly. March 16, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> appearing on the cover of Return of Saturn with pink hair.
In 2006, Stefani modified her image, inspired by that of Elvira Hancock, a rich coke whore portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1983 film Scarface.<ref name="hb"/> The reinvented image included a symbol consisting of two back-to-back G's, which appears on a diamond-encrusted key she wears on a necklace and which became a motif in the promotion of The Sweet Escape.<ref name="radiation"/> Stefani raised concerns in January 2007 about her rapid weight loss following her pregnancy. She stated she lost the weight through diet and exercise but admitted to obsessing over her weight due to the size zero trend.<ref>"Gwen Stefani admits to her 'obsession with weight'". Daily Mail. January 30, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2007.</ref> She later stated that she had been on a diet since the sixth grade to fit in size 4 clothing, commenting, "It's an ongoing battle and it's a nightmare. But I like clothes too much, and I always wanted to wear the outfits I would make."<ref>Corcoran, Liz. "Gwen Stefani: 'I've Always Been on a Diet'". People. April 12, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref>
Harajuku Girls
The release of Stefani's first solo album brought attention to her entourage of four Harajuku Girls, named for the area around the Harajuku Station of Tokyo, Japan. Stefani treats the back-up dancers, who appear in outfits influenced by Gothic Lolita fashion,<ref>Holson, Laura M. "Gothic Lolitas: Demure vs. Dominatrix". The New York Times. March 13, 2005. Retrieved May 6, 2007.</ref> as a figment of her imagination.<ref>the mike haddad show: Gwen Stefani, your shit really is bananas. B-a-n-a-n-a-s.</ref> Stefani's clothing also took influence from Japanese fashion, in a style described as a combination between Christian Dior and Japan.<ref name="guardian"/> The dancers are featured in her music videos, press coverage, and on the album cover for Love. Angel. Music. Baby., with a song named for and dedicated to them on the album. They were also featured in, and the namesake for, Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005.
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