Sunday, February 10, 2008

Gwen Stefani

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

Birth name: Gwen Renée Stefani

Education: Loara High School and Cal State Fullerton

Parents: Dennis Stefani and Patti Flynn

Occupation: American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and occasional actress.

Nationality: American

Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)

Hair color: Natural brunette

Eye color: Brown

Measurements: 34B-25-35 1/2

Weight: 112 lbs or 50.8 kg

Shoe size: 8.5

Fan sites: 1, 2, 3,

Official website: Here

Pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4,

Studio albums
2004: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
2006: The Sweet Escape

Solo singles
2004: "What You Waiting For?"
2004: "Rich Girl" (featuring Eve)
2005: "Hollaback Girl"
2005: "Cool"
2005: "Luxurious" (featuring Slim Thug)
2006: "Crash"
2006: "Wind It Up"
2007: "The Sweet Escape" (featuring Akon)
2007: "4 in the Morning"
2007: "Now That You Got It" (featuring Damian Marley)
2007: "Early Winter"

Biography:

Gwen Renee Stefani was born on October 3, 1969 at St. Jude's Hospital in Fullerton, California. She was one of four children born to Dennis Stefani and Patti Flynn. Her siblings are Eric Stefani, Jill and Todd Stefani. She and her brother Eric began the band No Doubt when Gwen was a teenager and she moved from backing vocals to lead singer when their original lead, John Spence, committed suicide. She dated band-mate Tony Kanal for eight years, before marrying English rocker Gavin Rossdale on 14 September 2002 in London. She is now stepmother to Gavin's 16-year-old daughter, Daisy Lowe. Gwen and Gavin divide their time equally between homes in Anaheim and London.

Trivia:

Donated $166,000 from her San Diego concert to provide scholarships for students who lost their homes in San Diego's wildfires. (December 11, 2007)
Admits she was so in love with Madness singer Suggs she cried when she discovered he was married. (September 2007)
Wowed the critics at New York fashion week with her 2008 Spring L.A.M.B. collection. (September 5, 2007)
Says is desperate to have another baby and can't wait to be pregnant again so that her child can have a sibling. (August 17, 2007)
Agreed not to wear revealing costumes at a concert in Malaysia later this month following protests from Muslim students about her raunchy clothes. (August 3, 2007)
Sued retail chain Forever 21 claiming designers copied her heart trademarks from her Harajuku and L.A.M.B. clothing lines. (July 17, 2007)
Has been dieting since she was 10 years old.
Has defends troubled star Britney Spears, saying she wants to scoop her up and give her a kiss.” (February 23, 2007)
Says she’s ready to have another baby. (February 13, 2007)
Was so determined to hang on to her figure both during and after her pregnancy, that she continued her demanding exercise regimen till just about two weeks before she gave birth to son Kingston. (February 1, 2007)
The video for the song' “Wind It Up,” in which we can see the key coming out of her mouth, was based on magician Harry Houdini's tricks.
Says she's desperate to record a new No Doubt album and is willing to leave her solo career behind. (November 25, 2006)
Says losing her post-baby weight has been a nightmare. She admits it took five months to shift the extra pounds. (October 25, 2006)
Has teamed with Huckleberry Toys to launch a line of limited-edition ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby'' (L.A.M.B) dolls, which will be dressed in the styles worn by tehstar and her Harajuku Girl dancers on her most recent Harajuku Lovers tour. (September 7, 2006)
She and her husband, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, have bought a Beverly Hills house that once belonged to Jennifer Lopez for almost $15.5 million. (September 2, 2006)
Has pulled out of the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards because she failed to win any top prizes in 2005. (September 1, 2006)
Gave birth to baby boy Kingston James McGregor Rossdale by Caesarean section. (May 26, 2006)
Broke her finger while dressmaking. (May 16, 2006)
Her friends treated her to a staggering $35,000 baby shower, two months before her baby is due. (April 22, 2006)
Still bears a grudge against the boy she shared her first kiss with on a family trip - because he failed to keep in touch.
Denies Madonna's claims that she copied her style. (November 7, 2005)
Refuses to attend 2005 MTV Video Music Awards reportedly because she was not asked to perform despite her receiving several nominations for awards.
Said that her solo single ‘Cool’ was inspired by her ex-boyfriend No Doubt bass player Tony Kanal. (June 27, 2005)
Has created a new T-shirt to raise cash for the victims of 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. (May 13, 2005)
Has been named the top fashion icon by British magazine Harpers & Queen. (2005)
The red vinyl dress she wore on the cover of No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom album has been stolen from the Fullerton Museum Center. (January 14, 2005)
Plans to design for the rest of her life. (2004)
Has recently found out from her husband, 36-year-old Gavin Rossdale, that he's the father of Pearl Lowe's daughter Daisy, a 15-year-old London model named Daisy Lowe. (2004)
Got acting tips from Leonardo DiCaprio for her cameo in THE AVIATOR. (March 10, 2004)
Her new line of clothes, L.A.M.B., has all the hallmarks of her singing style, which includes bikini tops, Rasta-inspired colors, low-slung pants, even bum flaps. (October 31, 2003)
No Doubt recently shot a video for their new single It's My Life at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles -- It was directed by David LaChapelle, who's best known for his racy and provocative photographs of today's hottest stars. (October 21, 2003)
While No Doubt enjoys a break after intense touring activity in support of its 2001 Interscope album, Rock Steady, Stefani is busying herself with a variety of endeavors – She’s been collaborating on some tracks on her own with different people; Stefani has previously lent her vocals to hit songs by Moby (South Side) and Eve (Let Me Blow Ya Mind). (April 22, 2003)
No Doubt received the keys to Anaheim Friday at Disneyland, which the band mocked in its 1995 hit album Tragic Kingdom -- lead singer Gwen Stefani even confessed she wanted to work at Disneyland and sing songs at the Disneyland Hotel, and admitted she used to come dancing there. (November 25, 2002)
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.
Sometimes Credited As: Gwendolyn Renee Stefani
Nickname: Sunshine, G-loc
Trade mark: Red Lipstick
Was on her High School swim team.
Met fiance Gavin Rossdale (Bush) in 1996 at a concert she was playing at with her band No Doubt
Inspired by such musicals as The Sound Of Music, and Annie.
Eric, her brother, was the keyboardist for No Doubt
Has a small dog named Megan
Favorite food: spagetti
Is Catholic
Favorite movie: THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Her prom dress was a remake of the movie BEHIND THE REAR WINDOW
Gwen and bandmate Adrian used to have a crush on each other.
No Doubt opened up for the Ziggy Marley (Bob Marleys son) concert in 1990. During the tour Gwen would come out on stage in different costumes, such as a wedding dress! She built her fans from then.
Gwen wrote Simple Kind Of Life the night before they recorded it.
Is the only original member who's still in the band.
Auditioned for GIRL INTERRUPTED and FIGHT CLUB.
Her grandfather is the guy at the register in the Sunday Morning video.
On the Just a Girl video, Gwen's shirt that shes wearing is made from boys underwear.
Played the Piccolo in her high school marching band.
No Doubt is in the Guiness Book for longest singel at #1, Don't Speak for 16 weeks.
During high school, Gwen thought she was chubby, so she joined the swim team.
Gwen's red vinyl dress from the cover of Tragic Kingdom is enshirned in a Hard Rock Cafe in Newport Beach, CA.
Gavin, Gwen's boyfriend of Bush doesn't like her style of clothing much.
Every year makes an annual trip to Knott's Berry Farm.
Once while jogging in Paris, Gwen got lost and forgot what hotel they were staying at, so she had to call her father who was back in the USA to get the name and number of the hotel she was at.
Has been known to check into hotels under the name Daria Blue.
In the Sunday Morning video, the guy laying in the driveway at the beginning is Eric Stefani, the guy on the porch is Donnie, at concerts he use to warm up the crowd before the band would preform, the man at the grocery store is Gwen's Grandfather and the house is Gwen's grandparent's.
Performed water ballet in high school.
Started wearing the Bindi after attending a party with Tony and his mother, where all the women were wearing them.
Tony got his nose pierced after loosing a bet to Gwen, but he forced her to watch him get peireced, and she fainted.

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