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Gwen Renée Stefani (;See inogolo:pronunciation of Gwen Stefani. born October 3, 1969) is an American recording artist and fashion designer. Stefani serves as lead vocalist for the rock band No Doubt.

Ranging from punk rock to new wave music, their third wave ska oriented third studio album Tragic Kingdom (1995) propelled them to stardom, selling 16 million copies worldwide. It spawned the singles "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak". The band's popularity went into decline with its fourth album, Return of Saturn (2000), but Rock Steady (2001) focused on dancehall production traits, 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,Murison, Krissi. "Gwen Stefani : Love Angel Music Baby". NME. Retrieved May 10, 2007. and emerged an international success with sales of over seven million. The album's third single "Hollaback Girl" became the first U.S. digital download to sell one million copies.Hiatt, Brian. "Stefani, Peas Lead Singles Boom". Rolling Stone. January 19, 2006. Retrieved May 13, 2007. Stefani's second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006) yielded "Wind It Up", a moderate worldwide success, and "The Sweet Escape"."Billboard Hot 100 (46/2006): Charts". Music Square. Retrieved April 29, 2007. Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.McGibbon, Rob. "No natural born popstar". The Daily Telegraph. May 13, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2007. She won the World's Best-Selling New Female Artist at the World Music Awards 2005.

Stefani is known as a fashion trendsetter.Back in Love: "Fashionistas". MuchMoreMusic programming. Original airdate: September 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2006. 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 grunge musician Gavin Rossdale in 2002 and they have two sons: Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, who was born May 26, 2006, and Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, who was born August 21, 2008.

The discography of Gwen Stefani, an American pop rock singer, consists of two studio albums, eleven singles and a music DVD on Interscope Records. Gwen Stefani gained fame as the frontwoman and lead singer of the ska punk/alternative rock band No Doubt, who released five studio albums, two compilation albums and twenty singles between 1992 and 2003 (see No Doubt discography).

Stefani began to record solo material in early 2003Moss, Corey and Downey, Ryan. "Gwen Stefani Recording Solo Material". MTV News. April 18, 2003. Retrieved February 25, 2007. and released her debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in November 2004. The album, which Stefani marketed as her "dance record", features collaborations with many musicians, songwriters, and producers and took Stefani's work into dance-pop and New Wave.Vineyard, Jennifer and Rainey, Billy. "Gwen Stefani: Scared Solo". MTV News. Retrieved June 30, 2007. Six of its twelve tracks were released as singles, and it received six Grammy Award nominations.Adler, Heather. "From just a girl to music superstar". The Province. Retrieved June 30, 2007. Stefani released her second album The Sweet Escape in December 2006, and has released five singles from it. The album contains new wave and electro/dance music similar to its predecessor and explores more modern pop sounds.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Sweet Escape > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 1, 2007. Stefani has sold over 11 million albums, in addition to 30 million with No Doubt.McGibbon, Rob. "No natural born popstar". The Daily Telegraph. May 13, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2007.