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Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969 in Fullerton, California. She grew up in Anaheim California. Her father is Italian and her mother Irish and Scottish. She has one sister and two brothers. She attended Loara High School and graduated in 1987. She was on the swim team. She had a few menial jobs in her teen years before making it big in the music industry. She scrubbed floors at a Dairy Queen, and she worked at a department store. Her brother Eric was the original keyboardist for No Doubt, but left for an animation career when he was offered a job working on The Simpsons.

Stefani's group No Doubt, made waves in the music industry in 1995, when they released their third album, Tragic Kingdom. Three hits from that CD were, Just a Girl, Spiderwebs, and Don't Speak. Gwen, being the lead vocalist, drew a great deal of attention after the CD's release, for both her voice and funky hip style, which caused animosity with other band members. There were rumors of a break-up, but they proved to be false.

Gwen made her debut CD appearance in 2004 with Love. Angel. Music. Baby. This CD sold more than 310,000 copies in the first week. The CD went to number five on Billboard and Canadian charts; it went to number one in Australia. The third single released from the CD Hollaback Girl became a number one hit in both the United States and Australia. It was also the first MP3 download to hit the million mark in sales. She received five Grammy award nominations in 2005, but did not win any of those awards. She and the band No Doubt plan on returning to the studio in late 2006.

On the personal front, Stefani married her boyfriend, musician, Gavin Rossdale in 2002. The couple announced in December 2005 they are expecting their first child together.

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