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Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani Shelton is an American singer, songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani rose to fame as a member and lead vocalist of the band No Doubt, whose hit singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak" from their studio album Tragic Kingdom (1995), as well as "Hey Baby" and "It's My Life" from later albums. During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career…
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entertainment · American singer (born 1969) · singer · rapper · singer-songwriter · fashion designer · actor · pop singer · musician · also Gwen Stefani, Gwen Renee Stefani, Gwen Rossdale, Gwen Shelton, Gwen Renée Stefani Shelton, Gwen Renée Stefani
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2026· 31 entries
“After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did.”
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“s started her family, maybe she will make a”
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“and she took a break in the middle of the show to go feed the baby. I couldn”
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“It was a stupid love song, but really good. I went home and felt good, like,”
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“I wore only black and white and hoop earrings. Tony went to Anaheim High School, the big cholo [Mexican] school. He came over here from England at 11. He has Indian parents, and he was the first-born, so he didn”
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“s Rock Steady tour two years ago. She heard one of her favourite Eighties dance tracks, Club Nouveau”
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“As a famous person you think how you”
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“s sleeveless vest], suede Christian Dior clogs that add 3in to her height and platinum-blonde hair extensions bubbling out from under a blue knitted ski cap. She slouches lower in her seat.”
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“We had a heart to heart about things. I think it could be one of our greatest records because we”
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“We actually all had lunch yesterday,”
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“ll play 42 dates in 70 days.”
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“I was like, should I be here right now? I decided that if it felt too hard, then it wasn”
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“I swear that saved me. I realised I”
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“Plus my nanny, my manager, my trainer. It”
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“It was more about being able to indulge my theatrical, cheesy side and make something really fluffy, fun and light-hearted. It was nothing to be taken too seriously, it was just a silly dance record.”
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“s sessions were published on GEMA”
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Yahoo: The Haters Can't Deny Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani Looked Totally Smitten At VOA Fest
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Yahoo: Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton Hitch A Ride To Their Garden In An Absurd Pontoon Boat On Wheels
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HELLO!: Gwen Stefani
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Published video “catching a ride with @blakeshelton to check on our iris garden ❤️🥰”.
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Published video “canada, je t’aime 🇨🇦💖 gx ”.
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Billboard: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Go Glam For Their Fifth Wedding Anniversary Date Night
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People: Gwen Stefani Shares a Glimpse of Husband Blake Shelton on Their Stunning Ranch: 'Back in Oklahoma'
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Published video “happy birthday @blakeshelton i love you !!!!!!!!!! 🤍”.
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Published video “went back in time for the making of the @NoDoubt @SphereVegas screens 🤍🙏 gx”.
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HELLO! Magazine: Gwen Stefani celebrates life update with Blake Shelton amid divided schedules: 'Cracked the code'
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Published video “still just a girl @NoDoubt @SphereVegas 💗🍊gx”.
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Published video “welcome to the tragic kingdom @SphereVegas @NoDoubt 🏰🍊gx”.
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Published video “getting the @NoDoubt show @SphereVegas ready 🍊gx”.
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Published video “from our sphere first look reveal @SphereVegas @NoDoubt … more soon 👀 gx”.
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2025· 17 entries
Published video “i was inspired so i made 2 songs instead of 1 ✨ the making of “Hot Cocoa” !! ☕️ 🤍🎄☕️ gx”.
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Published video “in the studio recording “Shake the Snow Globe” !!❄️☃️ gx”.
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Published video “Gwen Stefani - Shake the Snow Globe (Live from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)”.
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Published video “Gwen Stefani - Shake the Snow Globe (Live from The Today Show)”.
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Page Six: Gwen Stefani shares holiday plans as Blake Shelton split rumors run rampant
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Published video “Gwen Stefani - Shake The Snow Globe (from “Oh. What. Fun.”) (Amazon Music Original)”.
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Page Six: Gwen Stefani shuts down Blake Shelton split rumors during solo red carpet outing
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Published video “Gwen Stefani - Hot Cocoa (Official Lyric Video)”.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Country music singer Blake Shelton, along with either fellow country star Luke Bryan or Shelton’s wife, the singer Gwen Stefani, travelled to Texas to help in the wake of the July 4, 2025, floods.” False.
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Published video “"Swallow My Tears" / "The Sweet Escape" / "Hollaback Girl” (2025 American Music Awards)”.
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SheKnows: This Part of Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton’s Romance Is ‘Crucial for Their Marriage,’ per Insiders
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Published video “Gwen Stefani - Still Gonna Love You (Backyard Garden Party)”.
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Published video “Gwen Stefani - Gwen Stefani - All Your Fault (Official Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “Gwen Stefani - Gwen Stefani - Reminders (Official Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “Gwen Stefani - Gwen Stefani - Late To Bloom (Official Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “Gwen Stefani - Gwen Stefani - Swallow Your Tears (Official Lyric Video)”.
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For the 27th season, Stefani departed the panel once more, being replaced by Kelsea Ballerini
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2024· 7 entries
Released album “Bouquet”.
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The Guardian: Gwen Stefani: ‘Don’t Speak changed everything – it’s the heartbeat of who I am’
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The Guardian: Post your questions for Gwen Stefani
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Stefani reunited with No Doubt for an appearance at Coachella
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The Guardian: Gwen Stefani and No Doubt’s greatest songs – ranked!
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Stefani together with Blake Shelton released their duet, "Purple Irises", which appears on her fifth studio album Bouquet
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Released her fifth studio album Bouquet
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2023· 4 entries
Snopes rated the claim “An online article was an authentic news story about Gwen Stefani divorcing Blake Shelton because she was "tired" of his "fat-shaming antics."” False.
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The Guardian: Gwen Stefani faces backlash over ‘I’m Japanese’ comment
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Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Was inducted into the inaugural Orange County Hall of Fame
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2022· 1 entry
Was a featured artist on Sean Paul's single "Light My Fire", alongside Shenseea, and appeared in its music video
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2021· 3 entries
Released ep “Just a Girl”.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Photographs accurately show the two singers Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani getting married in July 2021.” True.
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Which received a remix featuring Saweetie the following month
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2020· 4 entries
Stefani released her comeback solo single "Let Me Reintroduce Myself"
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Stefani and Shelton released another single titled "Happy Anywhere" inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic
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But the final eight shows were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Their duets "Nobody But You" and "Happy Anywhere" both reached No
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2019· 3 entries
Stefani featured on Shelton's single "Nobody but You" from his compilation album Fully Loaded: God's Country
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Stefani performed at the Machaca Fest in Fundidora Park
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“I would be blessed with a gay son; [...] I just want my boys to be healthy and happy. And I just ask God to guide me to be a good mother, which is not an easy thing at all.”
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2018· 1 entry
Stefani had reportedly filed to trademark P8NT for a potential line of "make-up, skincare, fragrance and hair dyes", and in March 2022, she launched a makeup brand called GXVE Beauty
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2017· 2 entries
Released album “You Make It Feel Like Christmas”.
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And charted 19 tracks on Billboard's Holiday Digital Song Sales component chart in the United States
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2016· 6 entries
And it provided that Stefani and Rossdale would share joint custody of their three children
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Released album “This Is What the Truth Feels Like”.
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And debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 84,000 album-equivalent units sold in its first week, earning Stefani her first number-one album on the U
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Gwen began releasing eyewear under her fashion label L
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The singer was honored at the Radio Disney Music Awards with a Hero Award, which is given to artists based on their personal contributions to various charitable works
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Urban Decay released a limited edition cosmetic collection in collaboration with Stefani
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2015· 5 entries
Stefani performed a concert as part of her MasterCard Priceless Surprises tour series at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, where she performed a new song about her breakup with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale, titled
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Stefani filed for divorce from Rossdale, citing "irreconcilable differences"
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American rapper Eminem featured Stefani on his single "Kings Never Die", from the Southpaw film soundtrack
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Stefani and Williams also recorded a song titled "Shine", for the Paddington soundtrack
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The musicians co-wrote the song "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" as they navigated the beginning of their relationship
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2014· 5 entries
Co-written with producers Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, and Noel Zancanella
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Stefani told MTV News during New York Fashion Week that she was working on both a No Doubt album and a solo album, and that she was working with Williams
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Stefani made a surprise appearance at the Coachella festival, where she joined Pharrell Williams onstage during his set to perform "Hollaback Girl"
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Stefani announced the production of an animated series about her and the Harajuku Girls
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Felt forced and inauthentic, the opposite of what she had originally wanted
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2012· 2 entries
The band pulled its music video "Looking Hot" from the Internet after receiving complaints that it was insensitive towards Native Americans
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VH1 listed the singer at the number thirteen on their list of "100 Greatest Women in Music"
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2011· 2 entries
At Los Angeles' first Japanese-style maid café and pop art space, Royal/T, with proceeds from the auction going to Save the Children's relief effort
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Stefani stated that she had no plans to continue work as a solo artist
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2008· 3 entries
Stating that songwriting had commenced but was slow on her end because she was pregnant with her second child
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Released album “The Singles Collection”.
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Released album “MP3”.
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2007· 3 entries
Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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Stefani raised concerns in January 2007 about her rapid weight loss following her pregnancy.
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Forbes magazine reported that Stefani earned $27 million between June 2007 to June 2008 for her tour, fashion line and commercials, making her the world's 10th highest paid music personality at the time.
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2006· 4 entries
Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale born on August 21, 2008, and Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale on February 28, 2014
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Stefani modified her image, inspired by that of Michelle Pfeiffer's character Elvira Hancock in the 1983 film Scarface
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Released album “The Sweet Escape”.
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Released album “Harajuku Lovers Live”.
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2005· 8 entries
Released ep “Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (The Remixes)”.
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Awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography for Hollaback Girl (2005).
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Awarded Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist (2005).
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Awarded American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist (2005).
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Awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction for What You Waiting For? (2005).
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Awarded BRIT Award for International Female Solo Artist (2005).
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Rolling Stone called her "the only true female rock star left on radio or MTV" and featured her on the magazine's cover
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"Hollaback Girl" has been called Stefani's "signature song" by Rolling Stone
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2004· 5 entries
Released album “Love. Angel. Music. Baby.”.
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for Underneath It All (2004).
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By releasing her debut studio album Love
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Stefani co-wrote her song "Cool" about their post-dating friendship for her 2004 debut solo album Love.
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Stefani showed interest in making film appearances and began auditioning for films such as Mr
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for Hey Baby (2003).
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2002· 2 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance for Let Me Blow Ya Mind (2002).
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Eve and Stefani won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
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2000· 1 entry
Which expanded upon the new wave influences of Tragic Kingdom
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1998· 1 entry
And pink in 1999; she appeared on the cover of Return of Saturn with pink hair
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1996· 1 entry
“The last couple of times I was there, it had evolved into all these different things like the Gothic Lolitas and girls with blonde hair and dark tans and high heels, like they were from Hollywood. I was working with Linda, and I did a shout-out to them:”
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1995· 3 entries
Since the 1995 music video for "Just a Girl", Stefani has been known for her midriff and frequently wears tops that expose it.
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Stefani met Bush lead singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1995 when No Doubt and Bush performed at a holiday concert for radio station KROQ.
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When No Doubt and Bush performed at a holiday concert for radio station KROQ
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1992· 1 entry
But its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of grunge
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1991· 1 entry
The band was signed to Interscope Records
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1986· 1 entry
Invited her to provide vocals for No Doubt, a ska band he was forming
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1969· 2 entries
Born 1969-10-03.
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In Fullerton, California, and raised Catholic in nearby Anaheim
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