Gwen Stefani Facts

• As a friend to Bradley Nowell, of the ska/punk band Sublime, Stefani staged a benefit concert in Southern California following his death.
• Birthday: 10/03/1969
• Birthplace: Anaheim, CA, USA
• Dated Tony Kanal for 8 years. Tragic Kingdom is about there break up. Tony broke up with Gwen because he needed more space.
• During filming of "Don't Speak" they had to cut alot of scenes out as Gwen started cryin hyserically.
• Favorite pizza is everything except sausage, pepperoni and anchovies
• First job was scrubbing the floors of Dairy Queen
• Gwen arrived an hour late to her wedding to hubby Gavin Rossdale.
• Gwen got her dad a guitar for Christmas of 1996.
• Gwen got hitched in a pink and white, silk-faille dress designed by Dior's John Galliano.
• Gwen is making a new albim caled The Sweet Escape.
• Gwen performed "Hollaback Girl" at the Teen Choice Awards (2005), and was backed up by a high school marching band.
• Gwen received the Visionary Award at the Teen Choice Awards (2005). It was presented to her by Halle Berry.
• Gwen Stefani is a Catholic.
• Gwen Stefani is pregnant with her husband, Gavin Rossdale, and her baby is due on June of 2006.
• Gwen Stefani received five Grammy award nominations on December 8, 2005. She was nominated in the following categories: Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Stefani did not receive any awards at the Grammys on February 8, 2006.
• Gwen Stefani's brother Eric became an animator for the Simpsons after he left No Doubt.
• Gwen used to be chubby and that is why she joined the highschool swim team.
• Gwen was married at a London church for her September 14th 2002 nuptials to Gavin Rossdale.
• Gwen won the lead in Tennessee Williams' screenplay Baby Doll. The film, first made in 1956, is a tale of two southern rivals and a sensuous 19-year-old virgin bride.
• Gwen's first child, born on May 26, 2005, was a baby boy named Kingston James McGregor Rossdale. She delivered it by a C-section.
• Gwen's new album featuring the #5 chart song "Wind it up" came out in America on 5th December 2006 and on the 2nd of December in Australia.
• Had a sevenromantic relationship with the No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal. Most of the songs on No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom CD are about on their break up.
• Has dark brown eyes.
• Her band No Doubt has released 5 albums: No Doubt (1992), Beacon Street Collection (1994), Tragic Kingdom (1995), Return of Saturn (2000), Rock Steady (2001)
• Her band No Doubt was created in 1987 and the original name was "Apple Core". No Doubt, was created by herself, Eric Stefani and John Spence (their friend).
• Her brother, Eric, used to be the keyboardist for No Doubt.
• Her father, Dennis Stefani, is Italian American.
• Her favorite food is sushi.
• Her mother Patti Flynn is of Irish and Scottish descent
• Her sister, Jill appeared in No Doubt's Just A Girl music video.
• Her wedding to Gacen Rossdale was selected as the eight most romantic wedding by In Touch magazine on May 29th 2006 Vol. 5 Issue 22.
• In 2002, Eve and Stefani won a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Let Me Blow Ya Mind.
• Is a distant cousin of Madonna. Her great-aunt's mother-in-law shares the last name with Madonna.
• L.A.M.B. stands for "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." which is the name of the four Harajuku girls.
• Many big celebs like Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Carmen Electra, and Halle Berry have been spotted wearing her popular bag, and clothing line titled L.A.M.B.
• Married Bush frontman, Gavin Rossdale, 14 September 2002.
• Occupation: Singer
• Real Name: Gwen Renee Stefani
• Shares a birthday with singer Ashlee Simpson and former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee.
• She designed and promoted a camera for Hewlett-Packard.
• She has been on Saturday Night Live three times.
• She has collaborated with Eve and they produced the major hit Let Me Blow Ya Mind.
• She has collaborated with Moby, for the single Southside.
• She is dyslexic.
• She is known for her famously platinum hair and bright red lipstick.
• She made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in the 2004 Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator.
• She once dyed her hair bright pink. She joked that her hair had started growing in pink so she just "went with it."
• She shares two homes with her husband.
• She still keeps close friendly ties with all members of No Doubt
• Sign: Libra
• Smash hit song "What You Waiting For" voted the Australian Channel V #2 song of 2004, only losing out to Eminem's "Just Lose It".
• Stefani had two weddings; one in London and one in California.
• Stefani's favorite bands include 311, Blur, Radiohead and Jamiroquai.
• Stefani's natural hair color is brunette.
• Stefani's nicknames are Sunshine and G-loc.
• The song Excuse me MR.(Tragic Kingdom) had 2 versions a more country kind and the punk kind ,the manager liked the country. The rock version one was mysteriously lost in a studio mix up so the manager wanted to use the country version but they refused they held the track (Spiderwebs)hostage if they could'nt re-do excuse me MR. to the same tempo, beat, etc. they would get rid of Spiderwebs.
• Tragic Kingdom took 3 years to make. During which the band almost split up
• Used to work at a department store.
• When she was with No Doubt she frequently wore a jewel on her forehead. It was a Hindu symbol called a bindi that represents a third eye. She got the idea from Tony Kamal's Indian mother. Many young girls wore bindis after seeing Gwen wear them.