Gwen Stefani Biography

Fast Facts

• Honored as a Glamour Woman of the Year in 2016
• Received the Hero Award at the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards
• Her song "Hollaback Girl" rose to Number One on the U․S․ and Australia charts
• Is the sister of musician Eric Stefani
• Attended California State University, Fullerton before leaving to join the band No Doubt
• Her first public performance was a rendition of a song from "The Sound of Music," at a high school talent show
• Quote: "[on the early days of No Doubt] "My brother did everything․ I was like, 'I'm just the sister․' And then after that I was 'Tony [Kanal]'s girlfriend․' And that was good enough for me․ I never really had any ambitions or goals or dreams․""
• Incorporated style elements from several world cultures in her personal style
• Known as the lead singer of the band No Doubt
• Has said she would be a makeup artist if she was not a singer
• Named after a stewardess in the novel "Airplane․"
• Served as a global brand ambassador for the beauty brand Revlon