American singer
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs ...
has released four
studio album
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s, two
extended play
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singles
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(including nine as a featured artist), six
promotional singles, one
video album, and 28
music video
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s. She has sold more than nine million albums as a solo artist.
Stefani is also the lead singer of the rock band
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of their career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young. Since the mid-1990s, they ...
, with which she has released
several albums.
Stefani began to record solo material in early 2003,
and her debut solo album ''
Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' is the debut solo studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani, released on November 12, 2004, by Interscope Records. Stefani, who had previously released five studio albums as lead singer of the rock band No Doubt, ...
'' was released in November 2004. It debuted on the US
''Billboard'' 200 at number seven, and reached multi-platinum status in the United States, the United Kingdom,
Australia, and Canada. The first single released from the album was "
What You Waiting For?
"What You Waiting For?" is a song by American singer Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album, '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' (2004). Written by Stefani and Linda Perry, the song is the album's opening track and was released as Stefani's d ...
", which charted in the top 10 in most of the countries in which it was released. "
Rich Girl" was released as the album's second single, a collaboration with rapper
Eve
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; it was successful on several formats, and reached the top 10 in the UK and the US. The third single "
Hollaback Girl" became Stefani's first US and second Australian number-one single; it was less successful elsewhere. The fourth single "
Cool
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" was released shortly after but it did not perform as well as its predecessor, failing to reach the top 10 in the US and UK. "
Luxurious" was released as the album's fifth single, but did not perform as well as its predecessors. "
Crash
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" was released in early 2006 as the album's sixth single in lieu of ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.s sequel, which was delayed by Stefani's pregnancy. It charted only in the US.
Stefani released her second album ''
The Sweet Escape
''The Sweet Escape'' is the second studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani. It was released on December 1, 2006, by Interscope Records. Having originally intended to return to No Doubt after her debut solo album, '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby. ...
'' in December 2006; it spawned five singles from October 2006 to October 2007. The album's music contains
new wave and
dance music
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influences similar to that of its predecessor, while also exploring more modern pop sounds.
The first single released from the album was "
Wind It Up", which peaked in the top 20 in most of the countries in which it was released. The second single, "
The Sweet Escape
''The Sweet Escape'' is the second studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani. It was released on December 1, 2006, by Interscope Records. Having originally intended to return to No Doubt after her debut solo album, '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby. ...
", featuring rapper
Akon, peaked in the top 10 of most charts, reaching number two in the US and UK. "
4 in the Morning
"4 in the Morning" is a song by American singer Gwen Stefani from her second studio album ''The Sweet Escape'' (2006). It was written by Stefani and co-written and produced by Tony Kanal, with additional production by Mark "Spike" Stent. Inte ...
" was released as the album's third single; managing a top 30 placement on the US Pop chart but failing to reach the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Although, the single went-on to become a top ten success in Australia and New Zealand. "
Now That You Got It
"Now That You Got It" is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second solo studio album, ''The Sweet Escape'' (2006). Stefani co-wrote the song with its producers Sean Garrett and Swizz Beatz. "Now That You Got It" is a ...
", a hybrid song featuring
reggae
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artist
Damian Marley, also had a less than stellar chart performance; it did not make the top 20 anywhere except Norway
and failed to chart in the US. The album's fifth and final single, "
Early Winter
"Early Winter" is a song by American singer Gwen Stefani from her second solo studio album, '' The Sweet Escape'' (2006). Written by Stefani and English pianist Tim Rice-Oxley, the song was released in Europe as the album's fifth and final sing ...
", was released across only mainland Europe and charted moderately well. On the same day as Stefani released ''The Sweet Escape'', she also released ''
Harajuku Lovers Live'' on DVD, a recording of a concert performed in November 2005 in
Anaheim, California
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as part of her
Harajuku Lovers Tour.
In late 2014, Stefani released two non-album singles, "
Baby Don't Lie
"Baby Don't Lie" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani. Written by Stefani, Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco and Noel Zancanella, and produced by Tedder and Blanco, "Baby Don't Lie" is a midtempo electropop and reggae-pop tr ...
" on October 20, 2014, and "
Spark the Fire
"Spark the Fire" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani. The song was released on December 1, 2014. It was originally intended to be featured on Stefani's third studio album ''This Is What the Truth Feels Like,'' but it ...
" on December 1, 2014.
"Baby Don't Lie" received moderate success on commercial charts, while "Spark the Fire" only charted on the
Dance Club Songs
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chart. Stefani was a featured singer on Eminem's single, "
Kings Never Die", which was written specifically for the 2015 film ''
Southpaw
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''.
On October 20, 2015, Stefani released the lead single for her third studio album, ''
This Is What the Truth Feels Like
''This Is What the Truth Feels Like'' is the third studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani. It was released on March 18, 2016, by Interscope Records. Initially, the album was scheduled to be released in December 2014 with Stefani working wit ...
'', "
Used to Love You
"Used to Love You" is a song recorded by American singer Gwen Stefani for her third studio album, ''This Is What the Truth Feels Like'' (2016). It was written by Stefani, Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, J.R. Rotem and Teal Douville, and produce ...
".
"
Make Me Like You
"Make Me Like You" is a song by American singer Gwen Stefani for her third solo studio album, ''This Is What the Truth Feels Like'' (2016). The record's second single, it was released digitally on February 12, 2016, and distributed to contempora ...
" and "
Misery" were also released from the album. Stefani's fourth album and first
Christmas album is ''
You Make It Feel Like Christmas'' and was preceded by the release of the
title track, a duet with
Blake Shelton in 2017. All of the album's seventeen songs entered the
Holiday Digital Songs chart in the United States.
Stefani and Shelton have released three other collaborations, including "
Go Ahead and Break My Heart
"Go Ahead and Break My Heart" is a song that was written and recorded by American singers Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani for the former's tenth studio album, ''If I'm Honest'' (2016). Shelton's longtime producer Scott Hendricks produced the trac ...
" (2016) and "
Nobody but You" (2019), which peaked at numbers 70 and 18 in the United States, respectively.
In July 2020, they released "
Happy Anywhere
"Happy Anywhere" is a song recorded by American country music singer Blake Shelton that features guest vocals from his wife, American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani. It was released in July 2020 as the lead single from his twelfth studio albu ...
".
She released her first solo single in two years,
Let Me Reintroduce Myself, in December of the same year and then followed this with
Slow Clap
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, which was remixed to feature
Saweetie the following month.
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other charted songs
Guest appearances
Videography
Video albums
Music videos
See also
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No Doubt discography
Notes
References
External links
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