Gwen Stefani

Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer songwriter fashion designer and actress She is a cofounder and the lead vocalist of the band No Doubt that experienced major success after their breakthrough studio album Tragic Kingdom 1995 along with various successful singles including Just a Girl Dont Speak Hey Baby and Its My Life During the bands hiatus Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album Love Angel Music Baby Inspired by pop music from the 1980s the album was met with both critical and commercial success It spawned three commercially successful singles What You Waiting For Rich Girl and Hollaback Girl The latter reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart while also becoming the first US download to sell one million copies In 2006 Stefani released her second studio album The Sweet Escape The album produced two successful singles Wind It Up and the albums title track The Sweet Escape Her third solo album This Is What the Truth Feels Like 2016 became her first solo album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart