- 2004
Gwen Goes Solo
Stefani releases Love.Angel.Music.Baby, her first solo album. She tells EW that No Doubt is "taking a break, but we are definitely not breaking up." Giving the album a four-star review and naming it "the party album of 2004," PEOPLE proclaims, "It's official: Gwen Stefani is the new Madonna." The album sells more than half a million copies in the first two weeks and will top three million in sales over the next year.
- 2005
Fashion Week
For her first L.A.M.B. runway show – attended by Lenny Kravitz, Faith Hill, Diddy and Ashanti – Stefani surprises husband Rossdale by playing one of his songs for the show. Stefani tells PEOPLE that her mother, Patricia, "was the one who taught me how to sew, so she's the guest of honor tonight."
Five Nods, Zero Wins
Stefani's solo album earns five Grammy nominations – Album of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Record of the Year and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – but she leaves the ceremony empty-handed.
- 2006
Hey Baby, Hey Baby, Hey
Stefani gives birth to her first child (and Rossdale's second), Kingston James McGregor Rossdale. His nursery is outfitted with $300 sheets in a black-and-white motif, and Stefani also begins designing a new line of baby clothes. The couple also pays nearly $15.5 million for an ultra-private 10,000-sq.-ft., four-bedroom Beverly Hills home that once belonged to Jennifer Lopez.
Hello Dolly
Stefani announces the year-end launch of a line of limited-edition dolls inspired by her eclectic onstage styles. "The Harajuku girls and I wore such wicked costumes, we had to share them with the world again," she says in a statement.
Stefani's Sweet Escape
Stefani releases her sophomore album, The Sweet Escape. While her first single, "Wind It Up," features Stefani yodeling to a The Sound of Music beat, it's her title track "The Sweet Escape" that really makes an impression on the charts, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- 2008
Gwen's Having Another Baby
Stefani, 38, and Rossdale, 40, are expecting their second child together, Rossdale's father, Douglas, confirms to PEOPLE. "They and the whole family are delighted," he says. Their son, Kingston, turns 2 on May 26. It was only last year when she told In Style, "Obviously I'm in a race to have another...But I can't wait to get pregnant again. It's so fun and consuming and romantic."
Photo Credits
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- Name
- Gwen Stefani
- Birth Date
- October 03, 1969
- Birth Place
- Anaheim, Calif.
- Heart Monitor
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Gavin Rossdale, husband (1995 to present)
Tony Kanal, ex-boyfriend (1987 to 1994)
