No Doubt is an American pop rock/ska punk band from Anaheim, California, currently consisting of Gwen Stefani on vocals, Tom Dumont on lead guitar and keyboards, Tony Kanal on bass guitar and keyboards and Adrian Young on drums and percussion.

The group was formed by Eric Stefani and his sister Gwen in 1986. Originally called Applecore, they eventually got together a whole group of musicians and began practicing in their garage. After playing several gigs in the local area, the group was spotted by A&R man Tony Ferguson in 1990, and he quickly signed them to the label Interscope Records.

The group’s self-titled debut album was released in 1992. It was a commercial flop, selling just 30,000 copies, and led to Eric departing the band in 1994. However, they continued to record music, releasing The Beacon Street Collection on their own independent label in March 1995. After it sold more than three times the copies of their debut, it convinced their label to invest more time and money in the production of their third studio album Tragic Kingdom, which was released in October 1995.

The album was an instant success. It shot to number one in the Billboard 200 chart after the release of the hit single Just a Girl and went on to sell over sixteen million copies around the world. It also produced six further singles, including the international number one (and Grammy Award-nominated) hit Don’t Speak.

No Doubt released two more albums over the next six years – Return of Saturn and Rock Steady – which both charted inside the US Top 10 and sold millions of copies between them. The records also produced several Top 40 singles, including Simple Kind of Life, Hey Baby (ft. Bounty Killer), Hella Good, Underneath It All (ft. Lady Saw) and It’s My Life, and earned the group a total of six Grammy Award nominations. They eventually won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for both Hey Baby and Underneath It All.

Having been on hiatus for the last few years as Gwen Stefani enjoyed a successful solo career, No Doubt have recently returned to the studio to work on their sixth studio album – set to be released in 2011.

Gwen Stefani is a popular American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is the lead singer of rock band No Doubt and also a successful solo artist – as well as the creator of fashion line L.A.M.B.

Born in Orange County, California on 3^rd October 1969, Gwen Renée Stefani was named after a stewardess in Arthur Hailey’s bestselling 1968 novel Airport. She made her onstage debut in her early teens, singing ‘I Have Confidence’ from The Sound of Music during a high school talent show.

While still at high school, she was invited by her brother Eric to be the lead vocalist for his newly formed ska band No Doubt and, after several years of touring and promotion, the band was finally signed to Interscope Records in 1991.

Their self-titled debut album was released in 1992 but was commercially unsuccessful. Undeterred, the band returned to the studio and recorded the hugely successful Tragic Kingdom, which topped the charts after the release of the single Just a Girl – though the album’s biggest hit was undoubtedly Don’t Speak. The album sold more than 16 million copies worldwide and received two Grammy Award-nominations. The band subsequently released two more successful albums, Return of Saturn in 2000 and Rock Steady in 2001, with the singles Hey Baby and Underneath It All both receiving Grammy Awards.

Although still performing with the group, Gwen Stefani has arguably become better known in recent years for her solo career. Her two solo albums to date – 2004’s Love. Angel. Music. Baby. and 2006’s The Sweet Escape – have combined sales of 18 million, while singles like Hollaback Girl and Cool have given Stefani a number of award nominations and wins.

Gwen Stefani is also known for her unique fashion style. She made many of the clothes she wore on stage with No Doubt herself, and this led to her launching her own fashion line L.A.M.B. in 2004. The label is popular with celebrities like Teri Hatcher and Nicole Kidman and also includes the signature perfume ‘L’.