Editing Gwen Stefani (section)

===1986–2004: Career beginnings and No Doubt===
{{Main|No Doubt}}
Her brother Eric introduced Gwen to [[2 Tone (music genre)|2 Tone]] music by [[Madness (band)|Madness]] and [[the Selecter]], and, in 1986, he invited her to provide vocals for No Doubt, a [[ska]] band he was forming. She later became the sole lead singer when the other singer, John Spence, took his own life in December 1987.<ref name="allmusic"/> In 1991, the band was signed to [[Interscope Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/unlikely-career-jimmy-iovine-record-mogul-turned-apple-exec-252775|title=The Unlikely Career of Jimmy Iovine, Record Mogul-Turned-Apple Exec|last=Schonfeld|first=Zach|date=May 29, 2014|website=Newsweek|access-date=April 24, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801114557/https://www.newsweek.com/unlikely-career-jimmy-iovine-record-mogul-turned-apple-exec-252775|url-status=live}}</ref> The band released its [[No Doubt (No Doubt album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1992, but its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of [[grunge]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Bush |first=John |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-doubt-mn0000341672/biography |title=No Doubt {{!}} Biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-date=January 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124070918/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-doubt-mn0000341672/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> Before the mainstream success of both No Doubt and [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]], Stefani contributed guest vocals to "Saw Red" on Sublime's 1994 album ''[[Robbin' the Hood]]''. Stefani rejected the aggressiveness of female grunge artists and cited [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] singer [[Debbie Harry]]'s combination of power and [[sex appeal]] as a major influence.<ref name="anniversary">{{cite magazine |last=Strauss |first=Neil |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939747/no_doubts_anniversary_party/ |title=No Doubt's Anniversary Party |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=January 31, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625223818/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939747/no_doubts_anniversary_party/ |archive-date=June 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 17, 2007}}</ref> No Doubt's third album, ''[[Tragic Kingdom]]'' (1995), which followed the self-released ''[[The Beacon Street Collection]]'' (1995), took more than three years to make. Five singles were released from ''Tragic Kingdom'', including "[[Don't Speak]]", which led the [[Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs)|Hot 100 Airplay]] year-end chart of 1997.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA2-IA5 |title=1997 The Year in Music – Hot 100 Airplay |magazine=Billboard |volume=109 |issue=52 |page=YE-36 |date=January 3, 1998 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=July 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704222720/http://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA2-IA5 |url-status=live }}</ref> Stefani left college for one semester to tour for ''Tragic Kingdom'' but did not return when touring lasted two and a half years.<ref name="vogue"/> The album was nominated for a Grammy and sold more than 16&nbsp;million copies worldwide by 2004.<ref name="vogue"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Errico |first=Marcus |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/33933/babyface-celine-dion-dominate-grammy-nominations |title=Babyface, Celine Dion Dominate Grammy Nominations |work=[[E! News]] |date=January 7, 1997 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-date=April 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420231135/http://www.eonline.com/news/33933/babyface-celine-dion-dominate-grammy-nominations |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/06/grammys.list/index.html |title=List of Grammy award nominations |work=CNN|date=January 6, 1998 |access-date=April 30, 2007 |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528105515/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/06/grammys.list/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In late 2000, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine named her "the Queen of Confessional Pop".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Dunn |first=Jancee |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/gwen-stefani-the-queen-of-confessional-pop-20001214 |title=Gwen Stefani: The Queen of Confessional Pop |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 14, 2000 |access-date=November 28, 2014 |archive-date=December 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230142646/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/gwen-stefani-the-queen-of-confessional-pop-20001214 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the time when No Doubt was receiving mainstream success, Stefani collaborated on the singles "You're the Boss" with [[the Brian Setzer Orchestra]], "[[South Side (song)|South Side]]" with [[Moby]], and "[[Let Me Blow Ya Mind]]" with [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]. No Doubt released the less popular ''[[Return of Saturn]]'' in 2000, which expanded upon the [[New wave music|new wave]] influences of ''Tragic Kingdom''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/return-of-saturn-mw0000057560 |title=Return of Saturn – No Doubt |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 27, 2007 |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623131915/http://www.allmusic.com/album/return-of-saturn-mw0000057560 |url-status=live }}</ref> Most of the lyrical content focused on Stefani's often rocky relationship with then-[[Bush (British band)|Bush]] frontman [[Gavin Rossdale]] and her insecurities, including indecision on settling down and having a child.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/05/12/no-doubt-future-tense |title=No Doubt: Future Tense? |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 12, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2007 |archive-date=October 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028233936/http://www.ew.com/article/2000/05/12/no-doubt-future-tense |url-status=live }}</ref> The band's 2001 album, ''[[Rock Steady (album)|Rock Steady]]'', explored more [[reggae]] and [[dancehall]] sounds, while maintaining the band's new wave influences.<ref>Cinquemani, Sal. [https://slantmagazine.com/music/review/no-doubt-rock-steady/143 "No Doubt: Rock Steady"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317104006/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/no-doubt-rock-steady/143 |date=March 17, 2014 }}. [[Slant Magazine]]. December 12, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2007.</ref> The album generated career-highest singles chart positions in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-doubt-mn0000341672/awards |title=No Doubt {{!}} Awards |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110191659/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-doubt-mn0000341672/awards |url-status=live }}</ref> and "[[Hey Baby (No Doubt song)|Hey Baby]]" and "[[Underneath It All]]" received Grammy Awards. A greatest hits collection, ''[[The Singles 1992–2003]]'', which includes a [[cover version|cover]] of [[Talk Talk]]'s "[[It's My Life (Talk Talk song)|It's My Life]]", was released in 2003. In 2002, Eve and Stefani won a [[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=2001&genre=28 |title=Past Winners Search |publisher=[[Grammy Award]]s |access-date=November 30, 2011 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817014420/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=2001&genre=28 |url-status=live }}</ref>