The Voice: Everything To Know About Gwen Stefani’s Career & Dating History

Before being a coach on The Voice, Gwen Stefani was best known for being the vocalist of the No Doubt rock band who became a hitmaking popstar. Gwen’s music career started singing vocals for the No Doubt band, which released its first self-titled studio album in 1992. She went on to release five more albums with the band, becoming best known for hit songs like “Don’t Speak,” “Just A Girl,” “It’s My Life,” and “Underneath It All.” However, most younger fans know Gwen for her career as a solo artist in pop music. She has quite a few Billboard chart-topping songs and albums all on her own.

Collectively, Gwen Stefani has been working on her music career for nearly three decades that preceded her casting on The Voice as a coach. Outside of the music industry, Gwen has made a few appearances in film and on TV. For instance, she made a cameo as herself in projects such as Zoolander, Dawson’s Creek, Gossip Girl, and Portlandia. She also played Jean Harlow in the 2004 film The Aviator starring Leonardo DiCaprio. As of 2020, Gwen Stefani is a 51-year-old legend with a prolific career that has permeated many musical genres. All in all, she’s certainly the perfect person to be a coach on a show like The Voice.

Between 1992 and 2001, Gwen Stefani released five albums with No Doubt. She only started her solo career in 2004 with the Love. Angel. Music Baby. studio album. This debut album included “Hollaback Girl,” which went #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as “Rich Girl,” “Cool,” and “Luxurious.” Gwen followed up that album with 2006’s The Sweet Escape, which is best known for the songs “Wind It Up” and “The Sweet Escape.” After this release, Gwen stepped away from the spotlight for quite a few years. In fact, she didn’t release a new album until 2012, when she reunited with No Doubt for the Push and Shove album. Thankfully, Gwen Stefani released two more solo albums in recent times: 2016’s This Is What The Truth Feels Like, which went #1 on Billboard, and 2017’s You Make It Feel Like Christmas, which is her holiday-themed album.

When it comes to her personal life outside of the music industry and The Voice stint, Gwen Stefani has had a few high-profile relationships. For instance, Gwen dated bandmate Tony Kanal during No Doubt’s earlier years. The band reportedly almost came to an end when they broke up. Nonetheless, Gwen met Gavin Rossdale, the lead singer of rock band Bush, in 1995. They hit things off right away and got married in 2002. Together, Gwen and Gavin have three kids. The couple divorced in 2015. It was around then that Gwen met Blake Shelton, who was also in the middle of a divorce (to country singer Miranda Lambert). They bonded over their similar experiences and eventually started to date. In 2020, Gwen and Blake got engaged.

There’s a reason why the fans of The Voice love Gwen Stefani as a coach. She’s a prolific and talented musician who can genuinely help these singers improve in every way. Her banter with beau Blake Shelton is also incredibly entertaining to watch.

The Voice season 19 airs Mondays & Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT on NBC.

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