Gwen Stefani

Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. Gwen was born on October 3, 1969 at St. Jude's Hospital in Fullerton, California. She was one of four children born to Dennis Stefani and Patti Flynn. Her siblings are Eric Stefani, Jill and Todd. In 1992, she debuted as the frontwoman of the third wave ska band No Doubt, whose 1995 album Tragic Kingdom propelled them to stardom, selling sixteen million copies worldwide. It spawned the singles "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and the airplay number-one "Don't Speak".

Gwen recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was primarily inspired by music of the 1980s, taking Gwen's work further into pop, R&B, and dance music, and enjoyed international success with sales of over seven million. The album's third single "Hollaback Girl" became the first U.S. digital download to sell one million copies. Gwen's second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006) was yielded by "Wind It Up", a moderate worldwide success. Including her work with No Doubt, Gwen has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.

But despite her break up to his long time boyfriend lead singer, Tony Kanal of No Doubt, Gwen started to date and got married to English rocker Gavin Rossdale on 14 September 2002 in London. She is now stepmother to Gavin's 16-year-old daughter, Daisy Lowe. Gwen and Gavin divide their time equally between homes in Anaheim and London.

Fergie

Stacy Ann Ferguson better known by her stage name Fergie, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, and actress. She is a former member of the kids' TV series Kids Incorporated, and the girl group Wild Orchid. Fergie was also a co-host of the TV show Great Pretenders. She is currently a vocalist for the hip hop/pop group the Black Eyed Peas, as well as a solo artist, releasing her debut album, The Dutchess, in 2006.

Fergie was born in Whittier, California to Terri Gore and Patrick Ferguson in nearby Hacienda Heights on March 27, 1975 and has one sister, named Dana, who is an actress. Her parents were Catholic and worked as schoolteachers, and Fergie had a strict Catholic upbringing which has lead her to get involved with members of the Mexican gangs in Hacienda Heights.

Fergie was a member of the female trio Wild Orchid, which she fronted with Stefanie Ridel and fellow Kids Incorporated star Renee Sandstrom. Wild Orchid released two albums, but after completing a third album, their record label declined to release it, and she left the group shortly thereafter. Her disappointment with Wild Orchid led to an addiction to crystal methamphetamine. In September 2006, Fergie talked with Time about quitting her crystal met addiction.

"It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with," she says. "It's the drug that's addicting. But it's why you start doing it in the first place that's interesting. A lot of it was being a child actor; I learned to suppress feelings."

In 2003, Fergie took over the lead female vocal duties for the Black Eyed Peas, replacing background singer Kim Hill, who had left the group in 2000. Fergie recorded five songs with the group before she was invited to join them permanently. Fergie's addition to the band, which had enjoyed underground success until then, helped them quickly grow into mainstream popularity. After two successful Black Eyed Peas albums, Fergie began pursuing a solo career. Her first album, released on September 19, 2006, was entitled The Dutchess.