Gwen Stefani (2,441 views)

[Baronessa]

Gwen Renée Stefani
Voice Type: Doubtless Soprano (alternatively, "(Sopra)No Doubt")
Vocal Range: C♯3 - E♭6
Associated Acts: No Doubt (1986 - 2004, 2009 - present), Solo (2004 - present)

Significant High Notes:

D♯6/E♭6 ("Squeal" live Whisky a Go-Go 1992)
D6 ("Doghouse", "Hella Good" live Nashville 2002)
C♯6/D♭6 ("Doormat", "Making Out", "Sailin' On" MTV Beach House 1996)
C6 ("Just A Girl" live iHeart Radio Festival 2012, "Sometimes")
B5 ("Bathwater", "Big City Train", "Don't Get It Twisted", "Just A Girl" live Berkeley 1995, "Move On" live California 1997, "Obsessed", "Settle Down")
A♯5/B♭5 ("Excuse Me Mr." live San Jose 1995, "Harajuku Girls", "Looking Hot", "Naughty", "Staring Problem", "Under Construction")
A5 ("Marry Me", "Sailin' On", "Serious", "Settle Down", "Sometimes")
G♯5/A♭5 ("The Climb", "Crash", "Get On The Ball", "It's My Life", "Make Me Like You", "Open The Gate", "You Can Do It")
G5 ("Ache", "Excuse Me Mr.", "Me Without You", "Staring Problem", "Total Hate '95", "That's Just Me", "Trapped In A Box", "Used To Love You", "What You Waiting For?", "World Go 'Round")
F♯5/G♭5 ("Big City Train", "Blue In The Face", "Crash", "Different People", "Doghouse", "Gravity", "Harajuku Girls", "Heaven", "In My Head", "It's My Life", "Just A Girl", "Marry Me", "Sailin' On", "Snakes", "Spiderwebs" live Berkeley 1995, "Stand And Deliver", "Sunday Morning", "Tragic Kingdom")
F5 ("Beauty Contest", "The Climb", "Don't Speak", "Excuse Me Mr.", "Get On The Ball", "Hey You", "Let's Get Back", "Misery", "Move On", "Red Flag", "Rocket Ship", "Saw Red", "Serious", "Sixteen", "Squeal", "The Sweet Escape", "Too Late", "Total Hate '95", "Under Construction", "Waiting Room", "What You Waiting For?", "World Go 'Round", "You Can Do It")
E5 ("Bathwater", "Big City Train", "Big Distraction", "Blue In The Face", "Comforting Lie", "Different People", "Doghouse", "Don't Get It Twisted", "Doormat", "Ex-Girlfriend", "Full Circle", "Gravity", "Greener Pastures", "Heaven", "Hey Baby", "In My Head", "Luxurious", "Home Now", "Just A Girl", "Loveable", "Marry Me", "Naughty", "Obsessed", "Settle Down", "Snakes", "Sparkle", "Splash", "Staring Problem", "Stricken", "That's Just Me", "Together", "Tragic Kingdom", "Undercover", "Where Would I Be?")
D♯5/E♭5 ("Artificial Sweetener", "Asking 4 It", "Brand New Day", "Bubble Pop Electric", "By The Way", "The Climb", "Don't Speak", "Early Winter", "Getting Warmer", "Harajuku Girls", "Leftovers", "Long Way To Go", "Make Me Like You", "Me Without You", "My Heart Is Open", "New", "One More Summer", "Open The Gate", "Platinum Blonde Life", "Push And Shove", "Rare", "The Real Thing", "Rich Girl", "Sailin' On", "Send Me A Picture", "Sinking", "Six Feet Under", "Sometimes", "Squeal", "Stand And Deliver", "Sunday Morning", "The Sweet Escape", "Too Late", "Total Hate '95", "Truth", "Under Construction", "Used To Love You", "Waiting Room", "Wind It Up", "You're So Foxy", "Yummy")
D5 ("4 In The Morning", "Ache", "All Nighter", "Beauty Contest", "Breakin' Up", "Comforting Lie", "Danger Zone", "Don't Get It Twisted", "Dreaming The Same Dream", "Easy", "End It On This", "Everything In Time", "Fluorescent", "Full Circle", "Gravity", "Greener Pastures", "Happy Now?", "Heaven", "Hey You", "Let's Get Back", "A Little Something Refreshing", "Looking Hot", "Loveable", "Misery", "Move On", "Naughty", "Rainbow Connection", "Red Flag", "Rock Steady", "Rocket Ship", "Run Away", "Running", "Saw Red", "Serious", "Simple Kind Of Life", "Sixteen", "Spiderwebs", "Splash", "Start The Fire", "Stricken", "Suspension Without Suspense", "That's Just Me", "Together", "Trapped In A Box", "Undone", "What You Waiting For?", "World Go 'Round", "You Can Do It")
C♯5/D♭5 ("Bathwater", "Big City Train", "Big Distraction", "Blue In The Face", "Bubble Pop Electric", "By The Way", "Cool", "Different People", "Doghouse", "Doormat", "Early Winter", "Ex-Girlfriend", "Get On The Ball", "Getting Warmer", "Hair Up", "Hey Baby", "Hollaback Girl", "Home Now", "I Throw My Toys Around", "In My Head", "Just A Girl", "Leftovers", "Long Way To Go", "Luxurious", "Making Out", "My Heart Is Open", "New", "New Friend", "Now That You Got It", "Obsessed", "Oi To The World", "One More Summer", "Orange County Girl", "Push And Shove", "Rare", "Sailin' On", "Settle Down", "Six Feet Under", "Snakes", "Sparkle", "Squeal", "Stand And Deliver", "Staring Problem", "Sunday Morning", "The Sweet Escape", "Tragic Kingdom", "Truth", "Under Construction", "Undercover", "Underneath It All", "What U Workin' With?", "Where Would I Be?", "You're My Favorite", "Yummy")
C5 ("4 In The Morning", "Ache", "All Nighter", "Artificial Sweetener", "Asking 4 It", "Beauty Contest", "Brand New Day", "Cellophane Boy", "The Climb", "Comforting Lie", "Dark Blue", "Detective", "Don't Let Me Down", "Don't Speak", "Easy", "End It On This", "Everything In Time", "Excuse Me Mr.", "Fluorescent", "Full Circle", "Greener Pastures", "Happy Now?", "Hey You", "It's My Life", "Kings Never Die", "Let's Get Back", "A Little Something Refreshing", "Looking Hot", "Magic's In The Makeup", "Make Me Like You", "Me Without You", "Misery", "Move On", "Open The Gate", "Panic", "Platinum Blonde Life", "Rainbow Connection", "The Real Thing", "Red Flag", "Rich Girl", "Rock Steady", "Rocket Ship", "Running", "Saw Red", "Send Me A Picture", "Simple Kind Of Life", "Sinking", "Sixteen", "Sometimes", "Spiderwebs", "Stricken", "Suspension Without Suspense", "That's Just Me", "Too Late", "Total Hate '95", "Trapped In A Box", "U Started It", "Undone", "Used To Love You", "Waiting Room", "What You Waiting For?", "Wind It Up", "Wonderful Life", "World Go 'Round", "You Can Do It", "You're So Foxy")

Significant Low Notes:

A♯3/B♭3 ("4 In The Morning", "Ache", "Artificial Sweetener", "Beauty Contest", "Brand New Day", "By The Way", "Cellophane Boy", "Dark Blue", "Don't Speak", "Easy", "End It On This", "Everything In Time", "Fluorescent", "Full Circle", "Get On The Ball", "Getting Warmer", "Happy Now?", "Hella Good", "Leather And Lace" live The Voice 2015, "Leftovers", "Let's Get Back", "Looking Hot", "Make Me Like You", "Me Without You", "Misery", "My Heart Is Open", "Open The Gate", "Paulina", "Platinum Blonde Life", "Rare", "The Real Thing", "Red Flag", "Rich Girl", "Rock Steady", "Sad For Me", "Sailin' On", "Saw Red", "Send Me A Picture", "Simple Kind Of Life", "Sinking", "Six Feet Under", "Squeal", "Staring Problem", "Stricken", "The Sweet Escape", "Tragic Kingdom", "Trapped In A Box", "Under Construction", "Used To Love You", "Waiting Room", "You're So Foxy")
A3 ("Asking 4 It", "Bathwater", "Big City Train", "Blue In The Face", "Breakin' Up", "Comforting Lie", "Cool", "Crash", "Danger Zone", "Detective", "Don't Let Me Down", "Doormat", "Dreaming The Same Dream", "Ex-Girlfriend", "Excuse Me Mr.", "Gravity", "Greener Pastures", "Heaven", "Hey You", "Home Now", "In My Head", "A Little Something Refreshing", "Luxurious", "Marry Me", "Move On", "New Friend", "Now That You Got It", "Obsessed", "Oi To The World", "Orange County Girl", "Rocket Ship", "Run Away", "Running", "Serious", "Sixteen", "Sometimes", "Sparkle", "Splash", "Start The Fire", "Sunday Morning", "Suspension Without Suspense", "Together", "Undercover", "Undone", "What U Workin' With?", "Where Would I Be?", "Wonderful Life", "World Go 'Round", "You Can Do It")
G♯3/A♭3 ("Ache", "Artificial Sweetener", "Beauty Contest", "Big Distraction", "Bubble Pop Electric", "By The Way", "Different People", "Doghouse", "Don't Speak", "Getting Warmer", "Early Winter", "End It On This", "Get On The Ball", "Hollaback Girl", "I Throw My Toys Around", "It's My Life", "Just A Girl", "Leftovers", "Let Me Blow Ya Mind", "Make Me Like You", "Making Out", "New", "One More Summer", "Paulina", "Platinum Blonde Life", "Rainbow Connection", "Rare", "Sad For Me", "Sailin' On", "Send Me A Picture", "Settle Down", "Sinking", "Six Feet Under", "Snakes", "Squeal", "Stand And Deliver", "The Sweet Escape", "That's Just Me", "Too Late", "Tragic Kingdom", "Truth", "Underneath It All", "Waiting Room", "Wind It Up", "You're My Favorite", "You're So Foxy")
G3 ("4 In The Morning", "All Nighter", "Asking 4 It", "Bathwater", "Big City Train", "Cellophane Boy", "The Climb", "Dark Blue", "Detective", "Don't Let Me Down", "Doormat", "Dreaming The Same Dream", "Easy", "Everything In Time", "Fluorescent", "Full Circle", "Go Ahead And Break My Heart", "Greener Pastures", "Heaven", "Hey Baby", "Let's Get Back", "Looking Hot", "Luxurious", "Magic's In The Makeup", "Me Without You", "Misery", "Naughty", "Open The Gate", "Panic", "Push And Shove", "The Real Thing", "Red Flag", "Rich Girl", "Rocket Ship", "Running", "Simple Kind Of Life", "Sixteen", "Spiderwebs", "Start The Fire", "Stricken", "U Started It", "Under Construction", "Undone", "Used To Love You", "What You Waiting For?", "Wonderful Life", "World Go 'Round")
F♯3/G♭3 ("Bathwater", "Big Distraction", "Blue In The Face", "Breakin' Up", "Bubble Pop Electric", "By The Way", "Comforting Lie", "Cool", "Crash", "Different People", "Doghouse", "Don't Get It Twisted", "Early Winter", "Ex-Girlfriend", "Gravity", "Harajuku Girls", "Hollaback Girl", "Home Now", "In My Head", "It's My Life", "Let Me Blow Ya Mind", "Long Way To Go", "Making Out", "Marry Me", "New", "New Friend", "One More Summer", "Orange County Girl", "Sad For Me", "Settle Down", "Sometimes", "Sparkle", "Splash", "Stand And Deliver", "Sunday Morning", "Suspension Without Suspense", "That's Just Me", "Tragic Kingdom", "Truth", "Underneath It All", "Where Would I Be?", "Wind It Up", "You're My Favorite")
F3 ("4 In The Morning", "Ache", "Artificial Sweetener", "The Climb", "Danger Zone", "Dark Blue", "End It On This", "Gravity", "Happy Now?", "Hella Good", "Let's Get Back", "Looking Hot", "Magic's In The Makeup", "Naughty", "Panic", "Platinum Blonde Life", "Push And Shove", "Rainbow Connection", "Rich Girl", "Rock Steady", "Send Me A Picture", "Serious", "Six Feet Under", "Spiderwebs", "Stricken", "Too Late", "U Started It", "Waiting Room", "What You Waiting For?", "You're So Foxy", "Yummy")
E3 ("All Nighter", "Breakin' Up", "Cellophane Boy", "Comforting Lie", "Cool", "Detective", "Don't Get It Twisted", "Early Winter", "Easy", "Ex-Girlfriend", "Fluorescent", "Full Circle", "Heaven", "Hey Baby", "Home Now", "I Throw My Toys Around", "Loveable", "Luxurious", "Making Out", "Marry Me", "One More Summer", "Running", "Settle Down", "Simple Kind Of Life", "Sparkle", "Splash", "Together", "Truth", "Undercover", "Undone", "Underneath It All", "Where Would I Be?", "Wonderful Life", "You're My Favorite")
D♯3/E♭3 ("Harajuku Girls", "Hella Good", "In My Head", "Long Way To Go", "Platinum Blonde Life", "Push And Shove", "Rare", "The Real Thing", "Spiderwebs", "Stand And Deliver", "Too Late", "Wind It Up", "Yummy")
D3 ("Crash", "Danger Zone", "Don't Get It Twisted", "Happy Now?", "Rock Steady", "Loveable", "Serious", "Start The Fire", "Wonderful Life")
C♯3/D♭3 ("Bubble Pop Electric", "Harajuku Girls", "Hey Baby", "I Throw My Toys Around", "Push And Shove", "Undercover")

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{Questionable Notes}B6 ("Sailin' On") - disconnected scream
A♯6/B♭6 ("Squeal" live Whisky a Go-Go 1992) - disconnected scream
F♯6/G♭6 ("Naughty") - possibly pitch-shifted or an instrument
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Bold marks noteworthy performances.
Underlines mark obscured notes.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.

Summary:

Known mainly for fronting the inventive and playful ska rock band No Doubt with her platinum blonde looks and distinctive, mellow but somehow light voice, experiencing a resurgence in popularity after appearing as a judge on The Voice, Gwen Stefani is one of the most mainstream rockstars in the music industry of today. Initially starting her solo effort as more of a hip hop artist, she now has more of a "pop diva" styled approach to it, as opposed to the consistently punky attitude of No Doubt although even they embraced poppier elements on their latest album. Despite not being a particularly old artist, Gwen has already made it to numerous Greatest Women In Music lists and has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.

Gwen's vocal approach, especially on No Doubt's first three albums, is nothing short of quirky as she employs a wide range of fairly light head voice and her trademark rapid vibrato at quite high pitches resulting in a unique sound that can be an acquired taste for some. Despite her light approach, Gwen likes to darken her tone quite a bit which results in quite a mellow mid range tone that sounds pleasant, but because of her extensive darkening her belts suffer greatly as she rarely makes it past E♭5 despite being a fairly higher set soprano. Occasionally using a fair amount of distortion in screams on live versions of songs like "Excuse Me Mr." and "Just A Girl", Gwen's chest voice can seem even a bit too heavy at times, making it somewhat difficult to determine her vocal placement. Because of the cutesy inflections Gwen puts on, her diction suffers a lot on her early output. As she drifted on to more of a "pop diva" type personality recently, her distinctive tone is still present but she's left the erratic babyish mannerisms of her ska days in the past, and has refined her chesty approach a bit resulting in little vocal deterioration and a career that's still going strong.

A more accurate version of this thread is to be posted. This is merely a bit of housekeeping, and you should not expect an answer from me on any of these notes.