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No Doubt

* Muziekstijl: ska punk, pop rock, new wave, alternative rock, pop-punk, reggae
* Actief: 1986-2004, 2008-2015, 2024-heden

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No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986
The ska-pop sound of their first album, No Doubt (1992), failed to make waves
The band's diamond-certified album Tragic Kingdom helped to launch the ska revival of the 1990s, and Don't Speak, the third single from the album,
set a record when it spent sixteen weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart

Following this the group released its next album, Return of Saturn, four years later
While a minor success commercially it could not match the success of their previous album and underperformed both commercially and critically
Fifteen months later, the band reappeared with Rock Steady, which incorporated reggae and dancehall music into their work
The album was primarily recorded in Jamaica and featured collaborations with Jamaican artists Bounty Killer, Sly and Robbie, and Lady Saw
The album produced two Grammy-winning singles, Hey Baby and Underneath It All

No Doubt released the compilation The Singles 1992-2003 and box set Boom Box in 2003, both of which contained a cover version of the Talk Talk
synthpop song It's My Life
Frontwoman Gwen Stefani launched her solo career the next year with several collaborations, including bandmate Tony Kanal as well as
Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes, while guitarist Tom Dumont began his side project, Invincible Overlord
During its career, the band has won two Grammy Awards and sold 28 million records worldwide to date
The band embarked on a US national tour throughout the summer of 2009
No Doubt was ranked 89th best artist of the decade by Billboard

The band fronted by Gwen Stefani will be playing a limited engagement at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada (2026) - May 6th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 15th and 16th
The pop-punk and ska-inspired group most famous for their '90s-era hits including Just a Girl and Don't Speak shared the news on their Instagram
on Friday (oct. 10 - 2025)

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In the late ’80s, Gwen was dating Spence, who worked alongside her and brother Eric at the Dairy Queen in her hometown of Anaheim
(Orange County, California)
The three of them hatched the idea of forming a band while serving choc-dipped cones in 1986
Spence -who frequently responded to things with his signature phrase “no doubt”- lent the band its eventual name
During performances, Spence went wild, doing backflips and riling up their dedicated fans
He took inspiration for his flamboyant performances from H.R., the lead singer of hardcore punk outfit Bad Brains

“He was the inspiration for the whole band,” Eric told People magazine in May 1997
Sadly, four days before Christmas in 1987, Spence took his own life in a local park
It was also days before the band was scheduled to perform at The Roxy Theatre, which No Doubt was hoping would become their big break

Instead, a friend took to the stage before their performance and announced it would be their last ever show
Spence’s death seemed to signal the end of No Doubt

Only a month later they came back, explaining that it was what Spence would have wanted
Gwen, who was originally on backing vocals, reluctantly filled the void of lead singer
“She tends to be shy by nature,” Eric Carpenter, an ex-band member who left to become a reporter, told People Magazine “It took a lot of
convincing to get her to the lead singer position”

The death of Gwen’s ex also became a catalyst for No Doubt to record a song, “Dear John,” which never saw a release
The heartbreaking tribute goes, “My friend you’re gone / Someday I hope we meet again”

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