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Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesHalf of No Doubt will appear on American Idol‘s next week as singer Gwen Stefani and bassist Tony Kanal will mentor the remaining finalists, The theme: ’80s night, which is a perfect fit for the Orange County-bred band, who were not only teenagers during the decade but had a Top 10 single in 2003 with a cover of Talk Talk‘s 1985 hit, “It’s My Life.”
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No Doubt is signed to Interscope, the label headed by Idol perma-mentor Jimmy Iovine. Stefani has appeared on Idol before, perhaps most memorably styling the season 10 contestants last year in her own L.A.M.B. line.
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Tune in to Fox on Wednesday to see how the Top 8 fare.
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