Shelton\u2019s foray into music started in his preteen years. He started singing as a child, but his interest in music sparked after his uncle taught him to play the guitar at 12. Shelton continued to nurture his interest in music and moved to Nashville to pursue a musical career immediately after high school. Shelton got his big break when he released his self-titled debut album, \u201cBlake Shelton<\/a>,\u201d in 2001.<\/p>\n Due to their successes, the celebrity couple joined \u201cThe Voice\u201d as judges. While Shelton joined the show in 2011, Stefani joined in 2014. Although their relationship started as a friendship, the duo fell helplessly in love and got married in 2021. With their union sealed, Shelton became a stepfather to Stefani\u2019s kids, a role he loves. On June 18, 2023, Stefani took to Instagram to celebrate her husband’s birthday and Father\u2019s Day.\u00a0 Keep reading to learn more about Stefani\u2019s tribute to her husband.<\/p>\n Before\u00a0Stefani<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Shelton<\/a>\u00a0became an item, they were coincidentally going through a similar patch in their romantic lives. Around the time when Shelton’s divorce from Miranda Lambert was finalized, Stefani was in the process of finalizing her divorce from her ex-husband, Gavin Rossdale. In a 2016 interview, the country music star shared how he found out about her failed marriage.<\/p>\n \u201cShe didn\u2019t tell me much, because we didn\u2019t know each other at the time, but she said, \u2018I\u2019m going through something very similar to what you\u2019re going through. I understand. And I hate it,\u2019\u201d Shelton\u00a0told Billboard<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Stefani\u2019s first marriage was to musician\u00a0Gavin Rossdale<\/a>. The pair met in 1995 and nurtured their relationship for seven years until 2002 when they married in an elaborate ceremony. The marriage between the former couple lasted for 12 years until 2014, when\u00a0Stefani filed for divorce<\/a>\u00a0from Rossdale, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce between the former couple was finalized in 2016, two years after they initiated the process. They share three children, Kingston, Zuma\u00a0and Apollo.<\/p>\n Shelton was married to Kaynette Williams from 2003 to 2006. His second marriage was to\u00a0Miranda Lambert<\/a>. The pair got married in 2011 but announced their divorce in 2015.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not the future we envisioned. And it is with heavy hearts that we move forward separately. We are real people, with real lives, with real families, friends, and colleagues. Therefore, we kindly ask for privacy and compassion concerning this very personal matter,\u201d they announced in\u00a0a statement to the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n As Cupid would have it, \u201cThe Voice<\/a>\u201d became the platform where the two divorcees Stefani and Shelton met, developed their friendship, and nurtured it into a romantic relationship that ended in marriage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![](\"\/\/image.apost.com\/media\/articletranslation\/2023\/06\/21\/12\/d70cf2b22aaa054bcc8f1ddcde5b6c78_500x1.jpg\")
Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani (2016), (Patrick McMullan\/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n