Gwen Stefani Celebrates Son Zuma’s seventeenth Birthday

Gwen Stefani is celebrating her son Zuma’s newest birthday!

On Thursday, Aug. 21, the “Hollaback Lady” singer, 55, paid tribute to Zuma on his seventeenth birthday. The singer added a wide range of throwback photographs and up to date photos of him all through the years to her Instagram.

Stefani shares Zuma, Kingston, 19, and Apollo, 11, with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale. They break up in 2015, and Stefani later married Blake Shelton.

She included a number of snaps of her son rocking the nation musician look, kicking off the put up with him rocking a cowboy hat and denim jacket whereas he tuned his guitar. She then adopted that with a video of her teen serenading the group with a rendition of Zach Bryan’s “Dawns.”

Stefani additionally added a video of her son making ready to take the stage — wearing a cowboy hat, flannel shirt, and denim denims — as Shelton, 49, welcomed him on stage to carry out.

The proud mother’s candy snaps of her musically inclined son with a guitar in hand as a toddler, in addition to a teen.

Her cute photographs continued, that includes photos of Zuma as a child and smiling selfies together with his mother. Stefani additionally included a photograph of Zuma with Shelton as they posed for the digicam whereas matching of their cowboy hats and flannel shirts.

“glad birthday to our candy and proficient Zuma!! we love u soooo a lot!! ❤️,” she cautioned the put up.

A number of of Stefani’s followers shared well-wishes with Zuma within the remark part, with many commenting on Zuma’s shut bond with Shelton.

“Awww ❤️. We will see Blake musical affect on him. 👏👏. this child is proficient,” one person wrote. One other added, “Aww he picked up Blake’s mannerisms when he sings, so cute. Love that Blake has had such a optimistic influence in your children.”

Others showered Zuma with compliments about his musical abilities. One commented, “We had been fortunate sufficient to see him carry out on Monday night time – this child goes locations!” Whereas one other wrote, “A lot expertise on this fantastic Household.”

On Zuma’s sixteenth birthday, he carried out alongside his dad throughout a Bush live performance in New Jersey. There, Rossdale, 59, additionally shocked him with balloons and a cake on stage.

“It was so unimaginable to rejoice Zuma’s sixteenth birthday with 18,000 individuals screaming glad birthday,” the proud dad instructed PEOPLE on the time.

Zuma made his stage debut in July 2024 at Shelton’s Nashville bar.

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Zuma is not the previous couple’s solely son within the music business. Their eldest son, Kingston, has additionally carried out — and even writes his personal songs. In August 2023, Kingston carried out publicly for the very first time on the Oklahoma location of Shelton’s Ole Crimson.

“I used to be bawling. It is loopy when you might have kids, and so they study what their reward is,” Stefani instructed PEOPLE following the efficiency.

Shelton has additionally shared his pleasure in each teenagers sharing their abilities with the world.

“After they stand up there, you’ll assume they have been doing this for 10 years. They’re very snug and never rattled in any respect,” Shelton instructed PEOPLE in Could.

“They’ve three skilled musicians of their life and have grown up standing on the aspect of the levels watching this their complete life, in order that they have it of their thoughts learn how to be after they get on the market — however man, I positive wasn’t that calm once I would get onstage,” Shelton stated.