Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She also holds French citizenship. She was born in Belleville,
Ontario, and spent most of her youth in the town of Napanee.
By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album
recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million. In 2002, when she was 17 years
old, Lavigne broke onto the music scene with her debut album Let Go. Since her professional debut she
has sold more than 30 million albums and over 50 million singles worldwide.
-Wikipedia
Birth Name: Avril Ramona Lavigne
Born: September 27th, 1984
From: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5' 1" (1.55 m)
Spouse(s): Chad Kroeger (from Nickelback)
(m. 2013-2015)
Deryck Whibley (from Sum 41)
(m. 2006-2010)
Genre(s):
Pop punk,
pop rock,
alternative rock
Instrument(s):
Vocals,
guitar,
piano,
drums
Occupation(s):
Singer-songwriter
Active From: 1999-present
Associated Acts:
Evan Taubenfeld,
Deryck Whibley,
Chad Kroeger
Awards:
2004
Common Sense Media, for excellence in family
entertainment
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards: Most
Performed Song from a Motion Picture, BRUCE ALMIGHTY - for I'm
With You
MTV Video Music Award (Latin America) for Best
New Artist - International
Quotes:
"Just because you're famous doesn't mean you're something special and you're above other people."
"Fame is a big joke. Stars need to stop taking themselves so seriously."
"I love being in the studio. It's really great. I like it a lot. But of course, I like performing more. But when I'm in the studio mode, it's cool. I like to really focus on it."