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Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne, Wango Tango 2013.jpg
Lavigne at Wango Tango concert in May 2013
Born Avril Ramona Lavigne
(1984-09-27) September 27, 1984 (age 32)
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Citizenship Canada and France
Occupation Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active 1999–present
Home town Greater Napanee, Canada
Spouse(s)
Website avrillavigne.com
Musical career
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Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • drums
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Avril Ramona Lavigne (/ˈævrɪl ləˈvn/; French: [avʁil laviɲ]) (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. 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 she released her debut album, Let Go, featuring personas of a "skater punk" and earned her honorific titles including the "Pop Punk Princess". Since her professional debut, Lavigne has sold more than 40 million albums and over 50 million singles worldwide.

Let Go made Lavigne the youngest female soloist to reach number 1 in the UK. As of 2013, it has sold nearly 7 million copies in the United States and over 20 million copies worldwide. Her breakthrough single, "Complicated", peaked at number 1 in many countries around the world, as did the album Let Go. Her second studio album, Under My Skin, was released in May 2004 and was her first album to peak at number 1 on the US Billboard 200, eventually selling more than 12 million copies worldwide.

The Best Damn Thing, Lavigne's third album, was released in April 2007, becoming her third number 1 album in the UK Albums Chart and featuring her first US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 single, "Girlfriend". Lavigne has scored six number-one singles worldwide, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm with You", "My Happy Ending", "Nobody's Home", and "Girlfriend". Lavigne is one of the top-selling artists releasing albums in the US, with over 12 million copies certified by the RIAA. Her fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby, was released in March 2011. Goodbye Lullaby gave Lavigne her fourth top 10 album on the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart and her third number 1 album in both Japan and Australia. Three months after the release of Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne began work on her eponymously titled fifth studio album, which was released by Epic Records on 1 November 2013 following her departure from RCA Records in 2011.


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