Avril Lavigne - Singer

Avril Lavigne Whibley(born September 27, 1984), better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne (pronounced /ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn/), is a Canadian singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. In 2006, Canadian Business magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood.
Lavigne is currently one of the top-selling artists releasing albums in the United States, with over 10.25 million copies certified by the Recording Industry Association of America..Avril Lavigne's music contains element mixed of alternative rock, teen pop, post-grunge, punk and pop rock.


Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002. Nearly 17 million copies were sold worldwide, and it was certified six times platinum in the United States. Her second and third albums, Under My Skin and The Best Damn Thing, reached number one in the United States. Lavigne has scored six number-one singles worldwide, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm With You", "My Happy Ending" and "Girlfriend".


Avril Ramona Lavigne was born to a French-born father, John, and a Franco-Ontarian mother, Judy, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada on September 27, 1984. Her father named her Avril after the month "April" in french.

She has an older brother, Matthew, and a younger sister, Michelle.Lavigne's mother was the first to spot young Lavigne’s talent. At the age of 2, Lavigne began singing church songs along with her mother. The family moved to Napanee, Ontario, when Lavigne was five years old.