Avril Lavigne Whibley was born September 27, 1984. Avril Lavigne is a Canadian pop punk/modern rock singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood. Avril Lavigne's music contains element of modern rockpop punkpop rock, power pop and alternative rock.
Her 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 on the U.S. Billboard. Lavigne has scored six number one songs worldwide and a total of eleven top ten hits. In December of 2007, Avril was ranked number 8 in the Forbes "Top 20 Earners Under 25", with annual earnings of $12 million. Currently, Avril Lavigne has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Avril Lavigne was born in Belleville, Ontario on September 27, 1984 to Judy and John Lavigne. Avril is French for "April", and ‘la vigne’ means "the vineyard".
She has an older brother, Matthew, and a younger sister, Michelle. Her mother was the first to spot young her talent. At the age of 2, Avril began singing along with her mother on church songs. The family moved to Napanee, Ontario, when she was five years old.
In 1998, Avril won a competition to sing with fellow Canadian singer Shania Twain on her first major concert tour. She appeared alongside Shania Twain at her concert in Ottawa, appearing on stage to sing "What Made You Say That". She was discovered by her first professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while singing country song at a bookstore in Kingston, Ontario. At the age of 16, she was signed by Ken Krongard, the A&R representative of Arista Records, who invited the head of Arista, to hear her sing at the a New York City studio.
She completed work on her first album, Let Go. Which was released on June 4 in 2002. This made Lavigne, at seventeen, the youngest female soloist to have a number-one album in the UK up till that time. The album shows definite pop rock roots, however, alternative and post-grunge influences can be heard in some of the songs with the
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Her second album, my personal favorite, Under My Skin, was released on May 25, of 2004. It debuted at number one in the; U.S. the UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, Canada,...
