Avril Lavigne

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Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards red carpet
Background information
Birth name Avril Ramona Lavigne
Born September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27)(age 23)
Origin Flag of Ontario Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Type(s) of music Rock, Pop, punk
Occupation(s) Singer, musician, songwriter, actor, model
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, piano, drums
Years active 2002–present
Label(s) Sony BMG/Arista Records, RCA
Associated
acts		 Sum 41, The Black List Club
Website AvrilLavigne.com

Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Her first album was called Let Go and was released in 2002 at the age of 17. In 2004, she won a World Music Award for favorite pop/rock artist. In total, she has sold over 21 million albums to this date. She performed the track "Sponge Bob" for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.[1] Avril has French-Canadian grandparents, however, Avril doesn't speak French. Her first name, Avril means "April" in French. Her last name, Lavigne, means "The Vine" or "The Vineyard" in French.[2]

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[change] Life

Avril was born in Ontario. She was discovered in a bookstore while singing aloud country-pop singles. She started street performing, the made her breakthrough with Complicated, Sk8er Boi then Don't Tell Me. She usually writes her own songs, but when assisted, she was sued because "The Rubinos" had a song called "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend." Avril sang: "I want to be your girlfriend," of different to and saying "I want to" not "I wanna."[3] Her most famous single currently is Girlfriend.

In February 2004, she began dating fellow Canadian singer, Deryck Whibley, the lead singer/guitarist of pop-punk band Sum 41. On June 27, 2005, Lavigne and Whibley became engaged. Whibley proposed to Lavigne by surprising her with a trip to Venice, Italy.[4]

The couple married in Roman Catholic ceremony that began at 5 p.m., July 15, 2006 at a private estate in the California city of Montecito. Lavigne wore a Vera Wang gown, carried pearl white Australian roses and was walked down the aisle with her father. Their witnesses were Steve Jocz and Cone McCaslin from Sum 41, Matthew Lavigne (Avril's older brother), and Sum 41's close friend Robb Dipple. Avril's younger sister Michelle Lavigne was one of Avril's bridesmaids.[5] She likes the colours hot pink and black.

The hit song "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls was played as their wedding song. When asked if they were ready for kids they said "not right now, but somewhere down the road."[6]

[change] Music

[change] Music airings

Lavigne used to be a common favourite for public radio shows. When her songs started getting too profane they stopped airing it completely sometimes, such as Radio Disney. My Happy Ending contained the word "shit", though it still aired because it was edited into "stuff." Girlfriend, a rather popular song only appeared on YouTube and her album because it contained "motherfucking", "hell", and "damn"[7]. Many other songs were either edited or never released on the radio.

[change] Albums

Year Album
2002 Let Go
2004 Under my Skin
2007 The Best Damn Thing

[change] Singles

Year Single Album
2002 Complicated Let Go
2002 Sk8er Boi Let Go
2002 I'm with You Let Go
2003 Losing Grip Let Go
2003 Moblie Let Go
2004 Don't Tell Me Under My Skin
2004 My Happy Ending Under My Skin
2004 Nobody's Home Under My Skin
2005 He Wasn't Under My Skin
2005 Fall to Pieces Under My Skin
2006 Keep Holding On The Best Damn Thing/Eragon
2007 Girlfriend The Best Damn Thing
2007 When You're Gone The Best Damn Thing
2007 Hot The Best Damn Thing
2008 The Best Damn Thing The Best Damn Thing

[change] Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
2007 The Flock Young Lady Girlfriend of crime suspect
2006 Over the Hedge [8] Heather Voice
2006 Fast Food Nation [9] Alice College activist
2004 Going the Distance Herself Cameo, perform "Losing Grip"
2002 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch[10] Herself Guest-star, perform "Sk8er Boi"

[change] References

  1. ↑ http://movies.about.com/od/spongebobsquarepants/a/sponge101204.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/bio/avril_lavigne.shtml ;Accessed July 20, 2008
  3. ↑ http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070704/Lavigne_lawsuit_070704/20070704?hub=Entertainment
  4. ↑ http://www.muvids.com/avril_lavigne_videos/girlfriend.html
  5. ↑ http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=47eabafc-9426-4064-a786-5a6c65ab0111&k=68710
  6. ↑ http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/bio/avril_lavigne.shtml ;Accessed July 20, 2008
  7. ↑ http://www.muvids.com/avril_lavigne_videos/girlfriend.html
  8. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327084/fullcredits
  9. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460792/fullcredits
  10. ↑ Avril's appearance on Sabrina

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