Avril Ramona Lavigne (/ˌævrɪl ləˈviË n/ AV-ril lÉ™-VEEN, French:
[avÊ il laviɲ]; born September 27, 1984)[1] is a Canadian singer,
songwriter, and actress. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage
with Shania Twain, and by 16, she had signed a two-album recording
contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million.Lavigne's
debut studio album, Let Go (2002) included singles "Complicated" and
"Sk8er Boi", which emphasized a skate punk persona and earned her the
title "Pop Punk Queen" from music publications.[2][3] She is
considered a key musician in the development of pop punk music since
she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the
early 2000s.[4][5] Her second studio album, Under My Skin (2004),
became Lavigne's first album to reach the top of the Billboard 200
chart in the United States, going on to sell 10 million copies
worldwide. The Best Damn Thing (2007), Lavigne's third studio album,
reached number one in seven countries worldwide and saw the
international success of its lead single "Girlfriend", which became
her first single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the
United States. Her fourth and fifth studio albums, Goodbye Lullaby
(2011) and Avril Lavigne (2013), saw continued commercial success and
were both certified gold in Canada, the United States, and other
territories.[6][7][8] In 2019, Lavigne released her sixth studio
album, Head Above Water.
[avÊ il laviɲ]; born September 27, 1984)[1] is a Canadian singer,
songwriter, and actress. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage
with Shania Twain, and by 16, she had signed a two-album recording
contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million.Lavigne's
debut studio album, Let Go (2002) included singles "Complicated" and
"Sk8er Boi", which emphasized a skate punk persona and earned her the
title "Pop Punk Queen" from music publications.[2][3] She is
considered a key musician in the development of pop punk music since
she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the
early 2000s.[4][5] Her second studio album, Under My Skin (2004),
became Lavigne's first album to reach the top of the Billboard 200
chart in the United States, going on to sell 10 million copies
worldwide. The Best Damn Thing (2007), Lavigne's third studio album,
reached number one in seven countries worldwide and saw the
international success of its lead single "Girlfriend", which became
her first single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the
United States. Her fourth and fifth studio albums, Goodbye Lullaby
(2011) and Avril Lavigne (2013), saw continued commercial success and
were both certified gold in Canada, the United States, and other
territories.[6][7][8] In 2019, Lavigne released her sixth studio
album, Head Above Water.
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