Avril Lavigne was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada on September 27, 1984.

At 16, she moved to

Manhattan and began work on her debut album. She dropped out of high school after the 11th
grade when she secured a record deal. When Avril was almost 18, she released "Complicated"
from her debut album titled: "Let Go," which went 6x platinum... See full bio »
Born:
Avril Ramona Lavigne
September 27, 1984 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada

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Date of Birth
27 September 1984, Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Birth Name
Avril Ramona Lavigne

Nickname
Avie
Av

Height
5' 3" (1.60 m)

Mini Biography

Avril Lavigne was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada on September 27, 1984. At 16, she moved to Manhattan
and began work on her debutalbum. She dropped out of high school after the 11th grade when she secured a
record deal. When Avril was almost 18, she released "Complicated" from her debut album titled: "Let Go," which
went 6x platinum. As a petite skater girl from a small town, Avril has shown she is independent, full of confidence
and determination, providing a good combination to make "Complicated" and Avril a musical breakthrough.
"Complicated" went to number #1 on Billboards Top 100 while also earning her 5 Grammy nominations, MTV
music awards, MTV European music awards and many more.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Stephanie Koston

Spouse
Deryck (15 July 2006 - 2009)
Whibley (divorced)

Trade Mark

Bitter lyrics.

Heavy black eyeliner and eyeshadow

Her pink streak

Trivia

One of her songs, "Losing Grip", is about an ex-boyfriend.

Won the 'New Artist in a Video' award for her song 'Complicated' at the 2002 VMA.

Parents are Judy & John Lavigne, French-Canadians.

Her first video, "Complicated", cost over $1 million.

Her younger sister, Michelle Lavigne, appeared in her "SK8R BOI" video.

She has a younger sister, Michelle Lavigne, and an older brother, Matthew E. Levine.

Was orginally pursuing a career in country and folk music, but transitioned into "punk-rock" because of its more
lucrative possbilities.

Received 5 Grammy nominations, including 1 for best new artist (2003).

Debut album 'Let Go' is 6x platinum.

Dropped out of high school after the 11th grade when she secured a record deal.

Won 3 MTV Asia Awards for favorite female artist, favorite breakthrough artist & style (2003).

Has been nominated for 6 Juno Awards (2003).

Her CD, "Let Go", was the third best selling album of 2002.

Won four Juno Awards: Single of the Year ("Complicated"), Album of the Year ("Let Go"), New Artist of the Year
and Pop Album of the Year.

Announced that her song 'Sk8er Boi' will be turned into a movie.

Her second album is titled "Under My Skin," which has gone 2x platinum.

Has a pizza named after her at a restaurant in her home town, Napanee, Ontario.

381,000 copies were sold of her second album "Under My Skin", making it her 2nd #1 album. According to
Nielsen SoundScan, it ended the #1 spot eight- week reign of Usher's "Confessions" album. "Under My Skin"
album is also #1 in the UK.

Favorite pizza topping is olives.

The song "Slipped Away" on her second album is about the death of her grandfather.

Wrote the song "Breakaway" which was sung by Kelly Clarkson.

Is the second child out of three in her family.

Is good friends with Pink,Vanessa Carlton, and Fefe Dobson.

Nominated for 3 Grammys: Song Of The Year ("I'm With You"), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("I'm With
You") & Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("Losing Grip") (2004).

Avril taught herself the guitar at the age of 12.

Won Favorite Female Singer at the 18th Annual Kid's Choice Awards [April 2005].

2005: Won 3 Juno Awards; Fan Choice Award, Artist of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year ("Under My Skin").

Voted #1 in Teen People's Top Hottest 21 Under 21 List [April 30th - May 1st 2005].

She was kind enough to donate many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy
Mountain Campaign 2004.

Decided to perform in Dublin, Ireland the same day her grandfather died. After receiving the news, she knew he
would have wanted her to continue on. Although all but breaking down on stage, she continued to perform in his
memory.

Became engaged to Deryck Whibley on June 25, 2005.

Writes all of her own songs about her own personal experiences.

Named #36 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Married Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley on July 15th 2006 in an outdoor, non-denominational ceremony at a
private estate in Montecito, California. She wore a Vera Wang gown and held a bouquet of white roses. Their first
dance was "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls.

The menu plate on her wedding reception read "Avril Whibley", implying that she has assumed husband Deryck
Whibley's last name in her private life.

Favorite actor is Tobey Maguire and favorite actress is Sandra Bullock.

Natural hair color is brown.

Owns over a 100 pairs of Converse sneakers.

Ranked #15 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Ranked #24 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Spilt from Deryck Whibley in September 2009 and filed for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences" in October
2009.

Personal Quotes

"I liked being a minor because you can't get into trouble. Now I just have to try and behave myself."

"I might look like a tough chick - and I am - but I'm also a hopeless romantic inside."

"Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be."

"I'd like to be a little more hard-rocking on my next album. But I hate the whole label thing."

People ask me if I regret wasting my last teen years on becoming a singer. You know something? I don't.
Because singing is my life. When and if you want something so badly you'll see. I mean, I'm just so blessed to be
doing what I love to do and to have been given this opportunity. I thank God because there are so many more
talented people out there that will never even come close to getting a record deal.

"To understand me, you have to meet me and be around me. And then only if I'm in a good mood - don't meet
me in a bad mood."

"My mom wouldn't let me sing 'Strawberry Wine' because it had 'wine' in it."

"When I was 2 my mom said she knew I was going to be a singer. I've been performing ever since I was a young
kid. So I've known I wanted to do this for awhile. I always knew in my heart that I'd be singing."

"I'm just coming out and I'm going to clearly be myself - I write what I feel, I never worry what others think."

I can write a song a day.

"My dream was always to hop up on stage in front of my fans every night and perform."

"Actually, I know for a fact there are some young female artists who don't even sing on their own records and
who don't sing live. And that is pathetic." (about lipsynching)

Where Are They Now

(February 2004) Released "Don't Tell Me" from her second album.

(July 2004) Released "My Happy Ending" from her second album.

(October 2004) Released "Nobody's Home" from her second album.

(March 2005) Released the single "He Wasn't" from her 2nd album.
(April 2005) On her "Bonez" tour in Australia and Asia.

(April 2005) Released "Fall to Pieces" from her album "Under My Skin".

(October 2005) Planning her upcoming marriage to Deryck Whibley.

(November 2005) Santa Monica, California.

(March 2007) Released "Girlfriend", her 1st single from her 3rd album, "The Best Damn Thing".

(2009) Appeared in a commercial for "Proactiv" acne skin care.

(February 2009) Released music video "Alice" for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010).

(2010) Appeared in an infomercial, hosted by Melissa Claire Egan, for "Proactiv Solution" acne medication.
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, punkand 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-Ontarianmother, 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.

In 1998, Lavigne won a competition to sing with fellow Canadian singer Shania Twain on her first
major concert tour. She appeared alongside 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 covers at a Chapters bookstore in Kingston,Ontario.

During a performance with the Lennox Community Theatre, Lavigne was spotted by localfolk
singer Steve Medd, who invited her to sing on his song, "Touch the Sky", for his 1999 album, Quinte Spirit.
She also sang on "Temple of Life" and "Two Rivers" for his follow up 2000 album, My Window to You.

In November 2000,Lavigne was signed by Ken Krongard, the A&R representative of Arista Records,
who invited the head of Arista, Antonio "L.A." Reid, to hear her sing at theManhattan studio of
producer Peter Zizzo.[

Signed as a singer, Lavigne was pitched with songs written by others. However, she dismissed them,
insisting she wanted to write herself. For a year, Lavigne and Arista had conflicts in musical direction. She
collaborated with the production team The Matrix, and the ensuing album is called Let Go

In Lavigne's official MySpace page, she affirms that her music genre
is Pop/Punk/Rock; butAllmusic and other reviewers consider her "Punk, Punk-pop, Pop
rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative Pop rock, Modern Rock and Post-Grunge". The reason for the
confusion appears to be for her rebellious image, and fast strummed guitar, however, she has frequently
stated that she's "not punk", and that she never claimed to be.Lavigne cites many early punk bands and
figures as influences, but her music has little in common with 1970s punk rock