Avril Lavigne

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For Lavigne's 2013 album, see Avril Lavigne (album).

Avril Lavigne

Lavigne performing in Brasília in 2014

Born Avril Ramona Lavigne

September 27, 1984(age 34)

Belleville, Ontario, Canada

 Canada
Citizenship
 France

Occupation  Singer

 songwriter

 actress

Years active 1999–present

Home town Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada

 Deryck Whibley
Spouse(s) (m. 2006; div. 2010)
  Chad Kroeger
(m. 2013; sep 2015)

Musical career

Genres  Pop punk

 pop rock

 alternative rock

 post-grunge

Instruments  Vocals

 guitar

 piano

 keyboards

 drums

Labels  Arista

 RCA

 Epic

 BMG

 Avril Lavigne Music

Associated acts Evan Taubenfeld

Website  avrillavigne.com

 avrillavignefoundation.org

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Avril Ramona Lavigne (/ˈævrɪl ləˈviːn/; French: [avʁil 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.
Her debut studio album, Let Go (2002), emphasized a skate punk persona in which she has since
been often referred by critics and music publications as the "Pop Punk Queen", due to her
achievement and impact in the industry.[2][3][4][5][6] Lavigne is considered a key musician in the
development of pop punk music, since she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop
music.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Since her professional debut, Lavigne has sold more than 40 million albums and
over 50 million singles worldwide, making her the third-best-selling Canadian female artist of all time,
behind Celine Dion and Shania Twain.[14][15][16][17][18][19]
Lavigne's breakthrough single, "Complicated", reached number one in several countries worldwide
and led to Lavigne becoming the youngest female soloist to have a number-one album in the United
Kingdom. 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.[20][21][22]
In addition to music, Lavigne voiced Heather, a Virginia opossum, in the animated film Over the
Hedge (2006), and made her screen acting debut in Fast Food Nation (2006). In 2008, Lavigne
introduced her clothing line, Abbey Dawn, and in 2009, she released her first perfume, Black Star,
which was followed by Forbidden Rose in 2010, and Wild Rose in 2011. Lavigne has been married
twice: to Deryck Whibley from 2006 to 2010, and Chad