Avril Lavigne Profile
Name: Avaril Lvigne
Birth Name: Avril Ramona Lavigne
Height: 5' 2"
Sex: F
Nationality: Canadian
Birth Date: September 27, 1984
Birth Place: Napanee, Ontario, Canada
Profession: musician, singer
Husband/Wife: Deryck Whibley (lead vocalist of Sum 41; born on March 21, 1980;
engaged on June 25, 2005; married July 15, 2006)
Father: John Lavigne
Mother: Judy Lavigne
Sister: Michelle Lavigne
Brother: Matt Lavigne
Avril Lavigne Biography
Avril Lavigne Whibley, better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: /ˈævrəl.ləˈviːn/), (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood, and in 2007 she won ninth place in the Jabra Music Contest for the Best Band in the World, based on fan votes from around the world.
Avaril Lvigne's birth name is usually pronounced in an anglicized way as /ˈævrəl ləˈviːn/ ("La-Veen") (in French it is commonly pronounced /aˈvʁil laˈviːɲ/ (help·info)). Avaril Lvigne is French for "April", while la vigne means "the vine" or "the vineyard".
Avaril Lvigne's debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002, and went on to sell over 18 million copies worldwide. and was certified six times platinum in the United States. Avaril Lvigne's second and third albums, Under My Skin (2004) and The Best Damn Thing (2007), respectively, reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. Avaril Lvigne has scored five number one songs worldwide to date and a total of eleven top ten hits, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm with You", "My Happy Ending", and "Girlfriend". She's ranked # 50 on VH1's "50 Greatest Women Of The Video Era" show list.
Avril Lavigne was born in Napanee, Ontario to a devout Christian family. Avaril Lvigne's musical talent was first spotted at the age of two when Avaril Lvigne's mother says Lavigne began singing along with her on church songs. The family moved to Napanee, Ontario, when Avaril Lvigne was five years old.
In 1998, Avril Lavigne won a competition to sing with fellow Canadian singer Shania Twain on her first major concert tour. Avaril Lvigne appeared alongside Twain at her concert in Ottawa, appearing on stage to sing "What Made You Say That".
Avaril Lvigne 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, Avaril Lvigne was spotted by local folk singer Steve Medd who invited Avaril Lvigne to sing on his song "Touch the Sky" for his 1999 album Quinte Spirit. Avaril Lvigne also sang on "Temple of Life" and "Two Rivers" for his follow up album, My Window to You, in 2000.
At the age of sixteen she was signed by Ken Krongard, the artists-and-repertoire (A&R) representative of Arista Records, who invited the head of Arista, Antonio "L.A." Reid, to hear her sing at the New York City studio of producer Peter Zizzo. Avaril Lvigne then completed work on her first album, Let Go. The Matrix, who worked extensively with Avaril Lvigne on the album, commented on her songwriting, saying, "We conceived the ideas on guitar and piano. Avril would come in and sing a few melodies, change a word here or there."
Name: Avaril Lvigne
Birth Name: Avril Ramona Lavigne
Height: 5' 2"
Sex: F
Nationality: Canadian
Birth Date: September 27, 1984
Birth Place: Napanee, Ontario, Canada
Profession: musician, singer
Husband/Wife: Deryck Whibley (lead vocalist of Sum 41; born on March 21, 1980;
engaged on June 25, 2005; married July 15, 2006)
Father: John Lavigne
Mother: Judy Lavigne
Sister: Michelle Lavigne
Brother: Matt Lavigne
Avril Lavigne Biography
Avril Lavigne Whibley, better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: /ˈævrəl.ləˈviːn/), (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood, and in 2007 she won ninth place in the Jabra Music Contest for the Best Band in the World, based on fan votes from around the world.
Avaril Lvigne's birth name is usually pronounced in an anglicized way as /ˈævrəl ləˈviːn/ ("La-Veen") (in French it is commonly pronounced /aˈvʁil laˈviːɲ/ (help·info)). Avaril Lvigne is French for "April", while la vigne means "the vine" or "the vineyard".
Avaril Lvigne's debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002, and went on to sell over 18 million copies worldwide. and was certified six times platinum in the United States. Avaril Lvigne's second and third albums, Under My Skin (2004) and The Best Damn Thing (2007), respectively, reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. Avaril Lvigne has scored five number one songs worldwide to date and a total of eleven top ten hits, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm with You", "My Happy Ending", and "Girlfriend". She's ranked # 50 on VH1's "50 Greatest Women Of The Video Era" show list.
Avril Lavigne was born in Napanee, Ontario to a devout Christian family. Avaril Lvigne's musical talent was first spotted at the age of two when Avaril Lvigne's mother says Lavigne began singing along with her on church songs. The family moved to Napanee, Ontario, when Avaril Lvigne was five years old.
In 1998, Avril Lavigne won a competition to sing with fellow Canadian singer Shania Twain on her first major concert tour. Avaril Lvigne appeared alongside Twain at her concert in Ottawa, appearing on stage to sing "What Made You Say That".
Avaril Lvigne 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, Avaril Lvigne was spotted by local folk singer Steve Medd who invited Avaril Lvigne to sing on his song "Touch the Sky" for his 1999 album Quinte Spirit. Avaril Lvigne also sang on "Temple of Life" and "Two Rivers" for his follow up album, My Window to You, in 2000.
At the age of sixteen she was signed by Ken Krongard, the artists-and-repertoire (A&R) representative of Arista Records, who invited the head of Arista, Antonio "L.A." Reid, to hear her sing at the New York City studio of producer Peter Zizzo. Avaril Lvigne then completed work on her first album, Let Go. The Matrix, who worked extensively with Avaril Lvigne on the album, commented on her songwriting, saying, "We conceived the ideas on guitar and piano. Avril would come in and sing a few melodies, change a word here or there."
