AVRIL LAVIGNE Bio
AVRIL LAVIGNE is a Canadian singer-songwriter, fashion designer, actress, and philanthropist. By the age of 15, Lavigne had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with RCA Records worth more than $2 million. In 2002, when she was 17 years old, Lavigne became world famous for her debut album Let Go.
With Let Go, Lavigne was the youngest female solo artist to hit No.1 in the UK. The album was certified four-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. By 2009, over 16 million copies were sold worldwide. Her breakthrough single, “Complicated”, peaked at No. 1 in many countries around the world, along with her album Let Go.
Her second album, Under My Skin, was released in 2004 and was her first album to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Under My Skin sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. The Best Damn Thing, Lavigne’s third album, was released in 2007, becoming her third No. 1 album in the UK Albums Chart. It contained her first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single, “Girlfriend“.
Over 30 million copies of her albums have been sold worldwide, by 2011.
Birth Name: Avril Ramona Lavigne
Born: September 27, 1984, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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