Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley

Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne at the New York Jingle Ball 2007 on December 14.
Background information
Birth name	Avril Ramona Lavigne
Born	September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27) (age 23) Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Punk-pop, Modern Rock Pop Rock Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, guitarist, actress, model
Instrument(s)	Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, drums
Years active	2002 – present
Label(s)	Sony BMG, RCA, Arista
Associated acts	Sum 41, The Black List Club, Deryck Whibley, Avenged Sevenfold
Influences	Alanis Morissette, Green Day, The Distillers, Blink-182
Website	AvrilLavigne.com
Notable instrument(s)
Guitar (Fender Telecaster)

Avril Ramona 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.

Lavigne's birth name is usually pronounced in an anglicized way as /ˈavril lavigne/ ("La-Veen") (in French it is commonly pronounced /avʁil laˈviɲ/ (help·info)). Avril is French for "April", while la vigne means "the vine" or "the vineyard".

Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002, and over 16 million copies were sold worldwide. and was certified six times platinum in the United States. Her second and third albums, Under My Skin (2004) and The Best Damn Thing (2007), respectively, reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. Lavigne has scored six 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" (became #1 hits in the ARC Top 40 ). She's ranked # 50 on VH1's "50 Greatest Women Of The Video Era" show list. She has currently sold over 35 million albums worldwide.