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Avril Lavigne’s Malaysia Concert is Back On!

GREAT news for all of you Malaysian Avril fans!! Despite reports that Avril Lavigne’s Best Damn Tour stop in Malaysia on August 29 has been canceled, the government has actually now approved of the concert! Check out this video clip of Avril talking about the concert: MTV Music Videos MTV Shows Entertainment News Have fun all you lucky people who are going to see her there. Sounds like she’s going to give you a special treat! Tags: Avril Lavigne News, Avril Lavigne Tour, Avril-Lavigne, B

Avril Lavigne is not SEXY ENOUGH to earn a ban, in Malaysia at least...Dumb Ministers strikes again!

Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne at a signing in Mexico, 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Avril Ramona Lavigne
Born	September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27) (age 23) Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Napanee, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Modern rock, pop punk, pop rock, power pop, teen pop, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress, model
Instrument(s)	Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, drums
Years active	1999–present
Label(s)	Arista (2002–2005) RCA (2006–present)
Associated acts	Sum 41, The Black List Club, Deryck Whibley, Lil Mama, Dr. Luke
Website	www.avrillavigne.com
Notable instrument(s)
Squier Signature Telecaster model

Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27, 1984), better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (pronounced /ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn/), is a Canadian Grammy Award-nominated rock singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood.

Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002. Over 16 million copies were sold worldwide and it was certified six times platinum in the United States. Her second and third albums, Under My Skin (2004) sold over 8 million copies and The Best Damn Thing (2007) currently over 6 million copies sold 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," which became #1 hits in the ARC Top 40. In December 2007, Lavigne was ranked at #7 in the Forbes "Top 20 Earners Under 25", with an annual earnings of million. Currently, Avril Lavigne has sold about 30 million albums worldwide.