Avril Lavigne

Birthday: 27 September 1984, Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Birth Name: Avril Ramona Lavigne

Height: 157 cm

Avril Lavigne was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada on September 27, 1984, to Judith-Rosanne (Loshaw) and Jean-Claude Joseph Lavigne. She is of French-Canadian (father) and English, Scottish, and German (mother) descent. At 16, she moved to Manhattan and began work on her debut album. She dropped out of high school after the 11th grade when she secured a record deal. When Avril was almost 18, she released "Complicated" from her debut album titled: "Let Go," which went 6x platinum. As a petite skater girl from a small town, Avril has shown she is independent, full of confidence and determination, providing a good combination to make "Complicated" and Avril a musical breakthrough. "Complicated" went to number #1 on Billboards Top 100 while also earning her 5 Grammy nominations, MTV music awards, MTV European music awards and many more. Show less «

I'm just coming out and I'm going to clearly be myself--I write what I feel, I never worry what othe...Show more »

I'm just coming out and I'm going to clearly be myself--I write what I feel, I never worry what others think. Show less «

I'd like to be a little more hard-rocking on my next album. But I hate the whole label thing.

Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.

People ask me if I regret wasting my last teen years on becoming a singer. You know something? I don...Show more »

People ask me if I regret wasting my last teen years on becoming a singer. You know something? I don't. Because singing is my life. When and if you want something so badly you'll see. I mean, I'm just so blessed to be doing what I love to do and to have been given this opportunity. I thank God because there are so many more talented people out there that will never even come close to getting a record deal. Show less «

My dream was always to hop up on stage in front of my fans every night and perform.

I liked being a minor because you can't get into trouble. Now I just have to try and behave myself.

I like to be onstage. I like to write pop-rock songs. That's what everyone wants to hear from me, an...Show more »

I like to be onstage. I like to write pop-rock songs. That's what everyone wants to hear from me, and that's when everyone goes ape-shit with the fist-pumping and all. But there are different sides to me. I enjoy sitting down to the piano and telling this in-depth story and writing an emotional ballad. Show less «

I can write a song a day.

When I was two my mom said she knew I was going to be a singer. I've been performing ever since I wa...Show more »

When I was two my mom said she knew I was going to be a singer. I've been performing ever since I was a young kid. So I've known I wanted to do this for awhile. I always knew in my heart that I'd be singing. Show less «

[about lip-synching] Actually, I know for a fact there are some young female artists who don't even ...Show more »

[about lip-synching] Actually, I know for a fact there are some young female artists who don't even sing on their own records and who don't sing live. And that is pathetic. Show less «

I wrote the inspirational song, "Fly," a couple of years ago for my foundation; it's about lifting p...Show more »

I wrote the inspirational song, "Fly," a couple of years ago for my foundation; it's about lifting people up, and telling them not to give up, no matter how hard things get. Show less «

You can't let obstacles get you down. You've got to keep positive and keep reaching up, which is, as...Show more »

You can't let obstacles get you down. You've got to keep positive and keep reaching up, which is, as you guys know, the slogan for [the Special Olympics]. Show less «

My mom wouldn't let me sing "Strawberry Wine" because it had "wine" in it.

I might look like a tough chick--and I am--but I'm also a hopeless romantic inside.

To understand me, you have to meet me and be around me. And then only if I'm in a good mood--don't m...Show more »

To understand me, you have to meet me and be around me. And then only if I'm in a good mood--don't meet me in a bad mood. Show less «

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