Avril Lavigne

**Avril Ramona Lavigne** (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is considered a key musician in the development of pop punk music since she paved the way for female-driven and punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s.

## Early life

Lavigne grew up in Ontario. At the age of 14, she began writing her own music and performing at country fairs. Her first song "Can't Stop Thinking About You" was about a teenage crush, which she described as "cheesy cute". By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain. By 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million.

### 2002–2003: _Let Go_

In June 2002, Lavigne began with the release of her first album, _Let Go,_ and a music video for the first single "Complicated". In the US, it reached number two on the _Billboard_ 200 chart and was credited as the biggest pop debut of 2002. At 17 years old, Lavigne was the youngest female soloist to have a number-one album on the UK Albums Chart. She was nominated for five Grammy Awards. "Complicated", "Sk8r Boi" and "I'm With You" were all number one songs on the _Billboard_ Mainstream Top 40. The album certified seven times Platinum in the United States.

### 2004–2005: _Under My Skin_

_Under My Skin_, was released in May 2004. The album debuted at number one in Australia, Mexico, Canada, Japan, UK, and U.S. The singles from the album were "Don't Tell Me", "My Happy Ending", "Nobody's Home" and "He Wasn't". Lavigne was awarded for "World's Best Pop/Rock Artist" and "World's Bestselling Canadian Artist" at the 2004 World Music Awards. She received five Juno Award nominations in 2005, and won three of them, including "Artist of the Year".

### 2006–2008: _The Best Damn Thing_

_The Best Damn Thing_ was released In April 2007. "Girlfriend", the first single from the album became Lavigne's first number-one single on the U.S. _Billboard_ Hot 100. The album was the first to carry a parental advisory warning due to repeated use of swear words. She described the album as "fast, fun, young, bratty, aggressive, confident, cocky in a playful way... all the good stuff". The albums second single was "When You're Gone". She won two World Music Awards in 2007, for "World's Bestselling Canadian Artist" and "World's Best Pop/Rock Female Artist".

### 2009–2011: _Goodbye Lullaby_

_Goodbye Lullaby_ was released on March 2011 in the US. Lavigne described the album as being about her life experiences rather than focusing on relationships. Other than the lead single "What the Hell", she described the album as less pop rock than her previous material. The album received Juno Award nominations for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.

### 2012–2017: _Self-titled album_

Lavigne's fifth studio album, the self-titled _Avril Lavigne_, was released on November 2013. She described the album as being "pop and more fun again". The four singles from the album were "Here's to Never Growing Up", "Rock n Roll", "Let Me Go", and "Hello Kitty".

### 2019–2020: _Head Above Water_

Lavigne's sixth studio album _Head Above Water_ was released on February 2019. The four singles from the album were: "Head Above Water", "Tell Me It's Over", "Dumb Blonde" and "I Fell in Love with the Devil". She re-recorded the track "Warrior" and released it as a single titled "We Are Warriors". All the proceeds from the single supported Project HOPE during the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2021–present: _Love Sux_

In February 2021, Lavigne's seventh studio album _Love Sux_ was released. A new edition of _Let Go_ was released for the album's 20th anniversary in June 2022. In September of the same year, she received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September. While promoting the deluxe edition of _Love Sux_, Lavigne confirmed she was working on her eighth studio album.

### Studio albums

- _Let Go_ (2002)
- _Under My Skin_ (2004)
- _The Best Damn Thing_ (2007)
- _Goodbye Lullaby_ (2011)
- _Avril Lavigne_ (2013)
- _Head Above Water_ (2019)
- _Love Sux_ (2022)

### Singles

|Year|Singles and soundtracks|Album|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2002|Complicated|_Let Go_|||
|Sk8er Boi|||||
|I'm with You|||||
|2003|Losing Grip||||
|Mobile|||||
|2004|Don't Tell Me|_Under My Skin_|||
|My Happy Ending|||||
|Nobody's Home|||||
|2005|He Wasn't||||
|Fall to Pieces|||||
|2006|Keep Holding On|_The Best Damn Thing_|||
|2007|Girlfriend||||
|When You're Gone|||||
|Hot|||||
|2008|The Best Damn Thing||||
|2010|Alice|_Almost Alice_|||
|2011|What the Hell|_Goodbye Lullaby_|||
|2011|Smile||||
|2011|Wish You Were Here||||
|2013|Here's to Never Growing Up|_Avril Lavigne_|||
|Rock n Roll|||||
|Let Me Go <small>(featuring Chad Kroeger)</small>|||||
|2014|Hello Kitty||||
|2015|Give You What You Like||||
|Fly|Non-album single||||
|rowspan="4"|2019|Head Above Water|rowspan="4"|Head Above Water|
|Tell Me It's Over|||||
|Dumb Blonde|||||
|I Fell in Love with the Devil|||||
|2020|We Are Warriors|Non-album single|||
|2021|Bite Me|rowspan="3"|Love Sux||
|rowspan="2"|2022|Love It When You Hate Me|||
|I'm a Mess|||||
|2023|Fake as Hell|Non-album single|||

## Filmography

|Year|Movie|Role|Other notes|Reference|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2002|_Sabrina, the Teenage Witch_|Herself|Guest-star, perform "Sk8er Boi"||
|2004|_Going the Distance_|Herself|Cameo, perform "Losing Grip"||
|2006|_Over the Hedge_|Heather|Voice||
|2006|_Fast Food Nation_|Alice|College activist||
|2007|_The Flock_|Young Lady|Girlfriend of crime suspect||
|2010|_American Idol_|Herself|Guest judge (L.A. auditions)||
|2011|_Majors & Minors_|Herself|Guest mentor||
|2018|_Charming_|Snow White|Voice||

### Headlining

- _Try To Shut Me Up Tour_ (2002 – 03)
- _Bonez Tour_ / _Mall Tour_ (2004 – 05)
- _The Best Damn World Tour_ (2008)
- _The Black Star Tour_ (2011 – 2012)
- _The Avril Lavigne Tour_ (2013 – 2014)
- _Head Above Water Tour_ (2019)
- Love Sux Tour (2022 – 2023)
- Greatest Hits Tour (2024)

## Other websites

- Official site
- Official Myspace

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Avril Lavigne
- **image**: Avril Lavigne @ The Greek 09 18 2019 (49311431362).jpg
- **caption**: Avril Lavigne in September 2019
- **birth name**: Avril Ramona Lavigne
- **birth place**: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
- **years active**: 1999–present
- **signature**: Avril Lavigne's signature.svg