Avril Lavigne

Avril Ramona Lavigne was born on September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer. Born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. At the age of 15, when she appeared on stage with Shania Twain, when she was 16 years signed two albums contract with Arista Records worth more than $ 2 million. In 2002, when she was 17 years old, Lavigne broke into the music scene with her debut album Let Go.

Let Go made Lavigne the youngest soloist to reach No. 1 in the UK, and the album was certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. By 2009, more than 16 million copies have been sold around the world. Her breakthrough single, "Complicated", peaked at No. 1 in many countries around the world, like the album Let Go. Her second album, Under My Skin, was released in 2004 and was her first album to peak at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, eventually selling over 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, with their first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single, "Girlfriend". Lavigne has scored six number one singles worldwide, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm with you", "My Happy Ending", "Nobody's Home" and "Girlfriend". With more than 30 million copies of her albums sold worldwide, Lavigne is one of the best-selling artists releasing albums in the United States, with over 10.25 million copies certified by the RIAA. Her fourth album, Goodbye Lullaby, was released in March 2011. Goodbye Lullaby gave Lavigne her fourth top 10 album on the U.S. Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart and her third No. 1 album in Japan and Australia. Three months after the release of Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne began work on her fifth album which will be released on Epic Records following her departure from RCA Records.