Posted January 31, 200718 yr http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Avril_Lavigne_Geneva_June_09_2005.jpg/180px-Avril_Lavigne_Geneva_June_09_2005.jpg Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Juno Award-winning, Grammy-nominated Canadian rock singer, songwriter, model, and occasional actress. She was originally known for her "skater" persona, but has since shed that image in favour of a more sophisticated and feminine style since about 2005 or 2006, although she has stated she is still a "rock chick" at heart. Her first two albums, 'Let Go' (2002) and 'Under My Skin '(2004), have topped charts in several countries and sold 20,000,000 across the globe between them. Her third album 'The Best Damn Thing' is to be released in April 2007. In 1998, Lavigne won a competition to sing with fellow Canadian singer Shania Twain on her first major concert tour. She appeared alongside Twain at her concert in Ottawa, appearing on stage to sing. She was discovered by her first professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while singing country covers at a Chapters bookstore in Kingston, Ontario. During a performance with the Lennox Community Theatre, Avril was spotted by local folk singer Steve Medd (a relation of the influential Canadian journalist, Ben Medd), who invited her to sing on his song "Touch The Sky" for his 1999 album Quinte Spirit. She also sang on "Temple Of Life" and "Two Rivers" for his follow up album, My Window To You, in 2000. At the age of sixteen she was signed by Ken Krongard, the artists-and-repertoire A&R representative of Arista Records, who invited the head of Arista, Antonio "L.A." Reid, to hear her sing in a New York City studio. She then completed work on her first album. Avril is extremely close to her younger sister Michelle Lavigne and her older brother Matthew Lavigne. Michelle is two years younger than Avril while Matt (Matthew) is three years older than Avril. On July 15, 2006, Avril married Deryck Whibley, the lead singer of Canadian punk band Sum 41.
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