Avril Lavigne CM
Lavigne in 2024
Born	Avril Ramona Lavigne (1984-09-27) September 27, 1984 (age 41) Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship	Canada France
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	1999–present
Works	Discography songs recorded concert tours promotional tours
Spouses	Deryck Whibley ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2010)​ Chad Kroeger ​ ​ (m. 2013; div. 2015)​
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Pop pop-punk pop rock alternative rock
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano drums
Labels	Arista RCA Epic BMG Avril Lavigne Music DTA Elektra Big Noise
Musical artist
Website	avrillavigne.com
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Avril Ramona Lavigne CM (/ˈævrɪl ləˈviːn/ AV-ril lə-VEEN; French: [avʁil ʁamɔna laviɲ]; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is a key musician in popularizing pop-punk music, as she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s. Her accolades include ten Juno Awards and eight Grammy Awards nominations.

At age 16, Lavigne signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut album, Let Go (2002), is the best-selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist. It yielded the successful singles "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi", which emphasized a skate punk persona and earned her the titles of "Pop-Punk Queen", "Pop-Punk Princess" and "Teen-Pop Slayer" from music publications.^[1] Her second album, Under My Skin (2004), became Lavigne's first to reach the top of the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, going on to sell 10 million copies worldwide.

Lavigne's third album, The Best Damn Thing (2007), reached number one in seven countries worldwide and saw the international success of its lead single "Girlfriend", which became her first single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Her next two albums, Goodbye Lullaby (2011) and Avril Lavigne (2013), saw continued commercial success and were both certified gold in Canada, the United States, and other territories. After releasing her sixth album, Head Above Water (2019), she returned to her pop punk roots with her seventh album, Love Sux (2022).