Avril Ramona Lavigne (pronunciation: /?aevr?l l vi?n/; av-ril l?-veen; born 27 September 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. 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. In 2002, when she was 17 years old, Lavigne broke onto the music scene with her debut album Let Go. Let Go made Lavigne the youngest female 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, over 16 million copies had been sold worldwide. Her breakthrough single, "Complicated," peaked at No. 1 in many countries around the world, as did 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 more than 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 and featuring her 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 34 million copies of her albums sold worldwide, Lavigne is one of the top-selling artists releasing albums in the U.S., with over 11 million copies certified by the RIAA. Her fourth studio 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 both 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. Lavigne branched out from recording music, pursuing careers in feature film acting and designing clothes and perfumes. She voiced a character in the animated film Over the Hedge in 2006. That same year, she made her on-screen feature film debut in Fast Food Nation. In 2008, Lavigne introduced her clothing line, Abbey Dawn, and in 2009, she released her first perfume, Black Star, which was followed by her second perfume, Forbidden Rose, in 2010 and her third perfume, Wild Rose, in 2011. This book is your ultimate resource for Avril Lavigne. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Avril Lavigne's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Avril Lavigne, 2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, Abbey Dawn, Alice (Avril Lavigne song), Alice in Wonderland (2010 film), All Because of You (Puffy song), Almost Alice, American Idol, Arista Records, Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes, Avril Lavigne discography, Bad Reputation (Joan Jett song), Belleville, Ontario, Ben Moody, Black Star (fragrance), Boys Like Girls, Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album), Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song), Brody Jenner, Butch Walker, Chad Kroeger, Cheers (Drink to That), Complicated (Avril Lavigne song), Craig Wood (guitarist), Dancing Crazy, David Hodges, Don't Tell Me (Avril Lavigne song), Don Gilmore (producer), Epic Records, Eragon (film), Fashion Rocks, Fast Food Nation (film), Forbidden Rose...and more pages Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission