[greeneyedsoul]

Biography

Avril Lavigne, born on September 27, 1984 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, spent most of her childhood in Napanee, Ontario. Lavigne began singing in church in church at a young age, and signed with Arista Records in 2000. Two years later, she released her debut album, Let Go. Thanks to hit singles "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi," the record sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. Lavigne followed up with the albums Under My Skin (2004), The Best Damn Thing (2007) and Goodbye Lullaby (2011).

Early Life

Avril Ramona Lavigne was born on September 27, 1984 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, and spent most of her childhood in Napanee, Ontario. For more than a decade, Avril Lavigne has enjoyed huge success with her punk-influenced pop sound. She has also branched out in new directions over the years, including starting her own fashion line.

Lavigne sang all the time as a child, much to the chagrin of her two siblings. Raised by deeply religious parents, she first started performing in church choirs. Lavigne learned to play the guitar, and began composing her own music as a teenager. At first, she reportedly focused on country music, eventually changing her tune. Leaving high school, she went first to New York City and then to Los Angeles to work with Arista Records.

Punk-Pop Musician

In 2002, Lavigne released her first album, Let Go. She scored a No. 1 hit with the single "Complicated," a catchy tale of a difficult relationship. More hits soon followed, such as "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm With You." In addition to her music, Lavigne was deemed a style icon; fans mimicked Lavigne's multicolored hair and copied her skate-punk fashions.

Lavigne's music took a more contemplative turn with 2004's Under My Skin, which did not fare as well as her first album. Still she had two modest hits, "Don't Tell Me" and "Nobody's Home," and one Top 10 track, "My Happy Ending." While many of her songs explored relationship troubles and woes, Lavigne's personal life seemed to be going well. In 2006, she married fellow musician Deryck Whibley, of Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41.

Returning to her more up-tempo and exuberant pop style, Lavigne released The Best Damn Thing in 2007. She landed a Top 10 hit with the infectious "Girlfriend." A Rolling Stone critic called the song "hypercatchy" and said that the album had "big doses of [Lavigne's] usual sass, anger and vulnerability."

On next album, Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne looked at love from different stages, from joyful togetherness to the pain of breaking up. The subject matter came as no surprise; between the release of The Best Damn Thing and her next record, Lavigne and Whibley had divorced. The split was amicable enough, however, for the pair to work together on Goodbye Lullaby; Whibley served as a producer on several of the album's songs. Not straying too far from her power-pop roots, Lavigne used the incredibly hooky hit "What the Hell" as the album's first single. Goodbye Lullaby has already enjoyed enormous success abroad, hitting the top of the album charts in Japan, Australia, and Korea.

Music hasn't been Lavigne's only interest. She launched her own fragrance called Forbidden Rose and created her own clothing line, Abbey Dawn, using a childhood nickname given to her by her father. Lavigne has also taken time out to help others. In 2010, she established the Avril Lavigne Foundation, which aims help young people with disabilities and serious illnesses. "I have always looked for ways to give back because I think it's a responsibility we all share," she wrote on the foundation's website.

Personal Life

After three years of marriage, Lavigne and first husband Deryck Whibley split in 2009. She then dated Brody Jenner for a time.

In August 2012, Lavigne became engaged to fellow musician Chad Kroeger, frontman for the rock band Nickelback. The two had been dating for six months at the time, beginning in February 2012, when they united to co-write a song for Lavigne's upcoming album (her fifth), according to People magazine.

Discography

Let Go Info about "Let Go" Released: June 4, 2002 Producers: Antonio "L.A." Reid (executive), The Matrix, Clif Magness, Curt Frasca, Peter Zizzo Peak: US: #2; UK: #1; AUS: #1; CAN: #1; GER: #2; NZ: #1 WW Sales:17,000,000 iTunes Tracklist of "Let Go" 1. Losing Grip; 2. Complicated; 3. Sk8er Boi; 4. I'm With You; 5. Mobile; 6. Unwanted; 7. Tomorrow; 8. Anything But Ordinary; 9. Things I'll Never Say; 10. My World; 11. Nobody's Fool; 12. Too Much to Ask; 13. Naked. B-sides: Why; I Don't Give; Get Over It

Under My Skin Info about "Under My Skin" Released: May 12, 2004 Producers: Butch Walker, Raine Maida, Don Gilmore Peak: US: #1; UK: #1; AUS: #1; CAN: #1; GER: #1; NZ: #7 WW Sales: 9,500,000 iTunes Tracklist of "Under My Skin" 1. Take Me Away; 2. Together; 3. Don't Tell Me; 4. He Wasn't; 5. How Does It Feel; 6. My Happy Ending; 7. Nobody's Home; 8. Forgotten; 9. Who Knows; 10. Fall to Pieces; 11. Freak Out; 12. Slipped Away; B-sides: I Always Get What I Want; Take It

The Best Damn Thing Info about "TBDT" Released: April 13, 2007 Producers: Dr. Luke, Matt Beckley, Steven Wolf, Butch Walker, Deryck Whibley, Rob Cavallo, Avril Lavigne (exec.) Peak: US: #1; UK: #1; AUS: #2; CAN: #1; GER: #1; NZ: #2 WW Sales: 6,500,000 iTunes Tracklist of "TBDT" 1. Girlfriend; 2. I Can Do Better; 3. Runaway; 4. The Best Damn Thing; 5. When You're Gone; 6. Everything Back But You; 7. Hot; 8. Innocence; 9. I Don't Have to Try; 10. One of Those Girls; 11. Contagious; 12. Keep Holding On B-sides: Alone, I Will Be

Goodbye Lullaby Info about "Goodbye Lullaby" Released: March 2, 2011 Producers: Avril Lavigne, Butch Walker, Deryck Whibley, Max Martin, Shellback Peak: US: #4; UK: #9; AUS: #1; CAN: #2; GER: #4; NZ: #7 WW Sales: 1,500,000 iTunes Tracklist of "Goodbye Lullaby" 1. Black Star; 2. What the Hell; 3. Push; 4. Wish You Were Here; 5. Smile; 6. Stop Standing There; 7. I Love You; 8. Everybody Hurts; 9. Not Enough; 10. 4 Real; 11. Darlin'; 12. Remember When; 13. Goodbye; 14. Alice (hidden track)

List of Black Stars

Vulps; greeneyedsoul; caleb.; Robert; Squall; KKCuteCat; iputrecordson; caleb.; Sexy Boy; sivan5353; jacklavigne; Sporefan; MrDeeds; emmanuel_punk; Rabid Anarchist; toomuchtoask; Alejandrо; Lovato; -Lewymocha-; SuperBrianMo; gabrielmm; collin; ttsmu; bullshizzlen; hOAng; Heels Over Head; lilrobomonster; gotintoririfever1; Cefh; crossbonezolo; Gabegabe; Devon; Black_Star; ruleZz; Under_My_Skin; Remember When

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[Calypso]

Yesss. Can't wait for next era!

[-Lewymocha-]

Wait... so what goes here exactly?

[Sporefan]

So the first thread got deleted

Oh,i just realized her album cover keeps getting better

[greeneyedsoul]

Once the album thread is dead we have this thread to talk about the Queen.

[caleb]

Originally posted by Sporefan

So the first thread got deleted

Oh,i just realized her album cover keeps getting better

Under My Skin

when TBDT is not yet released
i thought this will be the cover



i like her to make a cover like this:

[Vulps]

Originally posted by -Lewymocha-

Wait... so what goes here exactly?

Basically, general Avril talk. I guess it can include album and single discussion but that's mainly for the threads in the Music News part of the site.

Also, me gusta this new thread. Nice going greeneyed.

[Calypso]

Shall we rank the albums again?

1. Goodbye Lullaby
2. The Best Damn Thing
3. Let Go
4. Under My Skin

I don't understand why I can't get into Under My Skin I love the singles though.

[greeneyedsoul]

Originally posted by Vulps

Basically, general Avril talk. I guess it can include album and single discussion but that's mainly for the threads in the Music News part of the site.

Also, me gusta this new thread. Nice going greeneyed.

If you have any other ideas for the main page just inbox me, and add some pictures.

Originally posted by iputrecordson

Shall we rank the albums again?

1. Goodbye Lullaby
2. The Best Damn Thing
3. Let Go
4. Under My Skin

I don't understand why I can't get into Under My Skin I love the singles though.

1. Let Go/ Under My Skin/ The Best Damn Thing/ Goodbye Lullaby

[caleb]

Originally posted by iputrecordson

Shall we rank the albums again?

1. Goodbye Lullaby
2. The Best Damn Thing
3. Let Go
4. Under My Skin

I don't understand why I can't get into Under My Skin I love the singles though.

1) Let Go - masterpiece
2) Under My Skin - rock n'roll
3) The Best Damn Thing - too girly but the hooks are
4) Goodbye Lullaby - flat

[-Lewymocha-]

1. Let Go
2. Under My Skin
3. Goodbye Lullaby
4. The Best Damn Thing

[Robert]

Originally posted by iputrecordson

Shall we rank the albums again?

1. Goodbye Lullaby
2. The Best Damn Thing
3. Let Go
4. Under My Skin

I don't understand why I can't get into Under My Skin I love the singles though.

1.Goodbye Lullaby
2.The Best Damn Thing
3.Under My Skin
4.Let Go

She gets better with each album at least so far although I used to prefer UMS to TBDT

[hOAng]

Set my name on the 1st page

[toomuchtoask]

Hi

1. Let Go
2. Under My Skin
3. Goodbye Lullaby
4. The Best Damn Thing

[Nimrod.]

1. Let Go
2. Under My Skin
3. Goodbye Lullaby
4. The Best Damn Thing

[Alejandrо]

Originally posted by greeneyedsoul

1. Let Go/ Under My Skin/ The Best Damn Thing/ Goodbye Lullaby

Now that's how I would rank them.

I'm on ATRL for this thread.

[Vulps]

Originally posted by hOAng

Set my name on the 1st page

You?

[greeneyedsoul]

Originally posted by hOAng

Set my name on the 1st page

I will set the winners of the BS Awards, is that OK?

[Ripedie254]

Originally posted by caleb

Under My Skin

when TBDT is not yet released
i thought this will be the cover



i like her to make a cover like this:

OMG I had a memory of this picture from way back when and I was looking for it!

[greeneyedsoul]

So GL has sold 309k copies in the US?