Avril Lavigne

Lavigne grew up in Ontario. At the age of 14, she began writing her own music and performing at country fairs. Her first song "Can't Stop Thinking About You" was about a teenage crush, which she described as "cheesy cute". 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.

2002–2003: Let Go

In June 2002, Avril Lavigne began with the release of her first album Let Go and also a music video for the first single Complicated. In the US, it reached number two on the Billboard 200 chart. At 17 years old, Lavigne was the youngest female soloist to have a number-one album on the UK Albums Chart at that time. She was nominated for five Grammy Awards.^[1] Complicated, Sk8r Boi and I'm With You were all number one songs on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40.^[2][3]

2004–2005: Under My Skin

Under My Skin, was released on May 2004. The album debuted at number one in Australia, Mexico, Canada, Japan, UK, and U.S.^[4] The singles from the album were "Don't Tell Me", "My Happy Ending", "Nobody's Home" and "He Wasn't". Avril was awarded for "World's Best Pop/Rock Artist" and "World's Bestselling Canadian Artist" at the 2004 World Music Awards. She received five Juno Award nominations in 2005. She won three of them which include "Artist of the Year".

2006–2008: The Best Damn Thing

The Best Damn Thing was released In April 2007. Girlfriend, the first single from the album became Lavigne's first number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was one of the decade's biggest singles.^[5] The album was the first to carry a parental advisory warning due to repeated use of swear words.^[6] Lavigne described the album as "fast, fun, young, bratty, aggressive, confident, cocky in a playful way ... all the good stuff".^[7] The albums second single was When You're Gone. Avril won two World Music Awards in 2007, for "World's Bestselling Canadian Artist" and "World's Best Pop/Rock Female Artist".

2009–2011: Goodbye Lullaby

Goodbye Lullaby was released on March 2011 in the US.^[9] Lavigne said that the album as being about her life experiences rather than focusing on relationships and that it was easy for her to do a "boy-bashing pop song," but it was different to write about something "that's really close to me, something I've been through."^[10] Other than the album's lead single "What the Hell", Avril described the songs on Goodbye Lullaby as different from her earlier songs. She said her music on this album was less pop rock than her previous material.^[11]

2012–2015: Avril Lavigne

Lavigne's fifth studio album, the self-titled Avril Lavigne, was released on November 2013. Lavigne described the album as being "pop and more fun again". The four singles from the album were "Here's to Never Growing Up", "Rock n Roll", "Let Me Go", and "Hello Kitty".

2016–present: Head Above Water

Lavigne's sixth studio album Head Above Water was released on February 2019. The four singles from the album were: "Head Above Water", "Tell Me It's Over", "Dumb Blonde" and "I Fell in Love with the Devil". Lavigne re-recorded the track "Warrior" and released it as a single titled "We Are Warriors". All the proceeds from the single supported Project HOPE during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At an interview in May 2020, Lavigne mentioned that she would "like to release some music in 2021 and that she's started working on new material, which could be the basis of her next album". In September 2022, she got her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[12]

During her childhood, Lavigne was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. She has taken Ritalin ever since.^[13]

Lavigne was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2014. In an interview, she said that she was in the recovery process, and that she wanted to increase awareness of the disease.^[14]

Lavigne stated music artists like Alanis Morissette, No Doubt, Green Day, Sum 41, Lisa Loeb, System of a Down, Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox Twenty, Nirvana, Blink-182, Natalie Imbruglia, Incubus, Coldplay, Hanson, The Rubinoos, Concrete Blonde and Joan Jett as influences.

Studio albums

• Let Go (2002)
• Under My Skin (2004)
• The Best Damn Thing (2007)
• Goodbye Lullaby (2011)
• Avril Lavigne (2013)
• Head Above Water (2019)
• Love Sux (2022)

Singles

Headlinglining tours

• Try To Shut Me Up Tour (2002–03)
• Bonez Tour / Mall Tour (2004–05)
• The Best Damn World Tour (2008)
• The Black Star Tour (2011–2012)
• The Avril Lavigne Tour (2013–2014)
• Head Above Water Tour (2019)

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