Avril Lavigne biography: Avril Ramona Lavigne was born on September 27, 1984 in a little city called Belleville which is located in Ontario, Canada. At the age of two, little Avril began to sing church songs along her mother and participated in many talent shows as a kid.
She got her first guitar at a small age and in 1998, Avril won her first important contest singing along Shania Twain on her first major concert tour.
Cliff Fabri discovered her at the time she was still performing country covers at an prestigious bookstore in Kingstone, Ontario.
Later, she was spotted by Steve Medd, a local folk singer, whoo tooked her and let Avril make some covers for him and also perform along him at his forthcoming album at that time, Quinte Spirit (1999). At the age of sixteen she signed her first contract with Ken Grongard, the representitive of Arista Records, who brought his boss, Antonio Reid, to hear her sing at the New York City Studio. That was when Avril Lavigne entered in the music world for good, and 2 years later she was releasing her first album "Let Go" a pop album with "a couple of rock songs in it".
Avril Lavigne quote:
“My dream was always to hop up on stage in front of my fans every night and perform.” |
| Non-acting careers: Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Actress, Model | | Big break: In music Avril's big break, officially began in 2002 when she released her first album called "Let Go". In the movie carreer instead, her big break happened with the 2006 comedy/animation "Over The Hedge", and she vocied the character Heather. | | Defining characters: Starting with Heather the opossum, Beatrice Bell in "The Flock" with Richard Gere as a leading actor, and Alice in "Fast Food Nation" the cinematic representation after Avril's favourite book: Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All American Meal. | | Best movies: Over The Hedge was her first movie and the most appreciated as well. | | Best TV: Sabrina, the teenage Witch, Last Call with Carson Daly. | | Stage credits: | | Endorsements: | Other notable appearances/credits: Her most recently appearance for TV was in Avril Lavigne: The Best Damn Tour - Live in Toronto (2008).
| Top awards:
- Avril was nominated for Grammy Awards in:
- 2003 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Complicated"), Best Song of the Year ("Complicated"), Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album ("Let Go"), and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("Sk8er Boy").
- 2004 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("I'm With You"), Song of the Year ("I'm With you"), Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("Losing Grip"
| | Other: Her most appreciated song by the public, "Girlfriend" was rerecorded in eight languages including Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Japanese and Mandarin. |
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