Avril Lavigne biography

Avril Lavigne Whibley^[11] (born September 27, 1984), better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (pronounced /ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn/), is a Canadian pop rock/pop punk singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood.^[12] Avril Lavigne's music contains element of modern rock^{[13][14][15][16]}, pop punk^[17][18], pop rock^[7][8][9], power pop and alternative rock

Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002. Nearly 17 million copies were sold worldwide^[19] and it was certified six times platinum in the United States.^[20] Her second and third albums also sold in huge numbers, Under My Skin (2004) at about 9 million copies and The Best Damn Thing (2007) currently nearly 5.5 million copies^[21]; the latter two reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. Lavigne has scored six number one songs worldwide and a total of eleven top ten hits, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm With You", "My Happy Ending" and "Girlfriend," which became #1 hits in the ARC Top 40.^[22] In December 2007, Lavigne was ranked at #7 in the Forbes "Top 20 Earners Under 25", with annual earnings of $12 million.^[23] Currently, Avril Lavigne has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.