AVRIL LAVIGNE

PERSONAL INFO/MUSIC INFLUENCES

• Born in Ontario, Canada
• Avril started singing at the age of 2 and when she got older she decided to join her church choir
• as a child Abby dawn was what her father would call her
• She was first discovered singing in a bookstore at age 14
• Her mom was a big influence on her music because she taught her to sing right before she passed away

CAREER FACTS

• She earned eight Grammy nominations
• Won seven Canadian Juno awards
• Sold more than 30 million albums and 20 million tracks worldwide over the past eight years
• She has a successful clothing line called "Abby dawn" the name coming from her nicknames as a child

TOP 5 SONGS

• "I'm With You"
• "Complicated"
• "My Happy Ending"
• "What The Hell"
• "When Your Gone"