Avril Lavigne
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Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer and songwriter born on September 27, 1984. Her first album was released in 2002. In 2004, she won a World Music Award for favorite pop/rock artist. In total, she has sold over 21 million albums to this date. She performed the track "Sponge Bob" for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. She is French-Canadian. Her first name, Avril means "April" in French. Her last name, Lavigne, means "The Vine" in French. Among her popular songs from her first album Let Go are "Complicated", "Sk8r Boi", and "I'm With You". From her second album, Under My Skin, her popular songs are "My Happy Ending" and "He Wasn't". Avril also made a song entitled "Keep Holding On" for the soundtrack of the movie Eragon.
In February 2004, she began dating Canadian singer, Deryck Whibley, the lead singer/guitarist of pop-punk band Sum 41. On June 27, 2005, Lavigne and Whibley became engaged. Whibley proposed to Lavigne by surprising her with a trip to Venice, Italy, a gondola ride, and then a romantic picnic.
The couple married in Roman Catholic ceremony that began at 5 p.m., lasted only 20 minutes on Saturday, July 15, 2006 at a private estate in the California city of Montecito. Lavigne wore a Vera Wang gown, carried pearl white Australian roses and was walked down the aisle by her father. Whibley wore a Hugo Boss suit and was accompanied by four best men. They were Steve Jocz and Cone McCaslin from Sum 41, Matthew Lavigne (Avril's older brother), and Sum 41's close friend Robb Dipple. Avril's younger sister Michelle Lavigne was one of Avril's bridesmaids. There were about 110 guests in attendance.
The hit song "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls was played as their wedding song. When asked if they were ready for kids they said "not right now but somewhere down the road."
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[edit] Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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2007 | The Flock | Young Lady | Girlfriend of crime suspect |
2006 | Over the Hedge | Heather | Voice |
2006 | Fast Food Nation | Alice | College activist |
2004 | Going the Distance | Herself | Cameo, perform "Losing Grip" |
2002 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch[1] | Herself | Guest-star, perform "Sk8er Boi" |
[edit] Trivia
- Avril helped write the song Breakaway which is performed by Kelly Clarkson.This information was included on the Princess Diaries 2 Dvd Extras.
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[edit] See also
- My World, Avril Lavigne DVD
- List of songs by Avril Lavigne