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BIOgraphy
Stage Name: Avril Lavigne
Real Name: Avril Lavigne
Birthdate: September 27, 1984
Sign: Libra
Hometown: Napanee, Ontario, Canada
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums
Let Go
Top Singles
I'm With You
Sk8er Boi
Complicated
BACK UP
The Boys in the Band
Jesse
Evan
Matt
Mark
Charles
Hang on tight. AVRIL LAVIGNE has arrived, and her debut CD Let Go is gonna make you scream your head off. Don't worry, you'll be in good company. Basically everyone who's heard 'Let Go'-from fast-made fans who pushed the album Platinum within five weeks of it's release to discriminating critics nationwide-has hailed Avril Lavigne in best-new-artist terms.
Need a crash course on Avril Lavigne ? Here ya go: She's one of those rare creatures who started wowing people with her voice and character at around age 2. A small-town kid who couldn't sit still in class but had the confidence and determination to take off, virtually on her own, to hone her songwriting skills in New York City and Los Angeles. A startlingly up-front and outrageous 17-year-old with everything it takes to reach stardom-completely on her own terms. "I'm just coming out and I'm going to clearly be myself-I write what I feel, I never worry what others think," Avril avows. "I'm gonna dress what's me, I'm gonna act what's me and I'm gonna sing what's me."
Avril does exactly that on 'Let Go', flaunting sassy vocals and a crystal clear voice with real-girl lyrical style. Guitar-driven "Complicated," a simple song that kicks pretenders to the curb, managed the not-so-simple feat of nabbing the #1 spot on Billboard's singles chart while topping MTV's "TRL" countdown . "Complicated" set the all-time BDS spin record for one week at Mainstream Top 40 with 9,205 spins, (breaking Nickelback's prior record of 9,050 (for "How You Remind Me")). "Complicated" went on to surpass it's own BDS record stateside with 9,389 spins and in Canada, Avril eclipsed the BDS record held by Madonna. Lavigne, a 2002 MTV Video Music Award nominee for "Best New Artist In A Video" for "Complicated," is destined for International success.
The second single, "Sk8er Boi"-a punky paean to individuality-is "a straight-ahead rock'n'roll romp, joyous in its head-banging demeanor," says Billboard. The string-inflected "I'm With You" reaches out for connection to reflect Avril's more mellow side, but tracks like "Losing Grip" and "Unwanted" courageously confront rejection and betrayal with all the heaviness such subjects demand. Then there's "My World" and the metaphoric "Mobile," which perfectly articulate the Avril experience. "I am all over the place, flying here and there, going through different stuff everyday," she explains. "This is my lifestyle, but I wouldn't want a normal life or I'd get bored."
Apparently, Avril was born for such insanity. A middle child who "always wanted to be the center of attention," she was bound to bust out of Napanee, Ontario, population 5,000. "I always knew this was what I had to do," she says. "I remember when I was really young standing on my bed like it was a stage, singing at the top of my lungs and visualizing thousands of people surrounding me." She segued from her bedroom to singing, well, whenever and wherever she could-starting in church singing gospel music, and on to festivals, then singing country music at fairs and talent contests-until she was discovered by Arista Records.
More Information
Latest News from the Artist/Band of the Month
05.05.2003
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04.10.2003
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04.07.2003
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04.03.2003
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03.27.2003
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03.13.2003
Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne Fall Into The Matrix
03.10.2003
Avril Lavigne — Fashion Rebel With A (Good) Cause
02.27.2003
For The Record: Quick News On Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Eminem, Kelly Osbourne & More
02.26.2003
R. Kelly Boots 50 Cent From Top Of Albums Chart
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Press Conference
In The Press: “I just write about what I go through – normal stuff. Typical stuff that a teenager goes through. That’s what I do just write about what I am feeling and I think that’s why people can relate to it cause I’m not the only person that goes through a breakup or being pissed at a guy or something like that. Which is really cool,” Lavigne explained.
...Being a phony is one thing Lavigne will never be accused of. Growing up a self-confessed tomboy in Napanee, Ontario, the Canadian began singing at age two. Her musical roots included gospel and country. She refused to be molded to fit the mode of stars Spears and it cost her some early recording deals.
But shortly after record producer LA Reid said her to Arista, the singer/songwriter quickly earned commercial and critical acclaim with the release of her multi-platinum first offering, “Let’s Go.” The CD garnered three Grammy Awards nominations for Song of the Year for “Complicated,” New Artist, and Best Female Rock.
Lavigne said the nominations came as somewhat of a surprise.
“I was in N.Y. when they announced the nominations. I was reading some of them and it was surprising. I never would have expected that many nominations, but it was a total honor,” Lavigne said.
GET IT
I know you guys want to download some of the Avril Lavigne's songs. So, here you go. Just click the song's name.
Avril Lavigne - Complicated
Avril Lavigne - I'm With You
Avril Lavigne - Sk8ter Boy
One thing that I want is to see her on MTV's PUNK'D.
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