Avril Lavigne - Pop Punk Princess

Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. She is considered important in the development of pop punk music since she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s. In 1999, Lavigne won a radio contest to perform with the Canadian singer Shania Twain at the Corel Centre in Ottawa, before an audience of 20,000 people. Lavigne received eight Grammy Awards nominations in two years, including Best New Artist. She has received a total of 169 awards. Lavigne had sold more than 30 million singles and 40 million copies of her albums worldwide. Lavigne achieved a Guinness World Record as being the youngest female solo artist to top the UK album...View all