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Avril
Ramona Lavigne (born
September 27, 1984) is a
Canadian pop
singer-songwriter and
actress who is known for
her "skater punk"
persona. Her two albums,
Let Go (2002) and Under
My Skin (2004), topped
the charts in numerous
countries.
Although
her surname is of French
origin, she herself does
not speak
French.
Born
in Belleville, Ontario,
to conservative
Franco-Ontarian
Christian parents John
and Judy Lavigne, Avril,
at age five, moved with
her family to Napanee,
Ontario, Canada, where
she sang in a church
choir and taught herself
to play the
guitar.
She
was discovered by her
first professional
manager, Cliff Fabri,
while singing country
covers at a Chapters
bookstore in Kingston,
Ontario. During a
performance with the
Lennox Community
Theatre, Avril was
spotted by local
folksinger Steve Medd,
who invited her to sing
on his song Touch The
Sky for his 1999 album
Quinte Spirit. She also
sang on Temple Of Life
and Two Rivers for his
followup album, My
Window To You, in
2000.
At
16, she was signed by
Ken Krongard, the
artists-and-repertoire
(A&R) representative
of Arista Records, who
invited his boss, Arista
head Antonio "L.A."
Reid, to hear her sing
in a New York City
studio. She then
completed work on her
first album.
Websites:
Avril
- Fansite. Has some nice
images and general
information.
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