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Post by Misaru on May 23, 2007 10:07:49 GMT -5
Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock singer and musician. She has sold over twenty-six million albums worldwide and received Grammy Award nominations. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood.
Although her parents are of French origins, she doesn't speak French and her name is usually pronounced in an anglicized way as (in French it is commonly pronounced. Avril is French for "April", while la vigne means "the vine" or "the vineyard".
Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002. Her second and third albums, Under My Skin (2004) and The Best Damn Thing (2007), respectively, reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200.
Although her parents are of French origins, she doesn't speak French and her name is usually pronounced in an anglicized way as (in French it is commonly pronounced. Avril is French for "April", while la vigne means "the vine" or "the vineyard".
Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002. Her second and third albums, Under My Skin (2004) and The Best Damn Thing (2007), respectively, reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200.
