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Avril Lavigne
Canadian singer-songwriter (born )
For the album, see Avril Lavigne (album).
Avril Ramona LavigneCM (AV-ril lə-VEEN, French:[avʁilʁamɔnalaviɲ]; born September 27, ) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is a key musician in the development of pop-punk music, as she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early s.
Her accolades include eight Grammy Award nominations.
At age 16, Lavigne signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records.
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Her debut studio album, Let Go (), is the best-selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist. It yielded the successful singles "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi", which emphasized a skate punk persona and earned her the title "Pop-Punk Queen" and "Pop Punk Princess" from music publications. Her second studio album, Under My Skin (), became Lavigne's first album to reach the top of the Billboard chart in the United States, going on to sell 10 million copies worldwide.
Lavigne's third studio album, The Best Damn Thing (), reached number one in seven countries worldwide and saw the international success of its lead single "Girlfriend", which became her first single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot in the United States.
Her next two studio albums, Goodbye Lullaby () and Avril Lavigne (), saw continued commercial success and were both certified gold in Canada, the United States, and other territories. After releasing her sixth studio album, Head Above Water (), she returned to her pop punk roots with her seventh studio album, Love Sux ().
Early life
Avril Ramona Lavigne was born on September 27, , in Belleville, Ontario. She was named Avril (the French word for April) by her father.[1] He and Lavigne's mother recognized their child's vocal abilities when she was two years old and sang "Jesus Loves Me" on the way home from church.[2] Lavigne has an older brother named Matthew and a younger sister named Michelle,[3] both of whom teased her when she sang.
"My brother used to knock on the wall because I used to sing myself to sleep and he thought it was really annoying."[2] She is the sister-in-law of Japanese band One OK Rock bassist Ryota Kohama.[4] Lavigne's paternal grandfather Maurice Yves Lavigne was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.[5] A member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, he married Lucie Dzierzbicki, a French native of Morhange in Their son, Jean-Claude Lavigne, was born in at RCAF Station Grostenquin near Grostenquin, Lorraine.[6] When Jean-Claude was a child, the family moved to Ontario, and in , he married Judith-Rosanne "Judy" Loshaw.[7][8]
When Lavigne was 5, the family moved to Napanee (now incorporated as Greater Napanee),[9] a town with a population of approximately 5, at the time.[10][11][12]
To support her musical interests, her father bought her a microphone, a drum kit, a keyboard, and several guitars, and converted their basement into a studio.
Her father often played bass at the church the family attended, the Third Day Worship Centre in Kingston. When Lavigne was 14 years old, her parents took her to karaoke sessions.[13]
Lavigne performed at country fairs, singing songs by Garth Brooks, the Chicks, and Shania Twain, and began writing her own songs.
Her first song was called "Can't Stop Thinking About You", about a teenage infatuation, which she described as "cheesy cute".[14]
Lavigne also played hockey during high school and won Most valuable player (MVP) twice as a right winger in a boys league.[15]
Career
– Career beginnings
In , Lavigne won a radio contest to perform with Canadian singer Shania Twain at the Corel Centre in Ottawa, before an audience of 20, people.[16][9][10] Twain and Lavigne sang Twain's song, "What Made You Say That",[9] and Lavigne told Twain that she aspired to be "a famous singer".[10] During a performance with the Lennox Community Theatre, Lavigne was spotted by local folksinger Stephen Medd.
He invited her to contribute vocals on his song, "Touch the Sky", for his album, Quinte Spirit. She later sang on "Temple of Life" and "Two Rivers" for his follow-up album, My Window to You, in
In December , Lavigne was discovered by her first professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while singing country covers at a Chapters bookstore in Kingston.[9][10] Fabri sent out VHS tapes of Lavigne's home performances to several industry prospects, and Lavigne was visited by several executives.[17] Mark Jowett, co-founder of a Canadian management firm, Nettwerk, received a copy of Lavigne's karaoke performances recorded in her parents' basement.[18] Jowett arranged for Lavigne to work with producer Peter Zizzo during the summer of in New York, where she wrote the song "Why".
Lavigne was noticed by Arista Records during a trip to New York.[17]
In November ,[11] Ken Krongard, an A&R representative, invited Antonio "L.A." Reid, then head of Arista Records, to Zizzo's Manhattan studio to hear Lavigne sing. Her minute audition "so impressed" Reid that he immediately signed her to Arista with a deal worth $&#;million for two albums and an extra $, for a publishing advance.[12][9] By this time, Lavigne had found that she fit in naturally with her hometown high school's skater clique, an image that carried through to her first album, but although she enjoyed skateboarding, school left her feeling insecure.
Having signed a record deal, and with support from her parents, she left school to focus on her music career.[11][19][14] Lavigne's band, which were mostly the members of Closet Monster, was chosen by Nettwerk, as they wanted young performers who were up and coming from the Canadian punk rock scene who would fit with Lavigne's personality.[20]
– Let Go
Reid gave A&R Joshua Sarubin the responsibility of overseeing Lavigne's development and the recording of her debut album.
They spent several months in New York working with different co-writers, trying to forge an individual sound for her. Sarubin told HitQuarters that they initially struggled; although early collaborations with songwriter-producers including Sabelle Breer, Curt Frasca and Peter Zizzo resulted in some good songs, they did not match her or her voice.
It was only when Lavigne went to Los Angeles in May and created two songs with the Matrix production team—including "Complicated", later released as her debut single—that the record company felt she had made a major breakthrough. Lavigne worked further with the Matrix and also with singer-songwriter Clif Magness. Recording of Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, finished in January [21]
Lavigne released Let Go in June in the US, where it reached number two on the Billboard albums chart.
It peaked at number one in Australia, Canada, and the UK—this made Lavigne, at 17 years old, the youngest female soloist to have a number-one album on the UK Albums Chart at that time.[22] By the end of , the album was certified four-times Platinum by the RIAA, making her the bestselling female artist of and Let Go the top-selling debut of the year.[23] By May , Let Go had accumulated over 1 million sales in Canada, receiving a diamond certification from the Canadian Recording Industry Association.[24] By , the album had sold over 16 million units worldwide.[25] By March , the RIAA certified the album seven-times Platinum, denoting shipments of over seven million units in the US.[26]
Lavigne's debut single, "Complicated", peaked at number one in Australia and number two in the US.
"Complicated" was one of the bestselling Canadian singles of , and one of the decade's biggest hits in the US,[27] where subsequent singles "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm with You" reached the top ten.[28] With these three singles, Lavigne became the second artist in history to have three top-ten songs from a debut album on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart.[29] Lavigne was named Best New Artist (for "Complicated") at the MTV Video Music Awards,[30] won four Juno Awards in out of six nominations,[31] received a World Music Award for "World's Bestselling Canadian Singer", and was nominated for eight Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Complicated".[32]
In , Lavigne made a cameo appearance in the music video for "Hundred Million" by the pop punk band Treble Charger.[33] In March , Lavigne posed for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine,[7] and in May she performed "Fuel" during MTV's Icon tribute to Metallica.[34][35] During her first headlining tour, the Try to Shut Me Up Tour, Lavigne covered Green Day's "Basket Case".[36]
– Under My Skin
Lavigne's second studio album, Under My Skin, was released in May and debuted at number one in Australia, Canada, Japan, the UK, and the US.[37] The album was certified five-times Platinum in Canada[38] and has sold 10 million copies,[39] including &#;million in the US.[40] Lavigne wrote most of the album's tracks with Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, and Kreviazuk's husband, Our Lady Peace front man Raine Maida, co-produced the album with Butch Walker and Don Gilmore.
Lavigne said that Under My Skin proved her credentials as a songwriter, saying that "each song comes from a personal experience of mine, and there are so much [sic] emotions in those songs".[41] "Don't Tell Me", the lead single off the album, reached the top five in the UK and Canada and the top ten in Australia.
"My Happy Ending", the album's second single, was a top five hit in the UK and Australia. In the US, it was a top ten entry on the Billboard Hot and became a number-one pop radio hit.
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Discover the secrets behind Avril Lavigne's punk rock roots and her journey to stardom. From her childhood to her rise to fame, this video reveals the untold.The third single, "Nobody's Home", did not manage to make the top 40 in the US and performed moderately elsewhere.
During early Lavigne went on the 'Live and By Surprise' acoustic mall tour in the US and Canada to promote Under My Skin, accompanied by her guitarist Evan Taubenfeld. In September , Lavigne embarked on her first world tour, the year-long Bonez Tour.
Lavigne won two World Music Awards in , for 'World's Best Pop/Rock Artist' and 'World's Bestselling Canadian Artist' and won three Juno Awards from five nominations in , including 'Artist of the Year'.[42] She also won in the category of 'Favorite Female Singer' at the eighteenth annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.[43]
Lavigne co-wrote the song "Breakaway", which was recorded by Kelly Clarkson for the soundtrack to the film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.[44] "Breakaway" was released as a single in mid and subsequently included as the title track on Clarkson's second album, Breakaway.
Lavigne performed the Goo Goo Dolls song "Iris" with the band's lead singer John Rzeznik at Fashion Rocks in September ,[45] and she posed for the cover of Maxim in October [46] She recorded the theme song for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (released in November ) with producer Butch Walker.[47]
– The Best Damn Thing and Goodbye Lullaby
In February , Lavigne represented Canada at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics.[48]Fox Entertainment Group approached Lavigne to write a song for the soundtrack to the fantasy-adventure film Eragon; her contribution, "Keep Holding On", was released as a single to promote the film and its soundtrack.[49][50][51]
Lavigne's third album, The Best Damn Thing, was released in April and debuted at number one on the U.S.
Billboard ,[52] and subsequently achieved Platinum status in Canada.[38] The album sold more than 2&#;million copies in the US.[26] Its lead single, "Girlfriend", became Lavigne's first number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot and one of the decade's biggest singles.[52][53] The single also peaked at number one in Australia, Canada, and Japan, and reached number two in the UK and France.
As well as English, "Girlfriend" was recorded in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Japanese, and Mandarin. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ranked "Girlfriend" as the most-downloaded track worldwide in , selling &#;million copies, including the versions recorded in eight different languages.[54][55] "When You're Gone", the album's second single, reached the top five in Australia and the United Kingdom, the top ten in Canada, and the top forty in the US.
"Hot" was the third single and charted only at number 95 in the US, although it reached the top 10 in Canada and the top 20 in Australia.
Lavigne won two World Music Awards in , for 'World's Bestselling Canadian Artist' and 'World's Best Pop/Rock Female Artist'. She won her first two MTV Europe Music Awards, received a Teen Choice Award for 'Best Summer Single', and was nominated for five Juno Awards.[42] In December , Lavigne was ranked number eight in Forbes magazine's list of 'Top 20 Earners Under 25', with annual earnings of $12&#;million.[56] In March , Lavigne undertook a world tour, The Best Damn World Tour, and appeared on the cover of Maxim for the second time.[57] In mid-August, Malaysia's Islamic opposition party, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, attempted to ban Lavigne's tour show in Kuala Lumpur, judging her stage moves "too sexy".
It was thought that her concert on August 29 would promote wrong values ahead of Malaysia's Independence Day on August [58] On August 21, , MTV reported that the concert had been approved by the Malaysian government.[59]
In January , Lavigne worked with Disney to create clothing designs inspired by Tim Burton's feature film Alice in Wonderland.
She recorded a song for its soundtrack, "Alice", which was played over the end credits and included on the soundtrack album Almost Alice.[60][61][62] In February, Lavigne performed at the Vancouver Winter Olympics closing ceremony.[63] Lavigne's song "I'm with You" was sampled by Rihanna on the track "Cheers (Drink to That)", which is featured on Rihanna's fifth studio album, Loud ().[64][65] "Cheers (Drink to That)" was released as a single the following year, and Lavigne appeared in its music video.[66] In December , American singer Miranda Cosgrove released "Dancing Crazy", a song written by Lavigne, Max Martin and Shellback.
It was also produced by Martin.[67]
Lavigne began recording for her fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby, in her home studio in November Its opening track, "Black Star", was written to help promote her first fragrance of the same name.[68][69] Lavigne described the album as being about her life experiences rather than focusing on relationships, and its style as less pop rock than her previous material, reflecting her age.[69][70] The release date for Goodbye Lullaby was delayed several times, which Lavigne said was because of her label.[71][72]Goodbye Lullaby was released in March ,[73][70] and its lead single, "What the Hell", premiered in December , ahead of the album's release.[73]Goodbye Lullaby received Juno Award nominations for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.[42] By March , Goodbye Lullaby sold more than , copies in the US, and it was certified Gold by the RIAA.[26]
– Self-titled album
Three months after the release of Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne announced that work on her fifth studio album had already begun, describing it as the musical opposite of Goodbye Lullaby[74] and "pop and more fun again".[75][76][77] In late , she confirmed that she had moved to Epic Records, headed by L.
A. Reid.[78][79] Lavigne contributed two cover songs to the Japanese animated film One Piece Film: Z: "How You Remind Me" (originally by Nickelback) and "Bad Reputation" (originally by Joan Jett).[80]
The lead single from Lavigne's fifth studio album, "Here's to Never Growing Up" (produced by Martin Johnson of the band Boys Like Girls), was released in April [81] and reached top 20 positions on the Billboard Hot , Australia and the UK.
The second single, "Rock n Roll", was released in August and the third, "Let Me Go" (featuring Lavigne's then-husband Chad Kroeger of Nickelback), was released in October The album, titled Avril Lavigne, was released in November ;[82][83] in Canada, it was certified gold and received a Juno Award nomination for Pop Album of the Year.[84][85] The fourth single from Avril Lavigne, "Hello Kitty", was released in April The music video sparked controversies over racism claims which Lavigne denied.[86]
During mid, Lavigne opened for boy band the Backstreet Boys' In a World Like This Tour[87] and played at the Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo.[85][88] She released a music video for "Give You What You Like", the fifth single from her self-titled album on February 10, The song is featured in Lifetime's made-for-TV movie, Babysitter's Black Book.[89] By March , the album sold more than , copies in the US, and it was certified Gold by the RIAA.[26]
In an April interview with Billboard, Lavigne announced a new single titled "Fly", which was released on April 26 in association with the Special Olympics World Summer Games.[90]
Lavigne was featured in the song "Listen" from Japanese rock band One Ok Rock's eighth studio album, Ambitions, released on January 11, [91] She was also featured in the song "Wings Clipped" by Grey with Anthony Green for the duo's debut extended play Chameleon, released on September 29, [92]
– Head Above Water
Lavigne performing in September
Lavigne's sixth studio album Head Above Water was released on February 15, , through BMG.[93][94] The album reached the top ten in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and peaked at number thirteen on the U.S.
Billboard It was preceded by three singles: "Head Above Water", "Tell Me It's Over" and "Dumb Blonde", with the lead single drawing inspiration from Lavigne's battle with Lyme disease.[95][96][97] The fourth single, "I Fell in Love with the Devil", was released on June 28, [98] In support of the album, Lavigne embarked on the Head Above Water Tour, which started on September 14, [99] European concerts were postponed to due to the COVID pandemic.[]
On April 24, , Lavigne re-recorded the track "Warrior" from her sixth studio album and released it as a single, titled "We Are Warriors".
The proceeds from the single support Project HOPE's relief efforts in the COVID pandemic.[]
–present: Love Sux
On January 8, , "Flames", a collaboration between Mod Sun and Lavigne, was released.[][] In the subsequent month, Lavigne confirmed recording for her next album had been completed.[]
On July 16, , Willow Smith released her fourth studio album, titled Lately I Feel Everything, with one of the tracks, "Grow", featuring Avril Lavigne and Travis Barker.[] A music video for the song was released in October of the same year.[]
After announcing on November 3, , that she had signed with Barker's label DTA Records,[] Lavigne announced her new single titled "Bite Me", which was released on November [] On January 13, , Lavigne announced her seventh studio album Love Sux.[] Much of the album was written and produced by Lavigne's then boyfriend, pop punk artist Mod Sun.
The second single off the record, "Love It When You Hate Me", was released on January 14, and featured American singer Blackbear.[] The album was subsequently released on February []Love Sux debuted at number nine on the Billboard chart,[] and at number three on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.[]
On June 13, , a new edition of Let Go was released for the album's 20th anniversary.
Parents of avril lavigne Discover the secrets behind Avril Lavigne's punk rock roots and her journey to stardom. From her childhood to her rise to fame, this video reveals the untold.The record contains six previously unreleased bonus tracks, including Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway", which was originally written by Lavigne.[][]
On September 13, , Lavigne attended, presented and performed at the 15th Annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Honors at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
She performed a cover of Shania Twain's "No One Needs to Know" and presented Twain with an ACM Poets Award. The cover received a positive reception.[][]
On October 24, , Lavigne announced the release of a single titled "I'm a Mess" featuring English singer Yungblud on November 3, ,[] as the lead single of the deluxe edition of Love Sux, which was released on November [] While promoting "I'm a Mess", Lavigne confirmed she was working on her eighth studio album with John Feldmann, Barker, Yungblud and Alex Gaskarth of band All Time Low.[] "Fake as Hell", a collaboration between Lavigne and All Time Low, was eventually released as a single on September 15, [] On June 9, , Lavigne did a live collaborative performance with country music artist Miranda Lambert during the CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
They performed a mashup of Lambert's "Kerosene" and Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi".[][]
On May 10, , Lavigne announced plans to release a greatest hits album on June 21, [] On May 16, , Lavigne and country music artist Nate Smith released a collaborative single titled "Bulletproof" that was originally released as a solo single for Smith.
Lavigne and Smith performed the song at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards.[] In support of the album, Lavigne embarked her Greatest Hits Tour, which began on May 22, and concluded on September 18, [][] On June 30, , Lavigne played the world-famous Glastonbury Festival in England for the first time, drawing one of the largest crowds ever seen at the Other Stage.[][][][]
On October 3, , it was reported that Lavigne recorded another collaborative single with Smith titled "Can You Die from a Broken Heart".
The song is featured on Smith's sophomore album California Gold and it was released as the third single from the album.[]
Artistry and image
Musical style and songwriting
During the s decade, most critics and publications identified Lavigne's first three albums as a mix of pop-punk, alternative rock and pop rock[][][][][][][] influenced by a post-grunge sound.[][][][][][]Let Go was classified as a pop rock and alternative rock album with a slight grunge influence.
Meanwhile, the singer was compared to other female artists with the same sound, mainly Alanis Morissette.[][][] The album Under My Skin, was noticeably darker musically, with heavier production that showcased ballads and rocker songs which incorporated a more post-grunge sound that verged on nu metal,[][][][] while keeping pop punk power chord influences.[] The album was seen as anticipating the "emotional intensity and theatrical aesthetics" of emo-pop music before it came into the mainstream.[] Critics compared the album with similar works by contemporary acts at the time like Linkin Park and Evanescence, due to its nu metal influence.[][][] In contrast, The Best Damn Thing abandoned the alternative and post-grunge style in favour of pop punk tunes.
The songs were described as sounding like Toni Basil cheerleading for Blink,[] with Lavigne praised for her ability to combine bubblegum pop melodies with punk rock riffs.[]Teen pop's impact on Lavigne's music of this decade was noted, since most of her lyrics were from an adolescent perspective. This made some critics describe her music as alternateen or teen punk.[]
Later on in the s, her sound went softer and poppier, characterized more by acoustic pop-rock songs and less loud grungy guitar-driven songs that were the signature of her earlier works.[] With the s pop-punk mainstream resurgence, Lavigne went back to her pop-punk roots, embracing emo-pop angst,[][][][] and skate punk influences from NOFX, blink, Green Day and the Offspring.[][][][]
Lavigne possesses a soprano vocal range.[][][][] On a review for Lavigne's song Sk8er Boi, Pat Blashill of Rolling Stone described her voice as "equal parts baby girl and husky siren".[] Themes in her music include messages of self-empowerment from a female or an adolescent perspective.[] Lavigne believes her "songs are about being yourself no matter what and going after your dreams even if your dreams are crazy and even if people tell you they're never going to come true."[] On her debut album, Let Go, Lavigne preferred the less mainstream songs, such as "Losing Grip", instead of her more radio-friendly singles, such as "Complicated", saying that "the songs I did with the Matrix&#; were good for my first record, but I don't want to be that pop anymore."[] Lavigne's second album, Under My Skin, had deeper personal themes underlying each song, with Lavigne remarking that "I've gone through so much, so that's what I talk about&#; Like boys, like dating or relationships."[] In contrast, her third album, The Best Damn Thing, was not personal to her.
"Some of the songs I wrote didn't even mean that much to me. It's not like some personal thing I'm going through."[] Her objective in writing the album was simply to "make it fun".[]Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne's fourth album, was much more personal than her earlier records,[68] with Lavigne describing the album as "more stripped down, deeper.
All the songs are very emotional."[]Ian McKellen defined her as "a punk chanteuse, a post-grunge valkyrie, with the wounded soul of a poet and the explosive pugnacity of a Canadian" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in [][]
I know my fans look up to me and that's why I make my songs so personal; it's all about things I've experienced and things I like or hate.
I write for myself and hope that my fans like what I have to say.
— Lavigne on her musical artistry[]
While Lavigne said she was not angry, her interviews were still passionate about the media's lack of respect for her songwriting. She said, "I am a writer, and I won't accept people trying to take that away from me", adding that she had been writing "full-structured songs" since she was [41] Despite this, Lavigne's songwriting has been questioned throughout her career.
The songwriting trio the Matrix, with whom Lavigne wrote songs for her debut album, said that they were the main songwriters of Lavigne's singles "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm with You".
Wikipedia avril lavigne biography Born September 27th, and raised in Napanee, Ontario, Avril Lavigne began writing and singing her own songs in her teens. She signed with a label before finishing high school and released her first album in It became the year's biggest pop debut thanks to the song, "Complicated".Lavigne said that she was the primary songwriter for every song on the album, stating that "133one of those songs aren't from me".[]
In , Chantal Kreviazuk, who wrote with Lavigne on her second album, accused Lavigne of plagiarism[] and criticized her songwriting, saying that "Avril doesn't really sit and write songs by herself or anything."[] Lavigne also disclaimed this, and considered taking legal action against Kreviazuk for "clear defamation" against her character.[] Kreviazuk later apologized, saying that "Avril is an accomplished songwriter and it has been my privilege to work with her."[] Shortly after that, Tommy Dunbar, founder of the band the Rubinoos, sued Lavigne, her publishing company, and Lukasz "Dr.
Luke" Gottwald for allegedly stealing parts of "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" for her song "Girlfriend".[] Gottwald defended Lavigne, stating, "me and Avril wrote the song together It has the same chord progressions as ten different Blink songs, the standard changes you'd find in a Sum 41 song. It's the Sex Pistols, not the Rubinoos."[] In January , a confidential settlement was reached between the parties.[]
Influences
Lavigne's earlier influences came from country music acts such as Garth Brooks, the Chicks, and Shania Twain,[][14] and alternative singer-songwriters such as Alanis Morissette, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Imbruglia, and Janis Joplin.[] By the time she left school to focus on her music career, Lavigne was musically more influenced by skate punk, pop punk, and punk rock acts such as Blink, the Offspring, Sum 41, NOFX, Pennywise, Dashboard Confessional, Green Day, the Ramones, the Distillers, and Hole.
She also enjoyed metal bands such as Marilyn Manson, System of a Down, Incubus, and the Used, as well as alternative bands such as Nirvana, No Doubt, the Goo Goo Dolls, Radiohead, the Cranberries, Coldplay, Oasis, Third Eye Blind, and Matchbox Twenty.[][][]
Because of these influences, musical genres, and Lavigne's personal style, the media often defined her as punk, something she said she was not.
Lavigne's close friend and first guitarist, Evan Taubenfeld, said: "It's a very touchy subject to a lot of people, but the point is that Avril isn't punk, but she never really pretended to claim to come from that scene. She had pop punk music and the media ended up doing the rest."[] Lavigne commented on the matter: "I have been labelled like I'm this angry girl, [a] rebel&#; punk, and I am so not any of them."[41] However, she has also said that her music has punk influences: "I like to listen a lot to punk rock music, you can notice a certain influence of punk in my music.
I like an aggressive music, but pretty enough heavy pop-rock, which is what I really do."[][]
Image
I have to fight to keep my image really me&#; I rejected some gorgeous publicity shots because they just didn't look like me. I won't wear skanky clothes that show my booty, my belly or my boobs.
I have a great body.
— Lavigne on her image early in her career[11]
When Lavigne first gained publicity, she was known for her tomboyish style,[] in particular her necktie-and-tank-top combinations.[][] She preferred baggy clothes, skater shoes or Converses,[63] wristbands, and sometimes shoelaces wrapped around her fingers.[13] During photo shoots, instead of wearing "glittery get-ups", she preferred wearing "old, crumpled T's".[11] In response to her fashion and musical influences, the media called her the "pop punk princess"[][] and the female answer to Blink[] Press and fans regarded her as the "anti-Britney", in part because of her less commercial and "real" image, but also because she was noticeably headstrong.
"I'm not made up and I'm not being told what to say and how to act, so they have to call me the anti-Britney, which I'm not."[13] By November , however, Lavigne stopped wearing ties, claiming she felt she was "wearing a costume".[12] Lavigne made a conscious effort to keep her music, and not her image, at the forefront of her career.[]
Lavigne eventually took on a more gothic style as she began her second album, Under My Skin, trading her skating outfits for black tutus[] and developing an image marked by angst.[] During The Best Damn Thing years, Lavigne changed directions.
Avril lavigne biography videos Dive deep into the life of punk-rock princess Avril Lavigne! From her rise to fame with hit songs like "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi" to her battle with Lyme.She dyed her hair blonde with a pink streak, wore feminine outfits,[] including "tight jeans and heels",[63] and modelled for magazines such as Harper's Bazaar.[] Lavigne defended her new style: "I don't really regret anything. You know, the ties and the wife-beaters and all&#; It had its time and place.
And now I'm all grown up, and I've moved on".[]
Lavigne has been the subject of a conspiracy theory that posits that she committed suicide in and was replaced by a body double who had previously been recruited to distract paparazzi. This originated as a joke on a Brazilian blog, but it has since been embraced by some conspiracy theorists in earnest.[] In an interview with Australia's KIIS in November , Lavigne responded to the rumour, stating: "Yeah, some people think that I'm not the real me, which is so weird!
Like, why would they even think that?"[]
Legacy
Lavigne is considered a highlight in the pop-punk and alternative rock scene, since she helped pave the way for the success of female-driven punk-influenced pop artists such as Paramore, Skye Sweetnam, Fefe Dobson, Lillix, Kelly Osbourne, Krystal Meyers, Tonight Alive, Courage My Love, and Hey Monday.[][][][] She has been compared to alternative female singer-songwriters of the s such as Alanis Morissette, Liz Phair, and Courtney Love, earning a reputation as the greatest female representative of pop-punk music, and has been called one of the female singers who best represent s rock music.[][][][] Lavigne also was seen as a fashion icon for her skatepunk and rocker style.[][] Kimberley Schoeman writing for the Mail & Guardian has referred to Lavigne as a "queer icon" and a "sweet spot for those realising, "I like boys and girls"".[] "Sk8er Boi", "He Wasn't", and "Girlfriend" are frequently listed among the best pop-punk songs of all time by critics.[][][][]
Lavigne has influenced a wide array of musical artists, including acts such as Tramp Stamps,[]Bebe Rexha,[]Billie Eilish,[]Courage My Love,[]5 Seconds of Summer,[]Yungblud,[]Maggie Lindemann,[]Tonight Alive,[][]Willow Smith,[]Amanda Palmer,[]Misono,[]Rina Sawayama,[]Hey Monday,[]Grey,[]Ed Sheeran,[]Kailee Morgue,[]Charli XCX,[][]MercyMe