Not only am I a great admirer of Avril's amazing achievements in the music industry and her talent for writing great songs, I also admire her as a person...  She is by far my favourite artist as she has been adamant in positioning herself as a unique artist, one who runs counter to the mainstream, and isn't afraid of voicing her anti-conformist stance...   Hope you Enjoy!

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Birthdate: September 27th in Napanee, Ontario 

Height: 5"3

Parents: Judy and John Lavigne

Siblings: younger sister, Michelle and an older brother, Matthew

Facts & Accomplishments:

By age 10, she had graduated from the local church choir to the regional fairgrounds, singing country music in competitions.

Avril taught herself the guitar at the age of 12

When she was 13, her vocal skill won her the grand prize in a radio station contest: a trip to the city of Ottawa, to perform a duet in concert with another Ontario native, country music star Shania Twain

Has an affinity for baseball and hockey

Favourite pizza topping is olives

Nominated for 3 Grammys: Song Of The Year ("I'm With You"), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("I'm With You") & Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("Losing Grip") (2004)

Won Favorite Female Singer at the 18th Annual Kid's Choice Awards [April 2005]

2005: Won 3 Juno Awards; Fan Choice Award, Artist of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year ("Under My Skin").

Voted #1 in Teen People's Top Hottest 21 Under 21 List [April 30th - May 1st 2005]

She was kind enough to donate many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign 2004.

Has a pizza named after her at a restaurant in her home town, Napanee, Ontario

September 2004; Wrote the song "Breakaway" sung by Kelly Clarkson.

Will make her movie debut by lending her voice to the upcoming DreamWorks animated movie Over The Edge. (April 21, 2005)

Her song "Sk8er Boi" is being made as a movie, for more information visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368973/

Quotes by Avril:

"I'm just coming out and i'm going to clearly be myself - I write what I feel, I never worry what others think"

"My mom wouldn't let me sing 'Strawberry Wine' because it had 'wine' in it."

"When I was 2 my mom said she knew I was going to be a singer. I've been    performing ever since I was a young kid. So I've known I wanted to do this for awhile. I always knew in my heart that I'd be singing."

People ask me if I regret wasting my last teen years on becoming a singer. You know something? I don't. Because singing is my life. When and if you want something so badly you'll see. I mean, I'm just so blessed to be doing what I love to do and to have been given this opportunity. I thank God because there are so many more talented people out there that will never even come close to getting a record deal.

"To understand me, you have to meet me and be around me. And then only if I'm in a good mood - don't meet me in a bad mood."

"I might look like a tough chick - and I am - but I'm also a hopeless romantic inside."

"Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be."