AVRIL LAVIGNE
Avril Lavigne Whibley,[8] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: /'ævr?l.l?'vi?n/), (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood,[9] and in 2007 she won ninth place in the Jabra Music Contest for the Best Band in the World, based on fan votes from around the world.[10] Lavigne's birth name is usually pronounced in an anglicized way as /'ævr?l l?'vi?n/ ("La-Veen") (in French it is commonly pronounced /a'v?il la'vi??/ (help·info)). Avril is French for "April", while la vigne means "the vine" or "the vineyard". Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002, and over 18 million copies were sold worldwide.[11] and was certified six times platinum in the United States.[12] 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. Lavigne has scored five number one songs worldwide to date and a total of eleven top ten hits, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm with You", "My Happy Ending", and "Girlfriend". She's ranked # 50 on VH1's "50 Greatest Women Of The Video Era" show list.