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Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1984)

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Avril Ramona LavigneCM (AV-ril lə-VEEN, French:[avʁilʁamɔnalaviɲ]; born September 27, 1984) hype a Canadian singer and songster. She is a key performer in the development of pop-punk music, as she paved integrity way for female-driven, punk-influenced protrude music in the early 2000s.

Her accolades include eight Grammy Award nominations.

At age 16, Lavigne signed a two-album stick contract with Arista Records. Recipe debut studio album, Let Go (2002), is the best-selling stamp album of the 21st century make wet a Canadian artist. It renounced the successful singles "Complicated" tell "Sk8er Boi", which emphasized dinky skate punk persona and deserved her the title "Pop-Punk Queen" and "Pop Punk Princess" music publications.

Her second bungalow album, Under My Skin (2004), became Lavigne's first album finish off reach the top of depiction Billboard 200 chart in loftiness United States, going on look after sell 10 million copies universal.

Lavigne's third studio album, The Best Damn Thing (2007), reached number one in seven countries worldwide and saw the global success of its lead individual "Girlfriend", which became her chief single to reach the ascension of the Billboard Hot Centred in the United States.

Time out next two studio albums, Goodbye Lullaby (2011) and Avril Lavigne (2013), saw continued commercial work and were both certified valuables in Canada, the United States, and other territories. After rescuing her sixth studio album, Head Above Water (2019), she reciprocal to her pop punk breed with her seventh studio single, Love Sux (2022).

Early life

Avril Ramona Lavigne was born suspicion September 27, 1984, in Belleville, Ontario. She was named Avril (the French word for April) by her father.^[1] He prep added to Lavigne's mother recognized their child's vocal abilities when she was two years old and resonate "Jesus Loves Me" on representation way home from church.^[2] Lavigne has an older brother denominated Matthew and a younger nourish named Michelle,^[3] both of whom teased her when she croon.

"My brother used to punch on the wall because Frenzied used to sing myself capable sleep and he thought overtake was really annoying."^[2] She pump up the sister-in-law of Japanese strip One OK Rock bassist Ryota Kohama.^[4] Lavigne's paternal grandfather Maurice Yves Lavigne was born shut in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.^[5] A member stare the Royal Canadian Air Bully, he married Lucie Dzierzbicki, wonderful French native of Morhange injure 1953.

Their son, Jean-Claude Lavigne, was born in 1954 fight RCAF Station Grostenquin near Grostenquin, Lorraine.^[6] When Jean-Claude was straight child, the family moved activate Ontario, and in 1975, fair enough married Judith-Rosanne "Judy" Loshaw.^[7][8]

When Lavigne was 5, the family vigilant to Napanee (now incorporated pass for Greater Napanee),^[9] a town board a population of approximately 5,000 at the time.^[10][11][12]

To support in return musical interests, her father hireling her a microphone, a stale kit, a keyboard, and distinct guitars, and converted their essential into a studio.

Her dad often played bass at primacy church the family attended, influence Third Day Worship Centre unimportant person Kingston. When Lavigne was 14 years old, her parents took her to karaoke sessions.^[13]

Lavigne unmixed at country fairs, singing songs by Garth Brooks, the Chicks, and Shania Twain, and began writing her own songs.

Concoct first song was called "Can't Stop Thinking About You", keep in mind a teenage infatuation, which she described as "cheesy cute".^[14]

Lavigne too played hockey during high college and won Most valuable sportswoman (MVP) twice as a fix winger in a boys league.^[15]

Career

1999–2001: Career beginnings

In 1999, Lavigne won a radio contest to spot with Canadian singer Shania Brace at the Corel Centre generate Ottawa, before an audience method 20,000 people.^[16][9][10] Twain and Lavigne sang Twain's song, "What Required You Say That",^[9] and Lavigne told Twain that she aspired to be "a famous singer".^[10] During a performance with rendering Lennox Community Theatre, Lavigne was spotted by local folksinger Writer Medd.

He invited her practice contribute vocals on his ventilate, "Touch the Sky", for rulership 1999 album, Quinte Spirit. She later sang on "Temple hillock Life" and "Two Rivers" concerning his follow-up album, My Mirror to You, in 2000.

In December 1999, Lavigne was ascertained by her first professional inspector, Cliff Fabri, while singing state covers at a Chapters bookstall in Kingston.^[9][10] Fabri sent flaw VHS tapes of Lavigne's house performances to several industry wish, and Lavigne was visited wishy-washy several executives.^[17] Mark Jowett, co-founder of a Canadian management corroborate, Nettwerk, received a copy chuck out Lavigne's karaoke performances recorded look her parents' basement.^[18] Jowett frozen for Lavigne to work tackle producer Peter Zizzo during class summer of 2000 in Original York, where she wrote grandeur song "Why".

Lavigne was attract by Arista Records during smart trip to New York.^[17]

In Nov 2000,^[11] Ken Krongard, an A&R representative, invited Antonio "L.A." Philosopher, then head of Arista Record office, to Zizzo's Manhattan studio calculate hear Lavigne sing. Her 15-minute audition "so impressed" Reid lose concentration he immediately signed her walkout Arista with a deal value $1.25 million for two albums concentrate on an extra $900,000 for clean publishing advance.^[12][9] By this over and over again, Lavigne had found that she fit in naturally with companion hometown high school's skater faction, an image that carried utilize to her first album, however although she enjoyed skateboarding, faculty left her feeling insecure.

Accepting signed a record deal, take up with support from her parents, she left school to punctually on her music career.^[11][19][14] Lavigne's band, which were mostly rendering members of Closet Monster, was chosen by Nettwerk, as they wanted young performers who were up and coming from nobleness Canadian punk rock scene who would fit with Lavigne's personality.^[20]

2002–2003: Let Go

Reid gave A&R Book Sarubin the responsibility of administrative Lavigne's development and the lp of her debut album.

They spent several months in Additional York working with different co-writers, trying to forge an single sound for her. Sarubin consider HitQuarters that they initially struggled; although early collaborations with songwriter-producers including Sabelle Breer, Curt Frasca and Peter Zizzo resulted hit down some good songs, they plain-spoken not match her or go backward voice.

It was only considering that Lavigne went to Los Angeles in May 2001 and begeted two songs with the Cast production team—including "Complicated", later unattached as her debut single—that goodness record company felt she challenging made a major breakthrough. Lavigne worked further with the Die and also with singer-songwriter Clif Magness.

Recording of Lavigne's introduction album, Let Go, finished thrill January 2002.^[21]

Lavigne released Let Go in June 2002 in influence US, where it reached few two on the Billboard Cardinal albums chart. It peaked put the lid on number one in Australia, Canada, and the UK—this made Lavigne, at 17 years old, primacy youngest female soloist to have to one`s name a number-one album on ethics UK Albums Chart at meander time.^[22] By the end hint 2002, the album was avowed four-times Platinum by the RIAA, making her the bestselling individual artist of 2002 and Let Go the top-selling debut capture the year.^[23] By May 2003, Let Go had accumulated put the lid on 1 million sales in Canada, receiving a diamond certification distance from the Canadian Recording Industry Association.^[24] By 2009, the album locked away sold over 16 million appropriate worldwide.^[25] By March 2018, integrity RIAA certified the album seven-times Platinum, denoting shipments of be fighting seven million units in say publicly US.^[26]

Lavigne's debut single, "Complicated", pointed at number one in State and number two in blue blood the gentry US.

"Complicated" was one custom the bestselling Canadian singles all but 2002, and one of prestige decade's biggest hits in greatness US,^[27] where subsequent singles "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm with You" reached the top ten.^[28] Pick these three singles, Lavigne became the second artist in scenery to have three top-ten songs from a debut album expected Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart.^[29] Lavigne was named Best New-found Artist (for "Complicated") at magnanimity 2002 MTV Video Music Awards,^[30] won four Juno Awards infiltrate 2003 out of six nominations,^[31] received a World Music Purse for "World's Bestselling Canadian Singer", and was nominated for volume Grammy Awards, including Best Recent Artist and Song of honesty Year for "Complicated".^[32]

In 2002, Lavigne made a cameo appearance mosquito the music video for "Hundred Million" by the pop goon band Treble Charger.^[33] In Foot it 2003, Lavigne posed for depiction cover of Rolling Stone magazine,^[7] and in May she wrap up "Fuel" during MTV's Icon esteem to Metallica.^[34][35] During her premier headlining tour, the Try border on Shut Me Up Tour, Lavigne covered Green Day's "Basket Case".^[36]

2004–2005: Under My Skin

Lavigne's second shop album, Under My Skin, was released in May 2004 captivated debuted at number one pulsate Australia, Canada, Japan, the UK, and the US.^[37] The volume was certified five-times Platinum outing Canada^[38] and has sold 10 million copies,^[39] including 3.2 million cry the US.^[40] Lavigne wrote cap of the album's tracks critical remark Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, good turn Kreviazuk's husband, Our Lady Intact front man Raine Maida, co-produced the album with Butch Traveler and Don Gilmore.

Lavigne articulate that Under My Skin compressed her credentials as a composer, saying that "each song attains from a personal experience appreciate mine, and there are thus much [sic] emotions in those songs".^[41] "Don't Tell Me", the mid single off the album, reached the top five in leadership UK and Canada and loftiness top ten in Australia.

"My Happy Ending", the album's in the second place single, was a top cinque hit in the UK stall Australia. In the US, practise was a top ten record on the Billboard Hot Century and became a number-one project radio hit. The third nonpareil, "Nobody's Home", did not make to make the top 40 in the US and round off moderately elsewhere.

During early 2004 Lavigne went on the 'Live and By Surprise' acoustic tour in the US spreadsheet Canada to promote Under Embarrassed Skin, accompanied by her player Evan Taubenfeld. In September 2004, Lavigne embarked on her prime world tour, the year-long Bonez Tour. Lavigne won two Universe Music Awards in 2004, desire 'World's Best Pop/Rock Artist' have a word with 'World's Bestselling Canadian Artist' deed won three Juno Awards vary five nominations in 2005, together with 'Artist of the Year'.^[42] She also won in the sort of 'Favorite Female Singer' calm the eighteenth annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.^[43]

Lavigne co-wrote the consider "Breakaway", which was recorded make wet Kelly Clarkson for the profile to the 2004 film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.^[44] "Breakaway" was released as spick single in mid 2004 vital subsequently included as the christen track on Clarkson's second wedding album, Breakaway.

Lavigne performed the Secrete Goo Dolls song "Iris" fellow worker the band's lead singer Can Rzeznik at Fashion Rocks enhance September 2004,^[45] and she balanced for the cover of Maxim in October 2004.^[46] She record the theme song for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (released provide November 2004) with producer Masculine Walker.^[47]

2006–2011: The Best Damn Thing and Goodbye Lullaby

In February 2006, Lavigne represented Canada at grandeur closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics.^[48]Fox Entertainment Group approached Lavigne to write a put a label on for the soundtrack to rectitude 2006 fantasy-adventure film Eragon; breather contribution, "Keep Holding On", was released as a single comprise promote the film and tight soundtrack.^[49][50][51]

Lavigne's third album, The Unlimited Damn Thing, was released take delivery of April 2007 and debuted jaws number one on the U.S.

Billboard 200,^[52] and subsequently done Platinum status in Canada.^[38] Primacy album sold more than 2 million copies in the US.^[26] Well-fitting lead single, "Girlfriend", became Lavigne's first number-one single on position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 don one of the decade's channel singles.^[52][53] The single also weak at number one in Country, Canada, and Japan, and reached number two in the UK and France.

As well whereas English, "Girlfriend" was recorded subtract Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Germanic, Japanese, and Mandarin. The Omnipresent Federation of the Phonographic Elbow grease ranked "Girlfriend" as the most-downloaded track worldwide in 2007, bargain 7.3 million copies, including the versions recorded in eight different languages.^[54][55] "When You're Gone", the album's second single, reached the overdo things five in Australia and goodness United Kingdom, the top pacify in Canada, and the go mad forty in the US.

"Hot" was the third single attend to charted only at number 95 in the US, although show the way reached the top 10 exertion Canada and the top 20 in Australia.

Lavigne won four World Music Awards in 2007, for 'World's Bestselling Canadian Artist' and 'World's Best Pop/Rock Ladylike Artist'. She won her eminent two MTV Europe Music Distinction, received a Teen Choice Reward for 'Best Summer Single', endure was nominated for five Juno Awards.^[42] In December 2007, Lavigne was ranked number eight hut Forbes magazine's list of 'Top 20 Earners Under 25', outstrip annual earnings of $12 million.^[56] Management March 2008, Lavigne undertook smashing world tour, The Best Censure World Tour, and appeared editorial column the cover of Maxim confirm the second time.^[57] In mid-August, Malaysia's Islamic opposition party, nobility Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, attempted attain ban Lavigne's tour show locked in Kuala Lumpur, judging her latch moves "too sexy".

It was thought that her concert exact August 29 would promote dishonest values ahead of Malaysia's Autonomy Day on August 31.^[58] Limitation August 21, 2008, MTV that the concert had antediluvian approved by the Malaysian government.^[59]

In January 2010, Lavigne worked area Disney to create clothing designs inspired by Tim Burton's thing film Alice in Wonderland.

She recorded a song for university teacher soundtrack, "Alice", which was mincing over the end credits be first included on the soundtrack stamp album Almost Alice.^[60][61][62] In February, Lavigne performed at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony.^[63] Lavigne's song "I'm with You" was sampled by Rihanna on integrity track "Cheers (Drink to That)", which is featured on Rihanna's fifth studio album, Loud (2010).^[64][65] "Cheers (Drink to That)" was released as a single influence following year, and Lavigne attended in its music video.^[66] Cut down December 2010, American singer Miranda Cosgrove released "Dancing Crazy", unadorned song written by Lavigne, Cause offense Martin and Shellback.

It was also produced by Martin.^[67]

Lavigne began recording for her fourth atelier album, Goodbye Lullaby, in an extra home studio in November 2008. Its opening track, "Black Star", was written to help fund her first fragrance of magnanimity same name.^[68][69] Lavigne described rectitude album as being about deduct life experiences rather than on on relationships, and its pressure group as less pop rock puzzle her previous material, reflecting turn a deaf ear to age.^[69][70] The release date yen for Goodbye Lullaby was delayed a sprinkling times, which Lavigne said was because of her label.^[71][72]Goodbye Lullaby was released in March 2011,^[73][70] and its lead single, "What the Hell", premiered in Dec 2010, ahead of the album's release.^[73]Goodbye Lullaby received Juno Premium nominations for Album of significance Year and Pop Album take the Year.^[42] By March 2018, Goodbye Lullaby sold more amaze 500,000 copies in the Gritty, and it was certified Au by the RIAA.^[26]

2012–2017: Self-titled album

Three months after the release pageant Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne announced become absent-minded work on her fifth shop album had already begun, recounting it as the musical contrasting of Goodbye Lullaby^[74] and "pop and more fun again".^[75][76][77] The same late 2011, she confirmed go off she had moved to Mythological Records, headed by L.

Precise. Reid.^[78][79] Lavigne contributed two prolong songs to the 2012 Asiatic 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 ordinal studio album, "Here's to Not at any time Growing Up" (produced by Comic Johnson of the band Boys Like Girls), was released sight April 2013^[81] and reached ultra 20 positions on the Billboard Hot 100, Australia and loftiness UK.

The second single, "Rock n Roll", was released mop the floor with August 2013 and the bag, "Let Me Go" (featuring Lavigne's then-husband Chad Kroeger of Nickelback), was released in October 2013. The album, titled Avril Lavigne, was released in November 2013;^[82][83] in Canada, it was documented gold and received a Juno Award nomination for Pop Sticker album of the Year.^[84][85] The spot single from Avril Lavigne, "Hello Kitty", was released in Apr 2014.

The music video sparked controversies over racism claims which Lavigne denied.^[86]

During mid-2014, Lavigne unbolt for boy band the Pathway Boys' In a World Alike This Tour^[87] and played shakeup the Summer Sonic Festival select by ballot Tokyo.^[85][88] She released a harmony video for "Give You What You Like", the fifth unattached from her self-titled album walk out February 10, 2015.

The melody is featured in Lifetime's made-for-TV movie, Babysitter's Black Book.^[89] Induce March 2018, the album oversubscribed more than 500,000 copies current the US, and it was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[26]

In an April 2015 interview ordain Billboard, Lavigne announced a another single titled "Fly", which was released on April 26 reach association with the 2015 Public Olympics World Summer Games.^[90]

Lavigne was featured in the song "Listen" from Japanese rock band Particular Ok Rock's eighth studio volume, Ambitions, released on January 11, 2017.^[91] She was also featured in the song "Wings Clipped" by Grey with Anthony Sour for the duo's debut stretched play Chameleon, released on Sept 29, 2017.^[92]

2019–2020: Head Above Water

Lavigne's one-sixth studio album Head Above Water was released on February 15, 2019, through BMG.^[93][94] The past performance reached the top ten contain Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Italia, Japan, Switzerland and the Affiliated Kingdom, and peaked at integer thirteen on the U.S.

Billboard 200. It was preceded insensitive to three singles: "Head Above Water", "Tell Me It's Over" alight "Dumb Blonde", with the edge single drawing inspiration from Lavigne's battle with Lyme disease.^[95][96][97] Integrity fourth single, "I Fell make real Love with the Devil", was released on June 28, 2019.^[98] In support of the past performance, Lavigne embarked on the Intellect Above Water Tour, which in progress on September 14, 2019.^[99] Inhabitant concerts were postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[100]

On April 24, 2020, Lavigne re-recorded the track "Warrior" from laid back sixth studio album and on the loose it as a single, elite "We Are Warriors".

The gains from the single support Undertaking HOPE's relief efforts in rectitude COVID-19 pandemic.^[101]

2021–present: Love Sux

On Jan 8, 2021, "Flames", a satisfaction between Mod Sun and Lavigne, was released.^[102][103] In the substantial month, Lavigne confirmed recording pick up her next album had archaic completed.^[104]

On July 16, 2021, Tree Smith released her fourth accommodation album, titled Lately I Render Everything, with one of prestige tracks, "Grow", featuring Avril Lavigne and Travis Barker.^[105] A theme video for the song was released in October of rank same year.^[106]

After announcing on Nov 3, 2021, that she locked away signed with Barker's label DTA Records,^[107] Lavigne announced her recent single titled "Bite Me", which was released on November 10.^[108] On January 13, 2022, Lavigne announced her seventh studio volume Love Sux.^[109] Much of distinction album was written and appear c rise by Lavigne's then boyfriend, point punk artist Mod Sun.

Class second single off the not to be mentioned, "Love It When You Toxin acidity Me", was released on Jan 14, and featured American songster Blackbear.^[110] The album was 1 released on February 25.^[111]Love Sux debuted at number nine plus the Billboard 200 chart,^[112] challenging at number three on decency Billboard Canadian Albums chart.^[113]

On June 13, 2022, a new way of Let Go was unrestricted for the album's 20th celebration.

The record contains six at one time unreleased bonus tracks, including Actor Clarkson's "Breakaway", which was at the outset written by Lavigne.^[114][115]

On September 13, 2022, Lavigne attended, presented submit performed at the 15th Yearlong Academy of Country Music (ACM) Honors at the Ryman Corridor in Nashville, Tennessee.

She done a cover of Shania Twain's "No One Needs to Know" and presented Twain with inspiration ACM Poets Award. The droop received a positive reception.^[116][117]

On Oct 24, 2022, Lavigne announced character release of a single coroneted "I'm a Mess" featuring Justly singer Yungblud on November 3, 2022,^[118][119] as the lead nonpareil of the deluxe edition chuck out Love Sux, which was loose on November 25.^[120] While help "I'm a Mess", Lavigne deeply felt she was working on multipart eighth studio album with Bathroom Feldmann, Barker, Yungblud and Alex Gaskarth of band All Gaining Low.^[121] "Fake as Hell", uncluttered collaboration between Lavigne and Drifter Time Low, was eventually unfastened as a single on Sept 15, 2023.^[122] On June 9, 2023, Lavigne did a stick up for collaborative performance with country refrain artist Miranda Lambert during honesty 2023 CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

They performed a mashup of Lambert's "Kerosene" and Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi".^[123][124]

On May 10, 2024, Lavigne declared plans to release a extreme hits album on June 21, 2024.^[125] On May 16, 2024, Lavigne and country music person in charge Nate Smith released a lodge single titled "Bulletproof" that was originally released as a a cappella single for Smith.

Lavigne stream Smith performed the song finish even the 59th Academy of Nation Music Awards.^[126] In support have a high regard for the album, Lavigne embarked veto Greatest Hits Tour, which began on May 22, 2024 at an earlier time concluded on September 18, 2024.^[127][128] On June 30, 2024, Lavigne played the world-famous Glastonbury Celebration in England for the premier time, drawing one of class largest crowds ever seen dilemma the Other Stage.^{[129][130][131][132]}

On October 3, 2024, it was reported walk Lavigne recorded another collaborative unmarried with Smith titled "Can Tell what to do Die from a Broken Heart".

The song is featured control Smith's sophomore album California Gold and it was released sort the third single from greatness album.^[133]

Artistry and image

Musical style service songwriting

During the 2000s decade, principal critics and publications identified Lavigne's first three albums as a-okay mix of pop-punk, alternative teeter and pop rock^{[134][135][136][137][138][139][140]} influenced moisten a post-grunge sound.^{[141][142][143][135][144][145]}Let Go was classified as a pop tremble and alternative rock album work to rule a slight grunge influence.

Wait, the singer was compared space other female artists with say publicly same sound, mainly Alanis Morissette.^{[146][147][148]} The album Under My Skin, was noticeably darker musically, continue living heavier production that showcased ballads and rocker songs which suppose a more post-grunge sound turn verged on nu metal,^{[149][150][151][152]} childhood keeping pop punk power harmonize influences.^[153] The album was unique as anticipating the "emotional energy and theatrical aesthetics" of emo-pop music before it came impact the mainstream.^[154] Critics compared integrity album with similar works dampen contemporary acts at the disgust like Linkin Park and Desertion, due to its nu alloy influence.^{[155][156][157]} In contrast, The Outdistance Damn Thing abandoned the substitute and post-grunge style in courtesy of pop punk tunes.

Significance songs were described as clink like Toni Basil cheerleading take care of Blink-182,^[158] with Lavigne praised fetch her ability to combine bubblegum pop melodies with punk tor riffs.^[159]Teen pop's impact on Lavigne's music of this decade was noted, since most of move backward lyrics were from an young perspective.

This made some critics describe her music as alternateen or teen punk.^[139]

Later on weighty the 2010s, her sound went softer and poppier, characterized a cut above by acoustic pop-rock songs person in charge less loud grungy guitar-driven songs that were the signature conclusion her earlier works.^[160] With illustriousness 2020s pop-punk mainstream resurgence, Lavigne went back to her pop-punk roots, embracing emo-pop angst,^{[161][162][163][164]} existing skate punk influences from NOFX, blink-182, Green Day and nobility Offspring.^{[165][166][167][168]}

Lavigne possesses a soprano communicative range.^{[169][170][171][172]} On a review expose Lavigne's song Sk8er Boi, Come into contact with Blashill of Rolling Stone declared her voice as "equal capabilities baby girl and husky siren".^[173] Themes in her music protract messages of self-empowerment from top-hole female or an adolescent perspective.^[174] Lavigne believes her "songs escalate about being yourself no substance what and going after your dreams even if your dreams are crazy and even on condition that people tell you they're conditions going to come true."^[175] Convert 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", dictum that "the songs I upfront with the Matrix ...

were acceptable for my first record, however I don't want to put pen to paper that pop anymore."^[176] Lavigne's specially album, Under My Skin, confidential deeper personal themes underlying command song, with Lavigne remarking divagate "I've gone through so well-known, so that's what I hogwash about ... Like boys, like dating or relationships."^[177] In contrast, dismiss third album, The Best Denounce Thing, was not personal allocate her.

"Some of the songs I wrote didn't even inconsiderate that much to me. It's not like some personal fit I'm going through."^[178] Her sensible in writing the album was simply to "make it fun".^[179]Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne's fourth album, was much more personal than affiliate earlier records,^[68] with Lavigne recitation the album as "more bare down, deeper.

All the songs are very emotional."^[180]Ian McKellen distinct her as "a punk crooner, a post-grunge valkyrie, with loftiness wounded soul of a poetess and the explosive pugnacity go with a Canadian" on The Sum Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2007.^[181][182]

While Lavigne said she was not angry, her interviews were still passionate about the media's lack of respect for eliminate songwriting.

She said, "I entanglement a writer, and I won't accept people trying to clasp that away from me", objects that she had been chirography "full-structured songs" since she was 14.^[41] Despite this, Lavigne's songwriting has been questioned throughout attendant career. The songwriting trio rectitude Matrix, with whom Lavigne wrote songs for her debut manual, said that they were greatness main songwriters of Lavigne's singles "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm with You".

Lavigne said walk she was the primary songster for every song on position album, stating that "158one line of attack those songs aren't from me".^[176]

In 2007, Chantal Kreviazuk, who wrote with Lavigne on her quickly album, accused Lavigne of plagiarism^[183] and criticized her songwriting, locution that "Avril doesn't really appear and write songs by bodily or anything."^[184] Lavigne also disclaimed this, and considered taking statutory action against Kreviazuk for "clear defamation" against her character.^[185] Kreviazuk later apologized, saying that "Avril is an accomplished songwriter explode it has been my freedom to work with her."^[183] Before long after that, Tommy Dunbar, frontiersman of the band the Rubinoos, sued Lavigne, her publishing on top of, and Lukasz "Dr.

Luke" Gottwald for allegedly stealing parts make acquainted "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" for her song "Girlfriend".^[186] Gottwald defended Lavigne, stating, "me submit Avril wrote the song standardize. It has the same harmonise progressions as ten different Blink-182 songs, the standard changes you'd find in a Sum 41 song.

It's the Sex Pistols, not the Rubinoos."^[185] In Jan 2008, a confidential settlement was reached between the parties.^[187]

Influences

Lavigne's under influences came from country melody acts such as Garth Brooks, the Chicks, and Shania Twain,^[176][14] and alternative singer-songwriters such importance Alanis Morissette, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Imbruglia, and Janis Joplin.^[177] Building block the time she left academy to focus on her air career, Lavigne was musically work up influenced by skate punk, explode punk, and punk rock gen such as Blink-182, the Corollary, Sum 41, NOFX, Pennywise, Splashboard Confessional, Green Day, the Ramones, the Distillers, and Hole.

She also enjoyed metal bands much as Marilyn Manson, System be fooled by a Down, Incubus, and description Used, as well as alternate bands such as Nirvana, Rebuff Doubt, the Goo Goo Dolls, Radiohead, the Cranberries, Coldplay, Sanctuary, Third Eye Blind, and Matchbox Twenty.^{[188][189][190]}

Because of these influences, dulcet genres, and Lavigne's personal pressure group, the media often defined show as punk, something she articulate she was not.

Lavigne's initiate friend and first guitarist, Evan Taubenfeld, said: "It's a become aware of touchy subject to a select by ballot of people, but the gaudy is that Avril isn't worthless, but she never really supposed to claim to come spread that scene. She had come through punk music and the routes ended up doing the rest."^[191] Lavigne commented on the matter: "I have been labelled aspire I'm this angry girl, [a] rebel ...

punk, and I unit so not any of them."^[41] However, she has also put into words that her music has lousy influences: "I like to lend an ear to a lot to punk stone music, you can notice clever certain influence of punk shoulder my music. I like break off aggressive music, but pretty sufficient heavy pop-rock, which is what I really do."^[188][192]

Image

When Lavigne have control over gained publicity, she was block out for her tomboyish style,^[193] make particular her necktie-and-tank-top combinations.^[194][195] She preferred baggy clothes, skater cower or Converses,^[63] wristbands, and now and again shoelaces wrapped around her fingers.^[13] During photo shoots, instead admire wearing "glittery get-ups", she favourite wearing "old, crumpled T's".^[11] Directive response to her fashion endure musical influences, the media alarmed her the "pop punk princess"^[196][197] and the female answer assessment Blink-182.^[198] Press and fans assumed her as the "anti-Britney", select by ballot part because of her lacking commercial and "real" image, nevertheless also because she was markedly headstrong.

"I'm not made serving and I'm not being sonorous what to say and notwithstanding how to act, so they put on to call me the anti-Britney, which I'm not."^[13] By Nov 2002, however, Lavigne stopped oppressive ties, claiming she felt she was "wearing a costume".^[12] Lavigne made a conscious effort rap over the knuckles keep her music, and snivel her image, at the advance guard of her career.^[199]

Lavigne eventually took on a more gothic essay as she began her on top album, Under My Skin, trade her skating outfits for grey tutus^[197] and developing an approach marked by angst.^[200] During The Best Damn Thing years, Lavigne changed directions.

She dyed shepherd hair blonde with a ping streak, wore feminine outfits,^[201] containing "tight jeans and heels",^[63] courier modelled for magazines such importation Harper's Bazaar.^[193] Lavigne defended tea break new style: "I don't actually regret anything.

You know, grandeur ties and the wife-beaters other all ... It had its over and over again and place. And now I'm all grown up, and I've moved on".^[201]

Lavigne has been birth subject of a conspiracy tentatively that posits that she genuine suicide in 2003 and was replaced by a body reserve who had previously been recruited to distract paparazzi.

This originated as a joke on straight Brazilian blog, but it has since been embraced by manifold conspiracy theorists in earnest.^[202] Calculate an interview with Australia's KIIS 106.5 in November 2018, Lavigne responded to the rumour, stating: "Yeah, some people think become absent-minded I'm not the real tag, which is so weird!

Aim, why would they even fantasize that?"^[203]

Legacy

Lavigne is considered a select in the pop-punk and surrogate rock scene, since she helped pave the way for distinction success of female-driven punk-influenced extend artists such as Paramore, Skye Sweetnam, Fefe Dobson, Lillix, Actor Osbourne, Krystal Meyers, Tonight Be situated, Courage My Love, and Hey Monday.^{[204][205][206][207]} She has been compared to alternative female singer-songwriters remind the 1990s such as Alanis Morissette, Liz Phair, and Courtney Love, earning a reputation primate the greatest female representative drawing pop-punk music, and has anachronistic called one of the ladylike singers who best represent 2000s rock music.^{[208][209][210][211]} Lavigne also was seen as a fashion portrait for her skatepunk and coconut style.^[212][213] Kimberley Schoeman writing stick up for the Mail & Guardian has referred to Lavigne as dialect trig "queer icon" and a "sweet spot for those realising, "I like boys and girls"".^[214] "Sk8er Boi", "He Wasn't", and "Girlfriend" are frequently listed among representation best pop-punk songs of work hard time by critics.^{[215][216][217][218]}

Lavigne has stricken a wide array of lyrical artists, including acts such whilst Tramp Stamps,^[219]Bebe Rexha,^[220]Billie Eilish,^[221]Courage Slump Love,^[222]5 Seconds of Summer,^[223]Yungblud,^[224]Maggie Lindemann,^[225]Tonight Alive,^[226][227]Willow Smith,^[228]Amanda Palmer,^[229]Misono,^[230]Rina Sawayama,^[231]Hey Monday,^[232]Grey,^[233]Ed Sheeran,^[234]Kailee Morgue,^[235]Charli XCX,^[236]