AVRIL LAVIGNE

She is the daughter of Judith-Rosanne and Jean-Claude Joseph Lavigne.

She has French Canadian and English origin by his father, and for his mother Scottish and German.

At the age of 16, she moved to Manhattan and started working on her debut album.

She dropped out high school after the 11th grade when she got a record deal with a music company.

Some people call her the princess of pop-punk and pop-rock. She began her musical career in 2001, after a presentation at a fair. In 2002, Lavigne released her first album, "Let Go". She has released four studio albums, Let Go (2002), Under My Skin (2004), The Best Damn Thing (2007) and Goodbye Lullaby (2011). She has sold around 40 million copies and 20 million singles, having 6 singles as number one worldwide.

She also launched her own fragrance called "Forbidden Rose" and created her own clothing line, Abbey Dawn, using a children's nickname that his father had given her.

In 2010, she established the Avril Lavigne Foundation, whose objective is to help young people with disabilities and serious illnesses. In recent years, Lavigne has had problems with her health. She suffered Lyme disease, from the bite of a tick. She was in bed for five months.

She says:

"Music has helped me to recover and stay alive." “I want more than anything in the world to return to a stage.”

“I want to play my guitar and enjoy.”

“I want to sing with all my heart and travel around the world to see all my fans.”

“I will do everything possible to return to the stage, travel, sing and return to work.”

A great fighter to achieve her goals.

Mª PILAR ASPIROZ – English for Fun 3A