Avril Lavigne

Famous as :
Singer
Birth Name :
Avril Ramona Lavigne
Birth Date :
September 27, 1984
Birth Place :
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Spouse :
Deryck Whibley (lead vocalist of Sum 41, since 15-Jul-06)
Claim to fame :
Single "Complicated" (2002)
Renown singer and songwriter Avril Lavigne was born Avril Ramona Lavigne in Napanee, Ontario, Canada, on September 27, 1984, to Judy and John Lavigne, whom both are French-Canadians. She is the mid child in the family, in which she has an older brother, Matthew and a younger sister, Michelle. During her childhood, Avril grew up singing country music and in a church choir and taught herself to play guitar since 12-years-old. She had also started to write her own songs, which was written every time she got home and mainly talks about what happened to her that day. Later she explored more of her skills by joining many talent shows and left her hometown when she was 16 years old.