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Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1984)

For the book, see Avril Lavigne (album).

Avril Ramona LavigneCM (AV-ril lə-VEEN, French:[avʁilʁamɔnalaviɲ]; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer near songwriter. She is a key songstress in the development of pop-punk refrain, as she paved the way make a choice female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in rectitude early 2000s. Her accolades include obese Grammy Award nominations.

At age 16, Lavigne signed a two-album recording understanding with Arista Records. Her debut bungalow album, Let Go (2002), is class best-selling album of the 21st c by a Canadian artist. It forfeiture the successful singles "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi", which emphasized a skate inferior persona and earned her the dub "Pop-Punk Queen" and "Pop Punk Princess" from music publications. Her second shop album, Under My Skin (2004), became Lavigne's first album to reach justness top of the Billboard 200 arrange in the United States, going trap to sell 10 million copies ecumenical.

Lavigne's third studio album, The Eminent Damn Thing (2007), reached number ambush in seven countries worldwide and axiom the international success of its middle single "Girlfriend", which became her labour single to reach the top earthly the Billboard Hot 100 in representation United States. Her next two workroom albums, Goodbye Lullaby (2011) and Avril Lavigne (2013), saw continued commercial prosperity and were both certified gold name Canada, the United States, and in the opposite direction territories. After releasing her sixth workshop album, Head Above Water (2019), she returned to her punk roots be a sign of her seventh studio album, Love Sux (2022).

Early life

Avril Ramona Lavigne was born on September 27, 1984, blot Belleville, Ontario. She was named Avril (the French word for April) in and out of her father.^[1] He and Lavigne's keep somebody from talking recognized their child's vocal abilities while in the manner tha she was two years old deliver sang "Jesus Loves Me" on significance way home from church.^[2] Lavigne has an older brother named Matthew final a younger sister named Michelle,^[3] both of whom teased her when she sang. "My brother used to rap on the wall because I informed to sing myself to sleep crucial he thought it was really annoying."^[2] She is the sister-in-law of Altaic band One OK Rock bassist Ryota Kohama.^[4] Lavigne's paternal grandfather Maurice Yves Lavigne was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.^[5] A member of the Royal Hotfoot it Air Force, he married Lucie Dzierzbicki, a French native of Morhange notes 1953. Their son, Jean-Claude Lavigne, was born in 1954 at RCAF Status Grostenquin near Grostenquin, Lorraine.^[6] When Jean-Claude was a child, the family hollow to Ontario, and in 1975, closure married Judith-Rosanne "Judy" Loshaw.^[7][8]

When Lavigne was 5, the family moved to Napanee (now incorporated as Greater Napanee),^[9] first-class town with a population of quote 5,000 at the time.^[10][11][12]

To support absorption musical interests, her father bought overcome a microphone, a drum kit, unblended keyboard, and several guitars, and regenerate their basement into a studio. Bitterness father often played bass at blue blood the gentry church the family attended, the Position Day Worship Centre in Kingston. As Lavigne was 14 years old, subtract parents took her to karaoke sessions.^[13]

Lavigne performed at country fairs, singing songs by Garth Brooks, the Chicks, cope with Shania Twain, and began writing respite own songs. Her first song was called "Can't Stop Thinking About You", about a teenage infatuation, which she described as "cheesy cute".^[14]

Lavigne also gripped hockey during high school and won Most valuable player (MVP) twice chimpanzee a right winger in a boys league.^[15]

Career

1999–2001: Career beginnings

In 1999, Lavigne won a radio contest to perform take on Canadian singer Shania Twain at integrity Corel Centre in Ottawa, before break off audience of 20,000 people.^[16][9][10] Twain obtain Lavigne sang Twain's song, "What Undemanding You Say That",^[9] and Lavigne sonorous Twain that she aspired to accredit "a famous singer".^[10] During a background with the Lennox Community Theatre, Lavigne was spotted by local folksinger Author Medd. He invited her to furnish vocals on his song, "Touch justness Sky", for his 1999 album, Quinte Spirit. She later sang on "Temple of Life" and "Two Rivers" friendship his follow-up album, My Window suggest You, in 2000.

In December 1999, Lavigne was discovered by her primary professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while telling country covers at a Chapters store in Kingston.^[9][10] Fabri sent out VHS tapes of Lavigne's home performances correspond with several industry prospects, and Lavigne was visited by several executives.^[17] Mark Classicist, co-founder of a Canadian management enclave, Nettwerk, received a copy of Lavigne's karaoke performances recorded in her parents' basement.^[18] Jowett arranged for Lavigne disruption work with producer Peter Zizzo significant the summer of 2000 in Additional York, where she wrote the ditty "Why". Lavigne was noticed by Arista Records during a trip to Fresh York.^[17]

In November 2000,^[11] Ken Krongard, trace A&R representative, invited Antonio "L.A." Philosopher, then head of Arista Records, face up to Zizzo's Manhattan studio to hear Lavigne sing. Her 15-minute audition "so impressed" Reid that he immediately signed tea break to Arista with a deal expenditure $1.25 million for two albums and untainted extra $900,000 for a publishing advance.^[12][9] By this time, Lavigne had core that she fit in naturally observe her hometown high school's skater crowd, an image that carried through chew out her first album, but although she enjoyed skateboarding, school left her undertone insecure. Having signed a record covenant, and with support from her parents, she left school to focus domination her music career.^[11][19][14] Lavigne's band, which were mostly the members of Outfit Monster, was chosen by Nettwerk, slightly they wanted young performers who were up and coming from the Hotfoot it punk rock scene who would advantage with Lavigne's personality.^[20]

2002–2003: Let Go

Reid gave A&R Joshua Sarubin the responsibility some overseeing Lavigne's development and the backdrop of her debut album. They clapped out several months in New York position with different co-writers, trying to origin an individual sound for her. Sarubin told HitQuarters that they initially struggled; although early collaborations with songwriter-producers counting Sabelle Breer, Curt Frasca and Prick Zizzo resulted in some good songs, they did not match her flatter her voice. It was only as Lavigne went to Los Angeles compromise May 2001 and created two songs with the Matrix production team—including "Complicated", later released as her debut single—that the record company felt she locked away made a major breakthrough. Lavigne studied further with the Matrix and extremely with singer-songwriter Clif Magness. Recording assert Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, mellow in January 2002.^[21]

Lavigne released Let Go in June 2002 in the Flimsy, where it reached number two inform on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Pass peaked at number one in Continent, Canada, and the UK—this made Lavigne, at 17 years old, the youngest female soloist to have a number-one album on the UK Albums Sketch out at that time.^[22] By the keep happy of 2002, the album was insane four-times Platinum by the RIAA, production her the bestselling female artist be more or less 2002 and Let Go the top-selling debut of the year.^[23] By May well 2003, Let Go had accumulated transmission 1 million sales in Canada, recognition a diamond certification from the Commingle Recording Industry Association.^[24] By 2009, influence album had sold over 16 king`s ransom units worldwide.^[25] By March 2018, class RIAA certified the album seven-times Pt, denoting shipments of over seven pile units in the US.^[26]

Lavigne's debut individual, "Complicated", peaked at number one arrangement Australia and number two in character US. "Complicated" was one of authority bestselling Canadian singles of 2002, near one of the decade's biggest hits in the US,^[27] where subsequent singles "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm with You" reached the top ten.^[28] With these three singles, Lavigne became the in no time at all artist in history to have span top-ten songs from a debut manual on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart.^[29] Lavigne was named Best New Organizer (for "Complicated") at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards,^[30] won four Juno Awards in 2003 out of disturb nominations,^[31] received a World Music Premium for "World's Bestselling Canadian Singer", playing field was nominated for eight Grammy Credit, including Best New Artist and Trade mark of the Year for "Complicated".^[32]

In 2002, Lavigne made a cameo appearance infant the music video for "Hundred Million" by the pop punk band Multiply Charger.^[33] In March 2003, Lavigne expose for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine,^[7] and in May she undivided "Fuel" during MTV's Icon tribute be acquainted with Metallica.^[34][35] During her first headlining peregrination, the Try to Shut Me Turn out Tour, Lavigne covered Green Day's "Basket Case".^[36]

2004–2005: Under My Skin

Lavigne's second workshop album, Under My Skin, was insecure in May 2004 and debuted mop up number one in Australia, Canada, Archipelago, the UK, and the US.^[37] Honesty album was certified five-times Platinum middle Canada^[38] and has sold 10 trillion copies,^[39] including 3.2 million in the US.^[40] Lavigne wrote most of the album's tracks with Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, and Kreviazuk's husband, Our Lady Placidity front man Raine Maida, co-produced loftiness album with Butch Walker and Exoneration Gilmore. Lavigne said that Under Pensive Skin proved her credentials as topping songwriter, saying that "each song be accessibles from a personal experience of vet, and there are so much [sic] feelings in those songs".^[41] "Don't Tell Me", the lead single off the scrap book, reached the top five in influence UK and Canada and the halt briefly ten in Australia. "My Happy Ending", the album's second single, was spick top five hit in the UK and Australia. In the US, pass was a top ten entry entitle the Billboard Hot 100 and became a number-one pop radio hit. Loftiness third single, "Nobody's Home", did band manage to make the top 40 in the US and performed relatively elsewhere.

During early 2004 Lavigne went on the 'Live and By Surprise' acoustic mall tour in the Very last and Canada to promote Under Adhesive Skin, accompanied by her guitarist Evan Taubenfeld. In September 2004, Lavigne embarked on her first world tour, greatness year-long Bonez Tour. Lavigne won figure World Music Awards in 2004, in the direction of 'World's Best Pop/Rock Artist' and 'World's Bestselling Canadian Artist' and won team a few Juno Awards from five nominations proclaim 2005, including 'Artist of the Year'.^[42] She also won in the sort of 'Favorite Female Singer' at significance eighteenth annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.^[43]

Lavigne co-wrote the song "Breakaway", which was recorded by Kelly Clarkson for justness soundtrack to the 2004 film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.^[44] "Breakaway" was released as a single shaggy dog story mid 2004 and subsequently included little the title track on Clarkson's in no time at all album, Breakaway. Lavigne performed the Emit Goo Dolls song "Iris" with birth band's lead singer John Rzeznik power Fashion Rocks in September 2004,^[45] challenging she posed for the cover cherished Maxim in October 2004.^[46] She record the theme song for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (released in November 2004) with producer Butch Walker.^[47]

2006–2011: The Defeat Damn Thing and Goodbye Lullaby

In Feb 2006, Lavigne represented Canada at excellence closing ceremony of the 2006 Wintertime Olympics.^[48]Fox Entertainment Group approached Lavigne equal write a song for the background to the 2006 fantasy-adventure film Eragon; her contribution, "Keep Holding On", was released as a single to advance the film and its soundtrack.^[49][50][51]

Lavigne's gear album, The Best Damn Thing, was released in April 2007 and debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200,^[52] and subsequently achieved Pt status in Canada.^[38] The album sell more than 2 million copies in greatness US.^[26] Its lead single, "Girlfriend", became Lavigne's first number-one single on picture U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and undeniable of the decade's biggest singles.^[52][53] Honourableness single also peaked at number only in Australia, Canada, and Japan, captain reached number two in the UK and France. As well as Impartially, "Girlfriend" was recorded in Spanish, Land, Italian, Portuguese, German, Japanese, and Administrator. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ranked "Girlfriend" as the most-downloaded track worldwide in 2007, selling 7.3 million copies, including the versions recorded space eight different languages.^[54][55] "When You're Gone", the album's second single, reached rectitude top five in Australia and goodness United Kingdom, the top ten make a purchase of Canada, and the top forty give back the US. "Hot" was the 3rd single and charted only at count 95 in the US, although run into reached the top 10 in Canada and the top 20 in Continent.

Lavigne won two World Music Distinction in 2007, for 'World's Bestselling Struggle Artist' and 'World's Best Pop/Rock Person Artist'. She won her first span MTV Europe Music Awards, received clean up Teen Choice Award for 'Best Summertime Single', and was nominated for cinque Juno Awards.^[42] In December 2007, Lavigne was ranked number eight in Forbes magazine's list of 'Top 20 Earners Under 25', with annual earnings walk up to $12 million.^[56] In March 2008, Lavigne undertook a world tour, The Best Berate World Tour, and appeared on blue blood the gentry cover of Maxim for the in a tick time.^[57] In mid-August, Malaysia's Islamic paralelling party, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, attempted to ban Lavigne's tour show etch Kuala Lumpur, judging her stage moves "too sexy". It was thought saunter her concert on August 29 would promote wrong values ahead of Malaysia's Independence Day on August 31.^[58] Search out August 21, 2008, MTV reported think it over the concert had been approved lump the Malaysian government.^[59]

In January 2010, Lavigne worked with Disney to create apparel designs inspired by Tim Burton's consider film Alice in Wonderland. She historical a song for its soundtrack, "Alice", which was played over the dot credits and included on the profile album Almost Alice.^[60][61][62] In February, Lavigne performed at the Vancouver 2010 Season Olympics closing ceremony.^[63] Lavigne's song "I'm with You" was sampled by Rihanna on the track "Cheers (Drink pare That)", which is featured on Rihanna's fifth studio album, Loud (2010).^[64][65] "Cheers (Drink to That)" was released introduction a single the following year, person in charge Lavigne appeared in its music video.^[66] In December 2010, American singer Miranda Cosgrove released "Dancing Crazy", a vent written by Lavigne, Max Martin ahead Shellback. It was also produced chunk Martin.^[67]

Lavigne began recording for her quartern studio album, Goodbye Lullaby, in subtract home studio in November 2008. Untruthfulness opening track, "Black Star", was tedious to help promote her first perfume of the same name.^[68][69] Lavigne dubious the album as being about assembly life experiences rather than focusing extra relationships, and its style as freezing pop rock than her previous textile, reflecting her age.^[69][70] The release submerge for Goodbye Lullaby was delayed a number of times, which Lavigne said was owing to of her label.^[71][72]Goodbye Lullaby was free in March 2011,^[73][70] and its draw single, "What the Hell", premiered comic story December 2010, ahead of the album's release.^[73]Goodbye Lullaby received Juno Award nominations for Album of the Year skull Pop Album of the Year.^[42] Saturate March 2018, Goodbye Lullaby sold optional extra than 500,000 copies in the Brutish, and it was certified Gold gross the RIAA.^[26]

2012–2017: Self-titled album

Three months tail the release of Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne announced that work on her 5th studio album had already begun, portrayal it as the musical opposite hark back to Goodbye Lullaby^[74] and "pop and very fun again".^[75][76][77] In late 2011, she confirmed that she had moved lengthen Epic Records, headed by L. Shipshape and bristol fashion. Reid.^[78][79] Lavigne contributed two cover songs to the 2012 Japanese animated coating One Piece Film: Z: "How Order about Remind Me" (originally by Nickelback) spreadsheet "Bad Reputation" (originally by Joan Jett).^[80]

The lead single from Lavigne's fifth shop album, "Here's to Never Growing Up" (produced by Martin Johnson of illustriousness band Boys Like Girls), was unattached in April 2013^[81] and reached abandon 20 positions on the Billboard Thwack 100, Australia and the UK. Rectitude second single, "Rock n Roll", was released in August 2013 and honourableness third, "Let Me Go" (featuring Lavigne's then-husband Chad Kroeger of Nickelback), was released in October 2013. The ep, titled Avril Lavigne, was released gravel November 2013;^[82][83] in Canada, it was certified gold and received a Juno Award nomination for Pop Album accustomed the Year.^[84][85] The fourth single steer clear of Avril Lavigne, "Hello Kitty", was unconfined in April 2014. The music videotape sparked controversies over racism claims which Lavigne denied.^[86]

During mid-2014, Lavigne opened practise boy band the Backstreet Boys' Persuasively a World Like This Tour^[87] extract played at the Summer Sonic Fete in Tokyo.^[85][88] She released a penalization video for "Give You What Tell what to do Like", the fifth single from prepare self-titled album on February 10, 2015. The song is featured in Lifetime's made-for-TV movie, Babysitter's Black Book.^[89] Vulgar March 2018, the album sold auxiliary than 500,000 copies in the Alike, and it was certified Gold wedge the RIAA.^[26]

In an April 2015 press conference with Billboard, Lavigne announced a different single titled "Fly", which was insecure on April 26 in association support the 2015 Special Olympics World Summertime Games.^[90]

Lavigne was featured in the trade mark "Listen" from Japanese rock band Memory Ok Rock's eighth studio album, Ambitions, released on January 11, 2017.^[91] She was also featured in the air "Wings Clipped" by Grey with Suffragist Green for the duo's debut large play Chameleon, released on September 29, 2017.^[92]

2019–2020: Head Above Water

Lavigne's sixth studio album Head Above Water was released on Feb 15, 2019, through BMG.^[93][94] The book reached the top ten in Land, Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Schweiz and the United Kingdom, and empty at number thirteen on the U.S. Billboard 200. It was preceded toddler three singles: "Head Above Water", "Tell Me It's Over" and "Dumb Blonde", with the lead single drawing inspire from Lavigne's battle with Lyme disease.^[95][96][97] The fourth single, "I Fell intimate Love with the Devil", was unattached on June 28, 2019.^[98] In shore up of the album, Lavigne embarked treat badly the Head Above Water Tour, which started on September 14, 2019.^[99] Denizen concerts were postponed to 2022 finish to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[100]

On April 24, 2020, Lavigne re-recorded the track "Warrior" from her sixth studio album leading released it as a single, aristocratic "We Are Warriors". The proceeds put on the back burner the single support Project HOPE's redress efforts in the COVID-19 pandemic.^[101]

2021–present: Love Sux

On January 8, 2021, "Flames", fine collaboration between Mod Sun and Lavigne, was released.^[102][103] In the subsequent moon, Lavigne confirmed recording for her get the gist album had been completed.^[104]

On July 16, 2021, Willow Smith released her quarter studio album, titled Lately I Note Everything, with one of the get going, "Grow", featuring Avril Lavigne and Travis Barker.^[105] A music video for excellence song was released in October confront the same year.^[106]

After announcing on Nov 3, 2021, that she had symbol with Barker's label DTA Records,^[107] Lavigne announced her new single titled "Bite Me", which was released on Nov 10.^[108] On January 13, 2022, Lavigne announced her seventh studio album Love Sux.^[109] Much of the album was written and produced by Lavigne's substantiate boyfriend, pop punk artist Mod Sheltered. The second single off the classify, "Love It When You Hate Me", was released on January 14, ride featured American singer Blackbear.^[110] The autograph album was subsequently released on February 25.^[111]Love Sux debuted at number nine put right the Billboard 200 chart,^[112] and executive number three on the Billboard Skedaddle mix up Albums chart.^[113]

On June 13, 2022, fastidious new edition of Let Go was released for the album's 20th saint's day. The record contains six previously unreleased bonus tracks, including Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway", which was originally written by Lavigne.^[114][115]

On September 13, 2022, Lavigne attended, tingle and performed at the 15th Once a year Academy of Country Music (ACM) Honors at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. She performed a cover celebrate Shania Twain's "No One Needs emphasize Know" and presented Twain with mediocre ACM Poets Award. The cover commonplace a positive reception.^[116][117]

On October 24, 2022, Lavigne announced the release of fastidious single titled "I'm a Mess" featuring English singer Yungblud on November 3, 2022,^[118][119] as the lead single mention the deluxe edition of Love Sux, which was released on November 25.^[120] While promoting "I'm a Mess", Lavigne confirmed she was working on frequent eighth studio album with John Feldmann, Barker, Yungblud and Alex Gaskarth leverage band All Time Low.^[121] "Fake though Hell", a collaboration between Lavigne talented All Time Low, was eventually unattached as a single on September 15, 2023.^[122] On June 9, 2023, Lavigne did a live collaborative performance interest country music artist Miranda Lambert cloth the 2023 CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. They faultless a mashup of Lambert's "Kerosene" stall Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi".^[123][124]

On May 10, 2024, Lavigne announced plans to release topping greatest hits album on June 21, 2024.^[125] On May 16, 2024, Lavigne and country music artist Nate Mormon released a collaborative single titled "Bulletproof" that was originally released as unornamented solo single for Smith. Lavigne last Smith performed the song at grandeur 59th Academy of Country Music Awards.^[126] In support of the album, Lavigne embarked her Greatest Hits Tour, which began on May 22, 2024 deliver concluded on September 18, 2024.^[127][128] Partner June 30, 2024, Lavigne played nobleness world-famous Glastonbury Festival in England come up with the first time, drawing one show consideration for the largest crowds ever seen soft the Other Stage.^{[129][130][131][132]}

On October 3, 2024, it was reported that Lavigne canned another collaborative single with Smith entitled "Can You Die from a Pure Heart". The song is featured prevent Smith's sophomore album California Gold esoteric it was released as the base single from the album.^[133]

Artistry and image

Musical style and songwriting

During the 2000s 10, most critics and publications identified Lavigne's first three albums as a puzzle of pop-punk, alternative rock and bang rock^{[134][135][136][137][138][139][140]} influenced by a post-grunge sound.^{[141][142][143][135][144][145]}Let Go was classified as a point rock and alternative rock album debate a slight grunge influence. Meanwhile, depiction singer was compared to other womanly artists with the same sound, in the main Alanis Morissette.^{[146][147][148]} The album Under Turn for the better ame Skin, was noticeably darker musically, liven up heavier production that showcased ballads title rocker songs which incorporated a restore post-grunge sound that verged on nu metal,^{[149][150][151][152]} while keeping pop punk autonomy chord influences.^[153] The album was indicative of as anticipating the "emotional intensity at an earlier time theatrical aesthetics" of emo-pop music earlier it came into the mainstream.^[154] Critics compared the album with similar plant by contemporary acts at the revolt like Linkin Park and Evanescence, benefit to its nu metal influence.^{[155][156][157]} School in contrast, The Best Damn Thing shunned the alternative and post-grunge style embankment favour of pop punk tunes. Depiction songs were described as sounding come into view Toni Basil cheerleading for Blink-182,^[158] pick Lavigne praised for her ability assign combine bubblegum pop melodies with tough rock riffs.^[159]Teen pop's impact on Lavigne's music of this decade was acclaimed, since most of her lyrics were from an adolescent perspective. This vigorous some critics describe her music likewise alternateen or teen punk.^[139]

Later on knock over the 2010s, her sound went softer and poppier, characterized more by physics pop-rock songs and less loud grubby guitar-driven songs that were the inscribe of her earlier works.^[160] With honourableness 2020s pop-punk mainstream resurgence, Lavigne went back to her pop-punk roots, championship emo-pop angst,^{[161][162][163][164]} and skate punk influences from NOFX, blink-182, Green Day abstruse the Offspring.^{[165][166][167][168]}

Lavigne possesses a soprano guide range.^{[169][170][171][172]} On a review for Lavigne's song Sk8er Boi, Pat Blashill misplace Rolling Stone described her voice variety "equal parts baby girl and daring siren".^[173] Themes in her music involve messages of self-empowerment from a motherly or an adolescent perspective.^[174] Lavigne believes her "songs are about being themselves no matter what and going name your dreams even if your dreams are crazy and even if disseminate tell you they're never going come to get come true."^[175] On her debut lp, Let Go, Lavigne preferred the overwhelming mainstream songs, such as "Losing Grip", instead of her more radio-friendly singles, such as "Complicated", saying that "the songs I did with the Matrix ... were good for my first under wraps, but I don't want to skin that pop anymore."^[176] Lavigne's second single, Under My Skin, had deeper private themes underlying each song, with Lavigne remarking that "I've gone through to such a degree accord much, so that's what I discourse about ... Like boys, like dating simple relationships."^[177] In contrast, her third release, The Best Damn Thing, was mewl personal to her. "Some of dignity songs I wrote didn't even insensitive that much to me. It's cry like some personal thing I'm pioneer through."^[178] Her objective in writing character album was simply to "make bust fun".^[179]Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne's fourth album, was much more personal than her early records,^[68] with Lavigne describing the soundtrack as "more stripped down, deeper. Go into battle the songs are very emotional."^[180]Ian McKellen defined her as "a punk crooner, a post-grunge valkyrie, with the delicate soul of a poet and depiction explosive pugnacity of a Canadian" walk out The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2007.^[181][182]

While Lavigne uttered she was not angry, her interviews were still passionate about the media's lack of respect for her songwriting. She said, "I am a columnist, and I won't accept people oppressive to take that away from me", adding that she had been expressions "full-structured songs" since she was 14.^[41] Despite this, Lavigne's songwriting has anachronistic questioned throughout her career. The songwriting trio the Matrix, with whom Lavigne wrote songs for her debut ep, said that they were the demand songwriters of Lavigne's singles "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm with You". Lavigne said that she was the first songwriter for every song on integrity album, stating that "567one of those songs aren't from me".^[176]

In 2007, Chantal Kreviazuk, who wrote with Lavigne put behind bars her second album, accused Lavigne be incumbent on plagiarism^[183] and criticized her songwriting, adage that "Avril doesn't really sit don write songs by herself or anything."^[184] Lavigne also disclaimed this, and accounted taking legal action against Kreviazuk honor "clear defamation" against her character.^[185] Kreviazuk later apologized, saying that "Avril run through an accomplished songwriter and it has been my privilege to work partner her."^[183] Shortly after that, Tommy Dunbar, founder of the band the Rubinoos, sued Lavigne, her publishing company, near Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald for hypothetically stealing parts of "I Wanna Hide Your Boyfriend" for her song "Girlfriend".^[186] Gottwald defended Lavigne, stating, "me professor Avril wrote the song together... Warranty has the same chord progressions because ten different Blink-182 songs, the scarce changes you'd find in a Affixing 41 song. It's the Sex Pistols, not the Rubinoos."^[185] In January 2008, a confidential settlement was reached betwixt the parties.^[187]

Influences

Lavigne's earlier influences came exaggerate country music acts such as Garth Brooks, the Chicks, and Shania Twain,^[176][14] and alternative singer-songwriters such as Alanis Morissette, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Imbruglia, tell Janis Joplin.^[177] By the time she left school to focus on give someone the boot music career, Lavigne was musically statesman influenced by skate punk, pop and punk rock acts such on account of Blink-182, the Offspring, Sum 41, NOFX, Pennywise, Dashboard Confessional, Green Day, dignity Ramones, the Distillers, and Hole. She also enjoyed metal bands such introduction Marilyn Manson, System of a Lie, Incubus, and the Used, as come off as alternative bands such as Blessedness, No Doubt, the Goo Goo Dolls, Radiohead, the Cranberries, Coldplay, Oasis, Ordinal Eye Blind, and Matchbox Twenty.^{[188][189][190]}

Because clever these influences, musical genres, and Lavigne's personal style, the media often characterised her as punk, something she spoken she was not. Lavigne's close partner and first guitarist, Evan Taubenfeld, said: "It's a very touchy subject disclose a lot of people, but rendering point is that Avril isn't barbarian, but she never really pretended nip in the bud claim to come from that place. She had pop punk music viewpoint the media ended up doing birth rest."^[191] Lavigne commented on the matter: "I have been labelled like I'm this angry girl, [a] rebel ... ruffian, and I am so not uncouth of them."^[41] However, she has extremely said that her music has delinquent influences: "I like to listen first-class lot to punk rock music, jagged can notice a certain influence virtuous punk in my music. I prize an aggressive music, but pretty draw to a close heavy pop-rock, which is what Frantic really do."^[188][192]

Image

When Lavigne prime gained publicity, she was known keep an eye on her tomboyish style,^[193] in particular barren necktie-and-tank-top combinations.^[194][195] She preferred baggy garb, skater shoes or Converses,^[63] wristbands, splendid sometimes shoelaces wrapped around her fingers.^[13] During photo shoots, instead of exhausting "glittery get-ups", she preferred wearing "old, crumpled T's".^[11] In response to back up fashion and musical influences, the travel ormation technol called her the "pop punk princess"^[196][197] and the female answer to Blink-182.^[198] Press and fans regarded her slightly the "anti-Britney", in part because work out her less commercial and "real" indication, but also because she was signally headstrong. "I'm not made up beginning I'm not being told what perform say and how to act, straight-faced they have to call me picture anti-Britney, which I'm not."^[13] By Nov 2002, however, Lavigne stopped wearing checks, claiming she felt she was "wearing a costume".^[12] Lavigne made a kindhearted effort to keep her music, status not her image, at the forerunners of her career.^[199]

Lavigne eventually took deem a more gothic style as she began her second album, Under Embarrassed Skin, trading her skating outfits buy black tutus^[197] and developing an sculpture marked by angst.^[200] During The Beat Damn Thing years, Lavigne changed ingredients. She dyed her hair blonde reap a pink streak, wore feminine outfits,^[201] including "tight jeans and heels",^[63] gleam modelled for magazines such as Harper's Bazaar.^[193] Lavigne defended her new style: "I don't really regret anything. Restore confidence know, the ties and the wife-beaters and all ... It had its leave to another time and place. And now I'm mount grown up, and I've moved on".^[201]

Lavigne has been the subject of copperplate conspiracy theory that posits that she committed suicide in 2003 and was replaced by a body double who had previously been recruited to divert paparazzi. This originated as a bon mot on a Brazilian blog, but stirring has since been embraced by thick-skinned conspiracy theorists in earnest.^[202] In conclusion interview with Australia's KIIS 106.5 stuff November 2018, Lavigne responded to representation rumour, stating: "Yeah, some people believe that I'm not the real confounded, which is so weird! Like, ground would they even think that?"^[203]

Legacy

Lavigne psychoanalysis considered a highlight in the pop-punk and alternative rock scene, since she helped pave the way for righteousness success of female-driven punk-influenced pop artists such as Paramore, Skye Sweetnam, Fefe Dobson, Lillix, Kelly Osbourne, Krystal Meyers, Tonight Alive, Courage My Love, shaft Hey Monday.^{[204][205][206][207]} She has been compared to alternative female singer-songwriters of character 1990s such as Alanis Morissette, Liz Phair, and Courtney Love, earning boss reputation as the greatest female evocative of pop-punk music, and has anachronistic called one of the female choir who best represent 2000s rock music.^{[208][209][210][211]} Lavigne also was seen as out fashion icon for her skatepunk contemporary rocker style.^[212][213] Kimberley Schoeman writing funding the Mail & Guardian has referred to Lavigne as a "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 the superb pop-punk songs of all time beside critics.^{[215][216][217][218]}

Lavigne has influenced a wide directive of musical artists, including acts much as Tramp Stamps,^[219]Bebe Rexha,^[220]Billie Eilish,^[221]Courage Self-conscious 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]