Avril Lavigne

Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27 1984) is a Canadian pop punk singer-songwriter who is well-known for her "skater punk" persona.

Personal life and trivia

• Lavigne became the victim of Punk'd when Ashton Kutcher and his crew members convinced her that she'd blown up a car and a bike.
• Lavigne has a star tattooed on the inside of her left wrist, applied at the same time as friend and musical associate Ben Moody's identical tattoo. In late 2004, she had a small pink heart-shaped tattoo featuring the letter 'D' applied to her right wrist — thought to be a reference to boyfriend Deryck Whibley.
• She has admitted to Rollingstone.com that she got into some fights one night. "The other night, I got into three fights", says Lavigne. "I was at a club and some girl was giving me attitude. She pushed me and I got her down on the floor. Security came, and because I was on top, they threw me out."
• Lavigne formerly traveled with a bag full of about thirty neck ties. Some of them she bought, and the rest of them she took from her father.
• Lavigne stopped wearing neckties completely in 2003, as she was horrified at the constant media references to them overshadowing her music and that she was starting a fashion trend amongst her fans.
• Avril Lavigne broke a record set by Madonna. Her song "Complicated" held the number one spot on the Contemporary Hit Radio chart (which tracks air play on the radio) for eleven weeks in a row. Madonna previously held the record with her song "Music", which held onto number one for ten weeks.
• The pants that Lavigne wears in her video for "Complicated" are the same pants she wears in the video for "Losing Grip".
• Her "skater chick" fashion style was one of the most imitated of 2002.
• In March 2004, she became involved in a celebrity feud with Hilary Duff: Duff reportedly criticized Lavigne after she apparently got mad at her fans for dressing like her. Duff called her "mean-spirited" and said: "You should be happy that these people like you and look up to you." During an interview for a Boston radio station, Lavigne then said that Duff was a "mommy's girl" and a "goody two-shoes". She then said to Duff (who was not present during that interview), "You can go screw yourself". Reportedly, Lavigne also said about Duff, "I'm sure she's really nice and sweet. I'm sure she's all smiles." During that same interview, she spotted a picture of herself and ripped it up, allegedly saying, "I hate that fucking photo!" All this happened while on air. According to Lavigne, she had permission to take the picture down — station personnel encouraged her to take it down.
• "Complicated" was one of the best-selling Canadian singles of 2002.
• Lavigne has made the list of FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2003 and the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004.
• In 2003, it was reported that Lavigne was romantically involved with then band member Jesse Colburn.
• "Nobody's Home" was Lavigne's favourite video to shoot to date.
• She is currently engaged to Deryck Whibley from the pop punk band Sum 41. She also bought a house with him in Beverly Hills. Whibley has recently stated that he would be marrying Lavigne; recent news reports have also stated that the two would be moving to Toronto, Canada, in order to remain closer to each other.
• Her nickname is Avie.
• Like other young, female entertainers, Lavigne has appeared on many magazine covers
• She once admitted to never having heard of the Sex Pistols.
• "Don't expect the album any time soon. I'm going to get off the road, take my time, be with my little sweetheart and have a life — and then get back to business." (talking about taking a break from music during a phone interview with Newsday).
• Avril was last seen, with a new look, on Jay Leno on August 31, 2005. She performed "He Wasn't".