The Greatest Canadian
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The Greatest Canadian
Avril Lavigne
About Avril• Born on September 27, 1984• Born in Belleville, Ontario• Moved to Napanee, Ontario
Avril’s Family• Father: John– Telephone Technician
• Mother: Judy– Works at home
• Older brother: Matt
• Younger sister: Michelle
Avril’s Starting Years• 2 years old sang at church• 10 years old sang a solo at her churches Christmas pageant • 11 years old taught herself to play the guitar her father
purchased• High School she started to sing in local fairs and talent shows• 14 years old she won a radio contest– First time performing in front of 20,000 people
• 15 years old sang at a bookstore where she found a manager• 16 years old travelled to NYC and worked for Arista Records
that gave her a contract for her first album
Released Albums• 2002 – Let Go• 2004 – Under My Skin• 2007 – The Best Damn Thing• 2011 – Goodbye Lullaby
Acting• 2006 – Voice of “Heather”
the opossum in Over The Hedge
• 2006 – Small role in as “Alice” in Fastfood Nation
• 2007 – acted the part of “Beatrice Bell” in The Flock
Nominations & Awards• 2002 – Award at MTV VMA’s for her song
“Complicated”• 2003 – 4 Juno Awards (Best new artist & best new
album)• 2005 – 3 Juno Awards • Nominated for 8 Grammy awards for special achievements in music
Quotes“Why should I care what other
people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.”
“I’m just coming out and I’m going to clearly be myself- I write what I feel, I never worry what others think.”
“I never, ever, ever get stage fright.”
The Greatest Canadian• Great singer• Role model• True to herself• Confident• Supports charity groups