Avril Ramona Lavigne was born on September 27, 1984, in Belleville, a small city in the eastern part of the province of Ontario, Canada. The second of three children, her father, John, was a technician for Bell Canada; mother Judy was a stay-at-home mom. When Lavigne was five, the family moved to Napanee, a farming town even smaller than Belleville with a total population of only five thousand. She's a singer-songwriter, fashion designer, occasional actress, and philanthropist.
That’s right! Today marks the 10th anniversary of the release of Avril’s debut single, Complicated! Let’s remember this song was released under Arista Records and got Avril nominated for the Grammy Awards in 2003. In its year of release it made Avril win Best New Artist at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.
The song was such a hit that it got certified 2× Multi-Platinum in Australia. The song has sell over 100,000 copies in Canada and it has been given gold and platinum single certifications by the CRIA. Watch the official music video for the song on YouTube!
Remember that next month we will be celebrating the 10 year anniversary the release of Avril’s debut album, Let Go!
