Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian pop/rock singer, songwriter and actress. Her two albums to date, Let Go (2002) and Under My Skin (2004) have topped the charts in numerous countries. Her third album, The Best Damn Thing, is due this year.

Although her name is of French origin, she herself does not speak French and her name is pronounced in an anglicized way, more or less as La-veen. Her first name, Avril, means April in French and is pronounced Av-rill.

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