Avril Lavigne travels with a bag full of about 30 ties. Some of them April bought and the rest of them she just takes from her dad.
Avril Lavigne broke a record set by Madonna. Yes, the 17-year-old Canadian’s hit song, Complicated, held the number one spot on the Contemporary Hit Radio chart (which tracks airplay on radio) for 11 weeks straight. Madonna previously held the record for her with her song Ella Music, which stayed at number one for 10 weeks.
Avril Lavigne is on the subway for an appearance this fall in Sabrina the Teenage Witch. What do you think she will be doing? Acting of course. Avril is going to rock out at a nightclub.
Avril Lavigne has a cameo in the Treble Charger video for Hundred Million. Other groups featured in the band’s video include Sum 41 and Swollen Members.
Avril got her first kiss one night in ninth grade when her parents were away and a boy came over. The best time to see Avril Lavigne singing her song Losing Grip is when she’s mad. “I really like to play her when I’m mad,” says Avril. “And I’m always mad at the boys.”
April admitted to Rollingstone.com that she got into a few fights one night. “The other night, I got into three fights,” says Lavigne. “I was in a club and a girl was giving me a bad face. She pushed me and I knocked her to the ground. She came the security and, since I was upstairs, they kicked me out.” Oh! It’s no wonder Avril Lavigne has a bit of a rebellious reputation.
Avril Lavigne usually wears loose Dickies and she is skinny so they often fall down revealing the crack in her butt. If you caught the 2002 MMVAs, you may have seen Avril’s butt again! Yes, Avril Lavigne skates. She may not be Tony Hawk, but she can ride a skateboard. Avril Lavigne knew that she wanted to be a singer when she was just a child. Avril Lavigne was only 12 years old when she wrote her first song. Avril Lavigne also taught herself to play the guitar when she was 12 years old. Avril Lavigne is compared to Alanis Morissette (although it could be because they are both Canadian and women).
Avril Lavigne is good friends with Pink, Vanessa Carlton, and Fefe Dobson. Avril Lavigne enjoys camping, skateboarding, hunting, and playing hockey. Avril is married to Sum 41’s Derek Whibley. The couple also share a mansion in California! Avril wrote the theme song for SpongeBob SquarePants as well as Kelly Clarkson’s song Breakaway. In July 2007, news broke that Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer of The Rubinoos were suing Avril over allegations that she had copied one of her songs. The couple claims that Avril’s single Girlfriend is a copy of her song I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend. The case will be heard in a California court on August 28, 2007.
Avril appeared topless on the cover of the June 2007 issue of Blender magazine, but she wasn’t happy because she wanted it darker. Avril released her song Girlfriend of her with choruses in different languages including Italian, Spanish, French and Japanese. Avril sings the theme from the soundtrack of the movie Eragon, titled Keep Holding On.
Avril appeared in Butch Walker’s video for Bethamphetamine (Pretty Pretty) and Treble Charger’s video Hundred Million. Avril and Deryck Whibley (of Sum 41) began dating in March 2004. The couple married on July 17, 2006 in Montecito, California. Avril’s wedding dress was designed by Vera Wang. Avril has been immortalized with her own computer virus: the so-called Avril email virus, which tries to lure users into opening its infected attachment promising images of the pop star , entered circulation shortly after the Grammy nominations were announced. (January 14, 2003) Avril mispronounced David Bowie’s name as he helped announce the Grammy nominees for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at Madison Square Garden. She pronounced Bowie’s name as Howie, whereas it is supposed to be as “doughy”. (January 8, 2003) Paramount Pictures has opted for the song Sk8er Boi and has hired ER writer/producer David Zabel to adapt the words from it into a film to be produced by MTV Films and Alphaville. Avril once admitted that she had never heard of the Sex Pistols.
Avril has a star tattooed on the inside of her left wrist, applied at the same time as her friend and musical partner Ben Moody’s identical tattoo. In late 2004, she got a small pink heart-shaped tattoo with the letter ‘D’ applied to her right wrist, believed to be a reference to Deryck Whibley.
Avril wrote a song for her grandfather who passed away. The song, called Slipped Away, is on her second album Under My Skin. April’s position in hockey is right wing and center. She has said in the past that she played hockey better than some boys when she was in high school. Avril started playing the guitar when she was about 10 years old. Avril broke a record set by Madonna. Ella’s song Complicated by Ella held the number one spot on the Contemporary Hit Radio chart (which tracks airplay on radio) for 11 weeks in a row. Madonna previously held the record for her with her song Ella Music, which stayed at number one for 10 weeks. During an interview, Avril saw a picture of herself and tore it up, reportedly saying “I hate that damn picture!” All of this happened while she was in the air. According to Avril, she had permission to remove the photo; station staff encouraged her to remove it.
After Ashlee Simpson’s disastrous lip-sync appearance on Saturday Night Live, Avril commented that it was pathetic that some young artists don’t sing on their own record or on stage. In 2004, Avril was at the center of a lineup with hits on MTV after she raised her middle finger on Total Request Live. The origins of Avril’s name are French: Avril means April; The means; Vine means Vine. Avril has a dog, a miniature schnauzer named Sam.