Lavigne, Whibley breakup
Lavigne announces separation from Whibley, her husband of three years.
I admire Deryck and have a great amount of respect for him. He is the most amazing person I know, and I love him with all my heart. Deryck and I are separating and moving forward on a positive note.
Maxim cover
Lavigne appears on the cover of the March 2008 issue of Maxim magazine.
Remember in high school when people would start fake rumors about you? Well, this isn’t high school; it’s like, the entire world.
Lavigne, Whibley marry
Lavigne marrys Whibley in a private estate in Montecito, California. They have 110 guests in attendance and her father, John, walks her down the aisle.
There’s going to be some love songs on there. That’s what I feel, so that’s what I’m going to end up writing.
Lavigne, Whibley engaged
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Lavigne performs Nobody’s Home at Sydney Cricket Ground to help raise funds for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
Let Go
0 CommentsLavigne releases her debut album, Let Go. In the U.S., where it reaches number 2 on the Billboard 200. It peaks at number 1 on the Australian, Canadian, and UK charts.
The worst thing that ever happened to me was getting my heart broken. I was 15 and I was in love and the guy broke up with me for no reason. It took me a long time to get over it. I wrote like 20 million songs about that!
Signs Arista deal
0 CommentsLavigne signs a $1.25 million contract at the age of 16 with L.A. Reid, head of Arista Records. She drops out of high school and moves to New York to work on her first album.
I wasn’t going to turn [the record deal] down. It’s been my dream all my life. They knew how much I wanted this and how much I’ve put into it
Wins radio contest
Lavigne wins a radio contest to sing a duet with Shania Twain in Ottawa at the age of 14.
As soon as I walked out in front of 20,000 people, I’d never smiled so much in my life – it was like perma-smile. I thought, ‘this is what I’m going to do with my life.’
Avril Lavigne Born in Belleville, Ontario
Avril Ramona Lavigne is born in Belleville, Ontario. Her father is Jean-Claude Joseph Lavigne, her mother is Judith-Rosanne. She has older brother, Matthew, and a younger sister, Michelle. She started singing alongside her mother at the age of two in the church choir. She struggles with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHA).
My brother used to knock on the wall because I used to sing myself to sleep and he thought it was really annoying.