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17 Sep, 2009

Lavigne, Whibley breakup

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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.

1 Mar, 2008

Maxim cover

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123cover_slideshow_l1Lavigne 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.

15 Jan, 2006

Lavigne, Whibley marry

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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.

TV show - Behind Avril and Deryck's WEDDING

4 Jun, 2002

Let Go

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letgoLavigne 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!

2000

Signs Arista deal

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Lavigne 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

1999

Wins radio contest

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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.’

Shania Twain Feat. Avril Lavigne(Before Fame) - What Made You Say That #1998 #Canadá

27 Sep, 1984

Avril Lavigne Born in Belleville, Ontario

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181079_10151466254649300_1722749310_nAvril 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.