50 Fun Facts About Avril Lavigne

In which Ontario city was Avril Lavigne born?

The family moved to Napanee, a town of about 5,000, when she was five.

Lavigne's first name is the French word for which month?

Her father chose it; her grandfather was born in Quebec and her father in France.

In which small Ontario town did Lavigne grow up from age five?

Her father turned the basement into a studio with a drum kit, keyboard and guitars.

Which sport did Lavigne play in high school, twice named MVP as a right winger in a boys' league?

She also sang Garth Brooks, the Chicks and Shania Twain at country fairs.

In 1999 Lavigne won a radio contest to sing on stage in Ottawa with which Canadian star?

They sang 'What Made You Say That' before 20,000; she told Twain she wanted to be 'a famous singer'.

Lavigne's first manager discovered her singing country covers in which kind of store?

Cliff Fabri spotted her at a Chapters in Kingston and mailed VHS tapes to the industry.

Which Arista Records head signed a 16-year-old Lavigne after a 15-minute audition?

The deal was worth $1.25 million for two albums plus a $900,000 publishing advance.

Which production team co-wrote 'Complicated' with Lavigne in Los Angeles in 2001?

They later claimed to be the main writers of her first three singles, which she disputed.

What was the title of Lavigne's 2002 debut album?

It is the best-selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist, with over 16 million sold.

Lavigne's debut album made her the youngest female soloist to top which country's album chart?

She was 18 years and 106 days old when it hit No. 1 in its 18th week; Joss Stone took the record in 2004.

Which of these early singles did Lavigne NOT release from her debut album?

'My Happy Ending' came from Under My Skin in 2004.

Which Metallica song did Lavigne perform at the band's 2003 MTV Icon tribute?

On her first headlining tour she also covered Green Day's 'Basket Case'.

Which Canadian singer-songwriter co-wrote most of Under My Skin with Lavigne?

She later accused Lavigne of not writing alone, then apologised; her husband Raine Maida co-produced the album.

Lavigne co-wrote which Kelly Clarkson hit for the Princess Diaries 2 soundtrack?

Her own version surfaced on the 20th-anniversary edition of Let Go in 2022.

Lavigne recorded the theme song for which 2004 animated film?

She made it with producer Butch Walker.

Lavigne's 'Keep Holding On' was written for which 2006 fantasy film?

Fox approached her for the soundtrack; the same year she sang at the Turin Olympics closing ceremony.

Which Lavigne single became her first and only US Hot 100 No. 1?

She recorded it in eight languages and it was 2007's most-downloaded track worldwide.

How many downloads of Lavigne's 2007 chart-topper did the IFPI count that year?

It was also the first video to reach 100 million views on YouTube.

Which band's founder sued Lavigne, claiming her 2007 No. 1 copied 'I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend'?

Dr. Luke called the chord progression 'the Sex Pistols, not the Rubinoos'; a settlement followed in 2008.

Which country's Islamic opposition party tried to ban Lavigne's 2008 concert as 'too sexy'?

The government approved the Kuala Lumpur show; the tour also made her the first Western act to tour China fully.

Lavigne's song over the end credits of which 2010 Tim Burton film shares its heroine's name?

She also designed Alice-inspired clothing for Disney.

Which Rihanna song sampled Lavigne's 'I'm with You'?

Lavigne appeared in its music video.

Lavigne's 2011 album Goodbye Lullaby opens with 'Black Star', a song written to promote what?

Black Star's notes were pink hibiscus, black plum and dark chocolate; Forbidden Rose and Wild Rose followed.

Which Nickelback frontman featured on 'Let Me Go' and married Lavigne in 2013?

They wed at the Château de la Napoule in the South of France and separated in 2015.

Which 2014 Lavigne video sparked accusations of racism that she denied?

The song mixed J-pop, dubstep and EDM.

Lavigne revealed in 2015 she had been diagnosed with which illness after her 30th birthday?

It inspired 'Head Above Water' and a 2020 #FightLyme livestream for the Global Lyme Alliance.

Which rapper features on Lavigne's 2019 single 'Dumb Blonde'?

It came from Head Above Water, her first album for BMG.

Whose label, DTA Records, did Lavigne sign with in 2021 for Love Sux?

The album was largely written with her then-boyfriend Mod Sun and debuted at No. 9.

Which English singer joined Lavigne on 'I'm a Mess' in 2022?

It led the deluxe edition of Love Sux; she also recorded 'Fake as Hell' with All Time Low.

Lavigne's 2025 single 'Young & Dumb' reunited her with which band from her first tour?

They had toured together on the Try to Shut Me Up Tour in 2002–03.

Which punk icon's 2025 album Dream into It featured Lavigne on the track '77'?

They performed it together on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

At which 2024 festival did Lavigne draw one of the biggest crowds ever on the Other Stage?

It was her first appearance there, during her Greatest Hits Tour.

What was Lavigne's childhood nickname, later the name of her Kohl's clothing line?

She insisted she designed it herself; it appeared at New York Fashion Week in 2009 and 2011.

Lavigne's feature-film debut was voicing Heather, an opossum, in which 2006 film?

She kept hitting the microphone as she gestured while recording.

In which Richard Linklater film did Lavigne play a student trying to free cows?

Both it and Over the Hedge opened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Lavigne's first TV acting appearance was performing 'Sk8er Boi' on which sitcom in 2002?

She later filmed a single scene with Richard Gere and Claire Danes in The Flock.

Lavigne married Deryck Whibley, frontman of which band, in 2006?

They married in Montecito and divorced in 2010; she also dated Brody Jenner and later Mod Sun.

Lavigne sang at the closing ceremonies of which two Winter Olympics?

The third was the opening of the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, for which she released 'Fly'.

Lavigne received which national honour in June 2024?

She has also won 10 Juno Awards.

Where did the theory that Lavigne was replaced by a body double in 2003 begin?

She called it 'so weird' in a 2018 radio interview.

Lavigne's 2007 manga Make 5 Wishes was drawn by which artist?

Writer Joshua Dysart told the story of a shy girl named Hana who meets her hero.

Lindsay Lohan said Lavigne inspired her character in which 2003 film?

Anna Coleman's skate-punk style and attitude were borrowed from Lavigne.

Which album did Lavigne call one of the biggest influences on her career?

Her early loves were country acts; by the time she left school it was Blink-182, NOFX and the Offspring.

Which actor called Lavigne 'a punk chanteuse, a post-grunge valkyrie' in 2007?

He added she had 'the explosive pugnacity of a Canadian'.

Lavigne obtained a passport from which country in 2011 through her father's birth?

She sold her Bel-Air home and moved to Paris to study French at a Berlitz school.

Lavigne's first headlining tour in 2002–03 was called what?

The Bonez Tour, her first world tour, followed in 2004.

Which band's members formed Lavigne's original backing band?

Nettwerk picked young Canadian punk players to match her personality.

Lavigne covered Joan Jett's 'Bad Reputation' for which 2012 anime feature?

She also covered Nickelback's 'How You Remind Me' for it in 2012.

In the early 2000s the press cast Lavigne as the opposite of which pop star?

She rejected the label, and by late 2002 had stopped wearing her signature neckties.

Which 2023 CMA Fest mashup paired 'Sk8er Boi' with a Miranda Lambert hit?

The next year she duetted with Nate Smith on 'Bulletproof' at the ACM Awards.