Avril Ramona Lavigne ( AV-ril l-VEEN, French: [avil lavi]; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain, and by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million.Lavigne's debut studio album, Let Go (2002), included the singles "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi", which ...