Happy 40th Birthday to the gorgeous, super talented chart-topping, record-breaking, history-making, top-selling Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actress, TV Star, Fashion Designer and Global Icon, the One & Only #AvrilLavigne! 👏��🥳🎉🌟🐐👑❤️
Avril is one of the best-selling Pop-rock female artists of All Time, with over 30 million singles and 40 million albums sold worldwide, including over 12.4 million in the US alone! She is one of the most influential pop-punk female artists in history, paving the way for many! In 2009, Billboard ranked Avril the 10th Pop Artist in their "Best of the 2000s" chart and the 28th overall Best Act of the Decade, based on album and single chart performance in the US!
Avril's debut album, 'Let Go' (2002), has sold over 16 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian Artist, certified 7-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America! It was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards and spawned the global smash hits "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi", earning her the title of "Pop-Punk Queen"! Her 2nd studio album, 'Under My Skin', was Avril's first album to top the US Billboard 200, and went on to sell 10 Million copies, winning Artist of the Year, Juno Fan Choice Award and Pop Album of the Year at the 2005 Juno Awards! Her 3rd studio album 'The Best Damn Thing' (2007) hit #1 in 7 countries, spawning her most successful single "Girlfriend", her first US Hot 100 No. 1 hit! Its music video became the first on YouTube to reach 100M views, and was the 'Most Watched Video of All Time' on YouTube in 2008! Her 4th studio album, Goodbye Lullaby' (2011), became her 4th album to reach the top 5 on the Billboard 200, certified Gold in the US, Canada & other countries. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards! Her 5th studio album, 'Avril Lavigne' (2013), won the RTHK International Pop Poll Award for 'Best Selling English Album', and was also certified Gold in the US, Canada and other countries! Her 6th studio album, 'Head Above Water' (2019), was inspired by Avril's battle with Lyme disease, and was described as an "emotional journey". it was a Top 5 hit in Canada and a Top 10 hit in the UK, debuting at #13 on the Billboard 200! It won the Japan Golden Disc Award for Best Album, spawning the global smash hit also titled "Head Above Water" which was certified 2× Platinum in Canada! Her 7th album 'Love Sucks' (2022) saw Avril returning to her punk roots, and was a Top 3 hit in Canada and a Top 10 hit in Australia, Germany, Japan, the UK & the US!
Avril has won numerous accolades including 23 MTV awards around the world, 10 Juno Awards, 8 MuchMusic video Awards, 7 ASCAP Awards, 6 World Music Awards including World's Best-selling Pop Rock Artist for 2 years, 3 Teen Choice Awards and 2 NRJ Awards, and has been nominated for 8 Grammy Awards, 3 American Music Awards, 3 Brit Awards and 4 Billboard Music Awards. In 2003, Avril won a Guinness World Record for being the youngest female solo artist to top the UK album chart at the age of 18. She was also the 1st western artist to do a full tour in China, with 'The Best Damn Tour' in 2008, and is one of the best-selling western artists in Asia & especially Japan, where her first 3 albums sold over 1M copies! Lavigne is the only artist to have performed at 3 different multi-sport events including 2 closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games (Torino 2006 & Vancouver 2010), and the opening ceremony of the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games! In June 2024, Avril was conferred with the Order of Canada.
Avril is also a Fashion Designer, and in July 2008, she launched the clothing line 'Abbey Dawn', featuring a back-to-school collection. In 2010, she began working with Disney to incorporate Alice in Wonderland-inspired designs into Abbey Dawn. Her designs were exhibited at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in California, alongside Colleen Atwood's costumes from the 2010 film!
Avril is an active philanthropist and has supported many charities including Make Some Noise, Amnesty International, Unicef, Erase MS, American CPR .org, the Special Olympics, Camp Will-a-Way, Music Clearing Minefields, the US Campaign for Burma, Make-A-Wish Foundation, War Child & Teleton! On September 14, 2010, Lavigne created "The Avril Lavigne Foundation", to help young people with serious illnesses and disabilities, working with leading charitable organizations. In September 2020, she held the 'Fight Lyme' livestream concert to raise awareness and funds in the fight against Lyme disease!
Vegas 🎉 I'm getting my set ready for @jewellasvegas during When We Were Young Fest. What songs do you want to hear?
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Congrats on 15 incredible years @CSiriano. Watching the show was a surreal experience and you nailed every detail. You fused together fashion and music seamlessly. Working with you before the event was so easy and the intention you put into every detail was not missed. 🖤🖤🖤