Is good friends with Pink and Vanessa Carlton
Her mother's name is Judy and her father's name is Brian.
Nominated for 3 Grammys: Song Of The Year ("I'm With You"), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("I'm With You") & Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("Losing Grip") (2004)
Avril taught herself the guitar at the age of 12
Mother: Judy; older brother: Matt (nickname Brian) and younger sister: Michelle
Won Favorite Female Singer at the 18th Annual Kid's Choice Awards [April 2005]
2005: Won 3 Juno Awards; Fan Choice Award, Artist of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year ("Under My Skin").
One of her songs, "Losing Grip", is about an ex-boyfriend
won the 'New Artist in a Video' award for her song 'Complicated' at the 2002 VMA
Parents are Judy & John Lavigne, French-Canadians.
Her first video, "Complicated", cost over $1 million.
Her younger sister appeared in her 'SK8R BOI' Video.
She has a younger sister, Michelle and an older brother, Matthew
Was orginally pursuing a career in country and folk music, but transitioned into "punk-rock" because of its more lucrative possbilities.
Received 5 Grammy nominations, including 1 for best new artist (2003)
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