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Avril Lavigne grew up in the small town of Napanee, Ontario. She was discovered by her first manager singing country songs in a bookstore in Kingston, Ontario. At the age of 16 Avril came to the attention of Arista records head L.A. Reid, and she was offered a recording contract.
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Avril Lavigne began singing at festivals, country music fairs and talent contests before being discovered. On a trip to New York City, Avril Lavigne lucked out by being in the right place at the right time. Avril was in a studio writing when she caught the eye of Antonio "LA" Reid who got the young artist a contract with Arista Records.
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For a young artist, Avril Lavigne has accomplished a hell of a lot. She single-handedly landed a singing contract with a major music label, and then went on to extend this agreement to permit her to write her own songs. Once given this leeway, Avril penned the single "Complicated," a track that found a strong reception among angry high-school girls throughout North America, and the album Let Go, which debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard charts. Her next two albums ... debuted at No. 1. With three record-breaking albums, we'll give Avril high points in the fame category.
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Born in Napanee, Ontario, Avril Lavigne signed to Arista Records in 2001 when she was 16. During the summer of ’02, her hits “Complicated” and “Sk8ter Boi,” from her debut album, Let Go, and her accessible punk-meets-mall-rat look, made her a huge hit among teens tired of the naughty-but-nice pop princesses like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
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Born into a devout Christian household in the small town of Napanee, Ontario, Lavigne sharpened her vocal talents in church choirs, local festivals, and county fairs. She began playing guitar and writing songs in her early teens, focusing her early efforts on country music and contributing vocals to several albums by local folk musician Steve Medd. Arista Records caught wind of the singer and brought her aboard at the age of 16, with CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid personally taking Lavigne under his wing. She quit high school, relocated to Manhattan, and set to work with a handful of prime songwriters and producers, but the partnerships only produced country songs -- not the rock music in which Lavigne had become increasingly interested. Arista relented and instead sent Lavigne to Los Angeles, where she fashioned her melodic, edgy debut alongside such writing teams as the Matrix.
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Lavigne made her film debut in the animated film Over the Hedge, which is based on the comic strip of same name. She worked alongside William Shatner, Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Wanda Sykes, Nick Nolte and Steve Carell. She is ... acting in the Richard Gere film The Flock,[48] as the girlfriend of a crime suspect, and her third project was Fast Food Nation, based on her favorite book. Lavigne wrote and recorded a song titled "Keep Holding On" with Dr. Luke, for the Eragon film soundtrack; it was included on her third album, The Best Damn Thing. The song was released for digital download on November 28, and made its worldwide debut on radio on November 17.[49] It reached the top spot on the Canadian top twenty. She also recorded the theme song for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
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