| Music is one art form that has the capacity of | | | | first major tour concert. Avril got the chance to |
| capturing and touching your mind and soul | | | | sing with Shania after winning a signing competition |
| completely. For music lovers and singers the | | | | where she had participated, she sang the song |
| whole feeling of listening to music or singing a | | | | What Made you Say That along with Shania. Later |
| song is just overwhelming. Avril Lavigne is one | | | | on she was discovered as a singer by Cliff Fabri |
| singer who firmly believes in this capacity of | | | | while she was singing at a Chapters bookstore in |
| touching heart and souls through music. Listen to | | | | Kingston. By the age of 16 she had been signed |
| any of her songs and you will feel this touch | | | | up by Ken Krongard, representative of Arista |
| instantly, no matter from which corner of the | | | | Records. It was after this that she completed |
| world you are. Avril is a Canadian singer who has | | | | work on her first album. |
| sold more then twenty six million albums | | | | Avril's album Let Go was released in the year |
| worldwide. It is not only music that she has a hold | | | | 2002, and the album went on to reach the pole |
| on, last year she was voted by a Canadian | | | | position in United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. |
| business magazine ranked her as the seventh | | | | As a result she became the youngest female lead |
| most powerful Canadian person in Hollywood. Born | | | | singer to have an album in number one at that |
| Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley to parents of | | | | time. The song Complicated went on to became a |
| French origin, she is better known in the music | | | | major hit among fans world wide and turned out |
| world as Avril Lavigne. She is just 24 years of | | | | to be one of the best selling Canadian singles that |
| age and has recorded many music albums. | | | | year. This song brought many nominations and |
| According to Avril's mother the musical talents of | | | | wards on her way. Some of the most prominent |
| her daughter were evident very early when she | | | | ones were Best New Artist in the MTV Music |
| began singing with her mother in the church choir; | | | | Video Awards of 2002, World Music Award for |
| she was all of two years back at that time. The | | | | 'World's Best Selling Canadian Singer, she wan |
| year 1998 was crucial for her singing career; in | | | | nominated for six Juno Awards and ended up |
| this year she got an opportunity to sing on stage | | | | winning 4 of them and was nominated for eight |
| with fellow Canadian singer Shania Twain on her | | | | Grammy Awards. |