Family: She is French by her father (Jean Claude Lavigne) and Anglo-Canadian on her mother’s side ( Judith-Rosanne). She spent her childhood years in a small town in Onario. She has an older brother (Matthew) and a younger sister ( Michelle), Avril Lavigne young Very young she wanted to be a singer. At 12 she wrote her first songs. Passionate about music, she learned to play the guitar alone, She was inspired & influenced by Green Day and the Goo Doo Dolls. In 1998 she won a contest. This contest allowed her to go on stage with her idol ( a Canadian singer: Shania Twain). The recruter Antonio Reid, discovered her during a festival. She stopped her studies at 16 years to devote herself to music. She moved to Manhattan to write her first album. She left Mahattan because her employers imposed rhythms and lyrics. She went to Los Angeles. A year later, she released Complicated (a single) which was a great success, Then Let Go in 2002. She began a world tour in 2003. The album has sold over 16 million copies. With this album Avril Lavigne became a famous singer. Music (2002-2003) In 2004 at the age of 19, she released her second album Under My Skin that was very successful. This album is darker, more personal and more rock. It has sold 8 million copies. In 2005 she began a world tour. On stage we see her playing the piano, guitar and drums. After these two albums Avril Lavigne began to play in movies. She made appearances in Fast Food Nation, The Flock and Over the Hedge. She also began a career as a model. In 2006 she represented Canada at the Olympics singing Who Knows. In 2006 she married Deryck Whibley, the singer of Sum 41. They divorced in 2009. Avril Lavigne recorded a new album in 2006. Fox entairtaimnent Group asked a soundtrack for the movie Eragon. She wrote Keep Holding On. This album is pop-punk, it came out in 2007. Upon its release the album was a success. The first single from this album was Girlfriend. This title is translated into several languages (French, Japanese, German…). Alice song, composed by Avril Lavigne and co-written with Butch Walker, this is the sound track of Alice Wonderland by Tym Burton who told her he loved the song and wanted to use it for his film. “Contagious” I chose this because Avril Lavigne is my favorite singer. She is very pretty and I love her style. I have always loved her. Her songs are great because they have all different styles. Sometimes they are very rock songs (I love listening to them when I’m angry). Sometimes more calm and relaxing songs that help me relax. I love a song by her called I Can Do Better , which is addressed to her ex-boyfriend. In this song she says « I could not give a damn what you say to me ». Another song that I love is « Contagious ». This a love song. The lyrics correspond to my feeling for a boy. Uh oh Uh oh When you're around I don't know what to do I do not think that I can wait To go over and to talk to you I do not know what I should say And I walk out in silence That's when I start to realize What you bring to my life Damn this guy can make me cry It's so contagious I cannot get it out of my mind It's so outrageous You make me feel so high all the time uh oh uh oh They all say that you're no good for me But I'm too close to turn around I'll show them they don't know anything I think I've got you figured out So I walk out in silence That's when I start to realize What you bring to my life Damn this guy can make me smile It's so contagious I cannot get it out of my mind It's so outrageous You make me feel so high I give you everything I treat you right If you just give me a chance I can prove I'm right Source: http://getvideoartwork.com/index.php?action=gallery&g2_ itemId=55038 http://www.avrillavigne.fr/ http://www.c9.fr/title-AVRIL+LAVIGNE+-+Girlfriend.html http://www.elbakin.net/fantasy/news/Eragon/2635-LaChanson-Davril-Lavigne-Pour-Eragon-En-Ecoute http://musique.ados.fr/Avril-Lavigne.html http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril_Lavigne http://tessierlavigne.blogspot.fr/2010/03/avril-lavignebiographie-et-genealogie.html