Re: Avril Lavigne...
Thank goodness for wikipedia.
Excerpts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril_Lavigne
'She is ranked second with the most web hits, and sixth in TV mentions.'
'Lavigne ventured into entrepreneurship. Lavigne launched the clothing line Abbey Dawn in July 2008, featuring back-to-school collection.'
'Lavigne will be releasing her first fragrance called Black Star, created by Procter & Gamble Prestige Products. The fragrance was announced via Lavigne's official website on March 7, 2009. Black Star, which contains notes of pink hibiscus, black plum and dark chocolate, will be released in summer 2009 in Europe, and later in America and Canada.[54][55] It's expected to generate $50 million in sales.'
'Lavigne has been involved in a number of charitable activities, such as Make Some Noise, Amnesty International, Erase MS, AmericanCPR.org, Camp Will-a-Way, Music Clearing Minefields, U.S. Campaign for Burma, Make-a-Wish Foundation and War Child. She has also appeared in ALDO ads with YouthAIDS to raise money to educate people worldwide about HIV/AIDS. Lavigne took part of the Unite Against Aids concert presented by ALDO in support of Unicef on November 28 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec Canada.[57]
Lavigne worked with Reverb, a non-profit environmental organization, for her 2005 east coast tour.'
'In Lavigne's official MySpace page, she affirms that her music genre includes pop, rock, and the sub-genre punk rock.[68] According to Allmusic, her styles encompass adult alternative, pop rock, pop punk, post-grunge and teen pop.[69] According to Rockdetector she is alternative rock, alternative pop, pop punk, pop rock and post-grunge.[70][71] In fact she is considered as a pop punk, pop rock and alternative rock musician.'
'Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley[10] (born September 27, 1984), better known by her birth name
Avril Lavigne (pronounced /ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn/), is a Canadian singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. Lavigne has sold more than 30 million copies of her albums worldwide.[11] She is currently one of the top-selling artists releasing albums in the United States, with over 10.25 million copies certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.[12] She has been dubbed as the 'pop-punk princess' by various sources.'
While her peers were wanking off on porn forums and writing bitchy remarks, she was already writing and producing songs.
'Lavigne released her debut album, "Let Go", on June 4, 2002 in the United States, where it reached number two. It peaked at number one in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. This made Lavigne, at seventeen, the youngest female soloist to have a number-one album in the United Kingdom until that time.'