Childhood

Avril Ramona Lavigne was born on September 27 1984 in a small town called Belleville, Ontario, her parents were Judy and John Lavigne. Her older brother Mathew is 19 and her younger sister Michelle is 14were very close, When she was four her mother Judy discovered her talent for singing when she was singing in church. At a small age two she won a singing competition to sing with Shaina Twain. In 1998 she appeared in concert with Shaina Twain in Ottawa Ontario. At five her and her family moved to Napanee Ontario. When she got in to high school she was very small and always seemed to get into trouble.When she first moved to Napanee She instantly fit into the " Skater Clique"no surprise there But school made her feel insecure and she dropped out in grade 11 to peruse her life as a musician .