Born in the small town of Napanee Ontario in 1985 Avril Lavigne stood out from the crowd at an early age. First honing her musical talents in the church choir, she graduated onto country music competitions and eventually to an amount of stardom when she won a competition in a radio contest that allowed her to travel to Ontario and sing with Country legend Shania Twain! Her surname is of French origin, which in French means the vine or the vineyard. Her first name, Avril, is French for April. Famous albums: Let Go, Under My Skin and The Best Damn Thing.