Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. Lavigne has sold more than 30 million copies of her albums worldwide. She is currently one of the top-selling artists releasing albums in the United States, with over 10 million copies certified by the Recording Industry Association of America. She has been dubbed as the "pop-punk princess" by various sources.

艾薇儿•瑞摩娜•拉维尼（出生于1984年9月27日）是一名加拿大创作型歌手、时装设计师兼演员，她的专辑在全球的销量已经超过了3千万。目前在美国，她是唱片销量最佳的歌手之一，美国唱片业协会认证其销量达到1千多万。她还被冠以“流行朋克公主”的称号。

Lavigne broke into the recording industry with her debut album, Let Go, released in 2002. As of 2009, over 16 million copies were sold worldwide, more than 6 million of which were sold in the United States. Her second and third album, Under My Skin and The Best Damn Thing, reached number one on the Global charts. Lavigne has scored five number-one singles worldwide, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm With You", "My Happy Ending" and "Girlfriend". She is currently working on her fourth studio album, due out in early 2010.

艾薇儿于2002年携她的处女专辑《展翅高飞》进入唱片业。到2009年为止，这张专辑在全球共销售了1600多万张，其中美国市场的销量超过了600万。接下来的两张专辑《酷到骨子里》和《美丽坏东西》在全球流行音乐排行榜上也都跻身首位。艾薇儿另外还发布了取得排行榜第一宝座的5支单曲，分别是《Complicated》、《Sk8er Boi》、《I'm With You》、《My Happy Ending》和《Girlfriend》。现在，她正在着手制作第四张专辑，预计于2010年初发布。

Avril Lavigne's official MySpace page affirms her music genres as pop and pop punk. According to Allmusic, her styles encompass adult alternative, pop rock, pop punk, post-grunge and teen pop. According to MusicMight, she is alternative rock, alternative pop, pop punk, pop rock and post-grunge.

艾薇儿•拉维尼的MySpace主页宣称她的歌曲都属于流行音乐和流行朋克；Allmusic网站则认为她的曲风涵盖了成人另类、流行摇滚、流行朋克、后垃圾摇滚以及少年流行音乐；而根据MusicMight网站的观点，她的音乐涉足的领域包括另类摇滚、另类流行、流行朋克、流行摇滚和后垃圾摇滚。

（China.org.cn 汪玮 译）