Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian pop rock singer-songwriter and occasional actress who is known for her "skater punk" persona. Her two albums, Let Go (2002) and Under My Skin (2004), topped the charts in numerous countries.

Although her surname is of French origin, she herself does not speak French and her name is pronounced in an anglicized way, somewhat as "La-veen". Her first name, Avril, is French for April, but is also pronounced in an anglicized, way as "Av-ril", rather than "avReel".