Two divorces, Lyme disease: where Avril Lavigne disappeared, and what she looks like now. Avril Lavigne: what the singer who overcame a serious illness looks like now Avril Lavigne illness

There are rumors that the popular one has left this world and a double is performing alongside her. The singer herself denied her death... citing Foreign Media.

Lost sight due to illness

As JoeInfoMedia journalist Ulyana Ulitkina managed to find out, the previously popular Canadian singer really disappeared from view for a long time. She is all over the world, does not go to social events and does not give candid interviews. Many had already forgotten about her, but now she has reappeared in public.

Alive and enjoying her personal life

Just over the past week, the ubiquitous paparazzi were able to capture Avril in the company of her boyfriend, music producer Jonathan Rotem. The couple was spotted leaving a restaurant in Los Angeles, reports JoeInfoMedia journalist Ulyana Ulitkina.

It is worth saying that the singer looks great. She abandoned the "tomboy" style and became more feminine. The singer's clothing style also changed - she replaced short checkered skirts with a dress.

Note that rumors of death also stupefy the singer herself. In one of the interviews, she said with indignation that someone was doing PR at her expense.

“This theory is just the ravings of a madman! I'm not dead, and you can see it for yourself. Whoever came up with this just wants popularity!” - said Avril Lavigne.

We previously reported that and . They are sure that her double is performing instead of the singer.

Avril Lavigne is a North American vocalist who became famous for writing and performing the songs "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm With You", "My Happy Ending" and "Girlfriend", which became leaders of international music charts. The singer works in several genres of music, including alternative rock, pop-punk, pop-rock and post-grunge.

At the end of September 1984, Avril Lavigne was born in the provincial Canadian town of Napanee. Her parents, Judith Rosan and Jean-Claude, are Christians. The father, a French-Canadian born, gave his middle daughter an unusual name, which translates from French as “April.” Avril, in addition to European roots, also has Ukrainian roots: her great-grandfather was a White Guard officer, a resident of Odessa, who immigrated to the other side of the world after the revolution. Avril grew up in a family with her older brother Matthew and younger sister Michelle.

At the age of two, the little girl began singing at church services, and then at home. Loving parents bought musical instruments for her: a drum set, a microphone, a synthesizer and a guitar. The girl made a real music studio in her house. Avril was so passionate about music that after a while she began to be invited to all city fairs, where she performed her songs in country style. In addition to music, Avril is involved in team sports: she plays football, basketball, and also skateboards.

Music

Avril's creative biography began rapidly. Having won the competition at the age of 14, she went to Ottawa, where she performed the song in a duet with Shania Twain. After that, she was noticed by an enterprising man, Cliff Fabry. He convinced the girl to send recordings of her songs to production centers.

This step turned out to be successful: Avril at the age of 16 was invited to the USA. For the sake of a musical career, she even quits her studies and goes to New York, especially since she never liked studying at school.

After the first audition, Avril signed a contract with Arista Records for more than $1 million. The producer immediately paid the girl a huge advance for two albums. The very first collection “Let Go” broke all imaginable and unimaginable records: silver in the Billboard 200, first place in the charts of Canada, Great Britain, and Australia. A few months later, the disc became 4 times platinum in sales in the United States. In addition, for her debut composition “Complicated” the girl received many awards from MTV, World Music Awards, Grammy and the Canadian Juno Award. The video for this song was watched by 231 million Internet users. An official website was created for the singer's fans.

No less great success awaited her second album, “Under My Skin,” which was released in mid-2004. Sales of eight million copies of the album were ensured by the hits “Don’t Tell Me”, “My Happy Ending”, “Nobody’s Home”, “He Wasn’t”. In addition, for him the singer again received awards from the World Music Awards and Juno. After this, Avril goes on her first two-year musical tour with solo concerts around the world. The same year she starred for the cover of Maxim magazine.

In 2007, the third album “The Best Damn Thing” appeared, which was no less successful than the first two. According to Forbes magazine, Avril was included in the category of the richest young people on the planet. At the same time, she was accompanied by scandals related to Avril’s accusation of plagiarism. The girl even sued one group and won the case. But according to critics, Avril had the same musical introduction as the song by the Canadian singer Peaches.

Lavigne is not only interested in music. The girl creates comics “Make 5 Wishes”, starred in the films “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”, “Hold on to the End”, “Fast Food Nation”, “Forest Brothers”, “The Shepherd”. According to her, she still dreams of starring in a Christmas comedy.

Avril creates her own clothing line for teenagers, Abbey Dawn, and also produces perfumes Black Star and Forbidden Rose. She became the author of the soundtrack for the film "Alice in Wonderland". The singer produces her own line of electric guitars under the Fender brand. In addition to business, the actress has created many charitable organizations.

Back in 2012, Avril began to be noticed next to the outrageous rock singer. There was talk of a romance between two extraordinary personalities, but it was only a PR stunt. The musicians jointly created the song “Bad Girl,” which was included in the singer’s fifth album. In 2013, the artist’s fifth disc was released, which was called “Avril Lavigne”. The album's singles were "Here's To Never Growing Up", "Rock N Roll" and "Let Me Go". After this collection, the artist’s discography temporarily stopped expanding.

In 2014, there was a famous hacker attack on the iCloud service, from which personal photos of celebrities were stolen. The list of victims of treacherous computer scientists also included young Avril. But, fortunately, there is nothing reprehensible in the stolen photos: the girl is not photographed naked on her phone.

Over time, Avril's image has also undergone changes. At first, due to her short stature, the singer acted as a street teenager, a skater, but gradually Avril changed this style to gothic: black and pink clothes, exaggerated makeup. The new Avril Lavigne appeared before the public after writing the album “The Best Damn Thing”. She became blonde with a sweet, clean face. You can often see a girl without makeup. Avril does yoga, meditation, and is a vegetarian. Avril's height is 155 cm, and her weight, according to information from various sources, fluctuates around 49-52 kg.

According to some fans of the singer, you can find Avril doubles in Russia. First of all, the singer who represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004 is called Russian Avril Lavigne. In many photographs she strongly resembles her Canadian counterpart. Moreover, their voices are somewhat similar. In addition to Yulia, the Russian young actress also looks like Avril. Her face resembles Avril's facial features: the shape of her eyes and the shape of her lips.

Personal life

Fans enthusiastically follow the singer’s personal life. Her first boyfriend was musician Derick Whibley, whom she met back in 2001. They dated for some time and got married in 2006. The young man romantically proposed to his chosen one: for this they went on a trip to Italy, where, during a picnic, Derik proposed to Avril to marry him. Their wedding was traditional, despite the rebellious artistic image of the artists. After 3 years of marriage, the young people divorced.

After a dysfunctional marriage, the artist begins dating Brody Jenner, a former participant in one of the popular reality shows. As a sign of mutual love, they even got tattoos with each other's name. But, since the boyfriend was categorically against the children that Avril wanted, they also broke up.

In 2012, the singer began to be noticed in the company of Chad Kroeger, a musician in a Canadian rock band, who soon became her husband. In joint photos, the girl increasingly appeared with signs of pregnancy - Avril was preparing to become a mother. But it is unknown whether the joyful event took place. Subsequently, the artist did not comment on the birth of the child. And three years later, this marriage also fell apart: already in 2015, the young people separated.

During 2014-2015, the actress did not appear in public. This behavior of the singer caused rumors in society about her drug addiction and mental problems. There was even a theory about the death of the star, which was based on fan speculation about the replacement of the artist with a double by Melissa Vandella. Conspiracy theorists claimed that all distinctive moles in Avril's photo had disappeared since 2004. It was rumored that the girl committed suicide back in the early 2000s, and her producers decided to further promote the name.

However, the disappearance of Avril Lavigne in 2014 turned out to be connected with the girl’s unexpected illness. In the spring, the singer began to feel unwell. According to Avril, she constantly wanted to sleep, her weight had decreased significantly, and the girl suffered from headaches. Doctors did not understand what the singer was sick with; they attributed depression and chronic fatigue syndrome to her. But only six months later they were able to make a diagnosis - Lyme disease, inflammation of the brain. After a course of treatment, the singer returned to her fans and began working on a solo project.

The girl gave her first interview after recovery on the Good Morning America program. According to the performer, she independently came to the conclusion that she was sick with a viral disease. The interview also appeared on the singer’s personal profiles in “

In 2015, Avril Lavigne (33) suspended her musical career: . This disease can be contracted from a tick bite, and if treatment is not started in time, the disease can affect the bones, heart and nervous system.

She announced this on Twitter, without disclosing details at first. “I feel bad because I can’t tell my fans why they haven’t heard anything new about me for so long,” the singer wrote. “I don’t feel very good. I am currently having some health problems. So I ask everyone to pray for me.” And later Lavigne told the press about the diagnosis and that for some time she thought she was dying: she could not eat, move or speak.

At the same time, she separated from her husband, singer of the rock band Nickelback Chad Kroeger (43). “It is with heavy hearts that Chad and I are announcing our divorce today. We have been and will remain best friends and will always truly care for each other. We have created many unforgettable moments together - not only in marriage, but also in music. Thanks to our family, friends and fans for their support,” the singer announced.

Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne

And for the next few years we heard almost nothing about Lavigne. She was undergoing treatment, and last year Avril was in the company of music producer Jonathan Rotem (42).

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And in April of this year, Avril will release a new album after a three-year break. “This is a very strong record. I've been working on it for the last three years. I can say that I will complete it within two weeks and release it this year. I wrote songs that were truly strong, honest and sincere. I think many can see themselves in them. I've been through a lot in the last two years and I've taken inspiration from there," she told E! News.

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And now, the first composition from the upcoming album has appeared on the Internet! Lavigne posted the song "Head Above Water" on YouTube. “I accepted death and felt my body sinking down. I felt like I was drowning. It was like I was walking underwater and I just needed to come up for air. It was as if I was in a river, pulled into a stream. It was impossible to breathe. Pray to God that he will help me just keep my head above water, help me see through the veil of the storm,” the singer said on the official website.

The chorus of the track is framed as a prayer: in it, Avril turns to God with a request to help her not drown. “Lord, help me keep my head above water / Don't let me drown, it's getting harder / I'll meet you there at the altar / When I fall to my knees,” the song says.

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Avril lavigne- a world-class singer that only the deaf have never heard of. They started talking about her back in 2002, after which her songs topped the lines of influential charts one after another. Videos for her songs were at one time the most viewed on YouTube, but recently the Canadian singer has slowed down.

At some point she simply disappeared, and her disappearance gave rise to a lot of speculation and rumors. It was rumored that the singer was no longer alive at all, and although the singer is now alive and well, she really had a hard time. Avril struggled for years terrible disease caused by a tick bite.

Some numbers. The singer is now 34 years old, and the disease was diagnosed in 2014. She admitted that this was not how she imagined her 30th anniversary. Her last album was released in 2013, after which there was a long pause. Due to a tick bite, Lavigne was bedridden for five (!) months, and treatment dragged on for years.

“I felt like I was drowning. It felt like the water was carrying me down and I was forced to swim up for air. I was carried away by the current and I couldn’t breathe.”, - Lavigne described her condition with these words. This is how her new song was born Head Above Water, the clip of which was watched more than 28 million times in a month!

To the delight of her fans, the singer has returned to her favorite work and is full of creative energy. Regarding Lyme disease, the singer did not want to describe her condition at all, but felt that publicizing an invisible disease was much more important than her personal principles.

“Even if people feel the disease, they have no idea about the real diagnosis! And if they find out that they have Lyme disease, they simply cannot pay for expensive treatment.”. However, thanks to Avril Lavigne, the public now knows much more, and the singer herself has created charitable foundation and is ready to help people suffering from tick-borne infections.