List of awards and nominations received by Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter whose professional music career began in 2002 with the release of her first studio album. Lavigne was offered a record deal in 2000 when she was 16 years old after being discovered by her first professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while singing at a Chapters bookstore in Kingston, Ontario. She traveled to New York, where she auditioned for the then-president of Arista Records, Antonio "L.A." Reid, who signed her on the spot. Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, spawned four singles: "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm with You", and "Losing Grip". The album was certified six-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America less than a year after its release; it also received a diamond certification from the Canadian Recording Industry Association and reached multi-platinum status in many other countries. The album and its singles earned Lavigne a total of eight Grammy Award nominations in 2003 and 2004, including Best New Artist. "I'm With You" and "Complicated" were both