Avril Lavigne will perform in Manila in February

Concert producer Wilbros Live has confirmed that Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne will return to Manila for a one-night concert in February.
"[This is] good news to all Avril Lavigne fans, as the queen of pop-punk is coming over to bring her much-awaited The Black Star Tour in Manila on Feb. 16, 2012, live at the Araneta Coliseum," Wilbros Live said in a statement released last Thursday.

This will be her third visit to the country.
Ms. Lavigne was last in Manila in September 2008 for a concert at the Araneta Coliseum. Before that, she first performed in Manila in a concert at the Fort Bonifacio Open Grounds in Taguig in March 2005.

Ms. Lavigne kicked off The Black Star Tour in Asia last May with a concert at the Shanghai Grand Stage in China. She then went on to have more than 50 concerts across the world, with stops in key cities in South America, Europe and North America.

After the Christmas holidays, Ms. Lavigne will resume The Black Star Tour with five concerts in Japan starting on Feb. 4, before closing the concert tour with her one-night gig at the Araneta Coliseum.

For the concert, expect Ms. Lavigne to perform cuts from her latest album, Goodbye Lullaby, including the lead single "What the Hell."

Of course, the singer will also perform her other hit singles like "Sk8er Boi," "Complicated," "My Happy Ending," and "I’m With You."

Since day one of her musical career, Ms. Lavigne has always chosen not to play it safe.

When she entered the music scene at 17, she refused to resort to skin-baring come-ons, preferring to entice the record-buying public with her powerhouse voice, high-spirited melodies, and straight-talking lyrics.

Staying true to herself and putting music before image paid off both critically and commercially for the Canadian-born artist.

In 2002, Ms. Lavigne shot to global pop stardom with the album Let Go, followed by 2004’s Under My Skin, and 2007’s The Best Damn Thing.

Over the course of her three albums, Ms. Lavigne earned eight Grammy Award nominations, won seven Canadian Juno Awards, and sold more than 30 million albums and nearly 20 million tracks worldwide.

The singer-songwriter’s songs have been used in the soundtracks of Hollywood films like Sweet Home Alabama, Bruce Almighty, Legally Blonde 2, and The Princess Diaries.

Ms. Lavigne also launched a second career as an entrepreneur by creating a well-received fashion and lifestyle brand (Abbey Dawn), two fragrances (Black Star and Forbidden Rose). She branched out into film work (Over the Hedge, Fast Food Nation), and further committed herself to philanthropy by establishing The Avril Lavigne Foundation.

For more details on Avril Lavigne’s The Black Star Tour -- Live in Manila , call Wilbros Live at 374-2222, or the TicketNet Box Office at 911-5555.