Avril Lavigne Announces First Child, Keeps Partner’s Identity Private

The post included a photo of Lavigne cradling her daughter and another showing two adults holding the newborn’s hand. Three pairs of checkered sneakers were lined up in the carousel, one sized for the baby. Lavigne kept her partner out of the announcement.

Years before becoming a mother, Lavigne spoke publicly about wanting children. At a New York City event in November 2013, while promoting her self-titled fifth album, she said she wanted “one or two” kids, but “not right now” — perhaps eventually. She was then married to Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger, and said the couple made music and cooked together at home.

Earlier, while married to Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley, Lavigne had joked that she did not want children for about 10 years and was not sure she could even handle a dog. She pictured motherhood later in life. Whibley and Lavigne were married from 2006 to 2010; she and Kroeger married in 2013 and divorced in 2015. Lavigne became engaged to musician Mod Sun, whose real name is Derek Smith, in 2022, and was later linked to Tyga.

Lavigne released her debut album, Let Go, in 2002, at 17. Her hits include “Complicated,” “Sk8er Boi,” “My Happy Ending,” “Girlfriend” and “What the Hell.” In 2024, she released a 20-track Greatest Hits album and later teamed up with Simple Plan on “Young & Dumb.” The checkered baby sneakers in her announcement echoed the skater style that helped define her early career.