Chinese fans are snapping up tickets to Canadian pop-punk starlet Avril Lavigne’s mainland debut concert next month.
The 22-year-old “Sk8er Boi” singer is set to rock an audience of 6,000 at Shanghai Qi Zhong Tennis Center on August 15, with a follow-up show in Hong Kong on August 18.
Her musician hubby, Deryck Whibley, best known as the lead vocalist of Canadian punk band Sum 41, reportedly will accompany her along the way.
Lavigne, who visited Hong Kong back in May promoting her third studio album “The Best Damn Thing,” will perform her single hit “Girlfriend” in Mandarin at her Shanghai concert. [Xinhua]
If Avril is serious about singing in Mandarin, she still has plenty of catch-up to do; her Girlfriend MV in Chinese is not really that impressive… but I guess the Chinese fans will buy it regardless.
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July 25th, 2007 at 6:01 am
wow.. her chinese version of girlfriend is v funny though ^^ hehe
July 25th, 2007 at 8:51 am
r u kidding me? white girl singing chinese? tats got to be a first, and pretty cool too =D lol
July 25th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Angela… true, I laugh so loud when I first listened to the song, it’s cute.
bang… don’t think she is the first one, but pretty cool definitely.
It’s different recording in the studio and singing live… Avril need to practice more Chinese.
July 25th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
yea… even though i am a singaporean, i also got the tickets. she is my fav english singer. it is very rare she comes to Asia.
(but my overall is still S.H.E) =)
July 25th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Ashley… so you will be having a Shanghai trip then? You are not flying to China just for the concert ain’t so? Enjoy yourself anyway.
July 26th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
thanks. yea. i am also having a shanghai trip.
August 24th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
hi hello im expecting you will have a concert here in the philippines!!!sooner or later i’ll wait for it…………deryck whibley is a handsome one and i think you are compatible to each other…..love your songs…