Avril Lavigne announces surprise birth of first child, a baby girl

Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, 42, announced the surprise birth of her first child, a baby girl, after keeping her pregnancy entirely private. The pop-punk icon shared the news on Instagram with a series of monochrome photos of her newborn, captioning the post to confirm her daughter's arrival. She has not publicly disclosed the identity of the father. Lavigne first achieved global fame in the early 2000s with hit singles such as Complicated and Sk8er Boi, and has remained a prominent figure in the music industry since.