Internet users have spread a false conspiracy theory for more than a decade that the singer Avril Lavigne had died and was replaced with a lookalike actress shortly after her breakthrough in the ...

AVRIL Lavigne is known for her early 90s catchy hits, Complicated and Sk8er Boi. Some fans of the pop star are convinced she died in 2003 and was replaced by a lookalike called Melissa.

By Claire Moses Goodbye, online conspiracy theory. Welcome back, Avril Lavigne. Lavigne — the Canadian singer whose hits like “Sk8er Boi” and “Complicated” made her a mainstay of the ...