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Filipino-American Olivia Rodrigo covers Avril Lavigne's 'Complicated' in debut tour opener

Kristofer Purnell - Philstar.com
Filipino-American Olivia Rodrigo covers Avril Lavigne's 'Complicated' in debut tour opener
Filipino-American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo poses with pop-punk singer Avril Lavigne during Variety's Hitmakers Brunch
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MANILA, Philippines — Fresh from her three Grammy wins earlier this week, Filipino-American musician Olivia Rodrigo is out on the road for her "SOUR" concert tour, the artist's first-ever album tour.

Oliivia started the tour in Portland, Oregon where she mostly performed songs from her debut album "SOUR," which won her the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album.

The album itself is relatively short as it is composed of 11 songs that add up to a runtime of under 35 minutes, thus had fans wondering what other songs she would be adding to her setlist.

The newly-crowned Best New Artist lived out every pop-punk singer's dream by performing Avril Lavigne's hit song "Complicated," which is older than Olivia herself by a year.

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Oliivia has acknowledged Avril's influence on her album and songs, and even referred to her as "the pop-punk princess herself" before performing the popular song. More recently Olivia and Avril shared a moment at the 64th Grammy Awards.

Apart from "Complicated," Olivia also performed a cover of the band Veruca Salt's "Seether," where she thanked her mother for introducing them to her.

Olivia also won Best Pop Solo Performance for her debut single "drivers license."

The "SOUR" tour will end its North American leg in San Francisco on May 27 before then head to Europe starting on June 11 in Hamburg, Germany and finishing with four nights in England.

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