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If Chantal Kreviazuk’s music reminds you of Avril Lavigne, there’s a direct connection. Kreviazuk and musician husband Raine Maida have contributed to albums by Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson.

Kreviazuk’s own piano-driven, string-arranged tunes are better known in her native Canada, but have been featured in a number of U.S. films and TV shows.

She shares the stage with Five For Fighting in a 7:30 p.m. show at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets are $27; call 632-7600.

— MIKE WEATHERFORD