 Avila started the 2006 NHL season on 4 October when she performed the Canadian national anthem at the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators game.She performed the anthem again before another Battle of Ontario game at the Scotiabank Place on 26 October following an autograph session on the same afternoon at Gatineau's Les Galeries de Hull shopping centre.Avila's debut album, "Somewhere Else", was released on 14 November 2006, and debuted at number 6 on the Canadian albums chart, selling 16,000 copies in its first week.