Must Haves. Music Edition. Avril Lavigne.

BACKGROUND HISTORY. Avril Lavigne, full name Avril Ramona Lavigne, is a Canadian singer and songwriter who rose to prominence as a teenager. She was born on September 27, 1984, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Her gritty pop-rock sound was well-known.

GREATEST HITS. Sk8r Boi, Black Star, Runaway, He wasnt, My Happy Ending, Smile, When your Gone, Wish you were Here, Girlfriend, Complicated, Dont Tell Me, What The Hell, Hot, Nobodys home.

ALBUMS. Let Go, Under My Skin, The Best Damn Thing, Goodbye Lullaby, Avril Lavigne, Head Above Water, Love Suxs

CULTURAL IMPACT. Pretty much the only queen of pop punk, she changed the game for female artits, much like Hayley Williams from Paramore. Make no mistake: Avril Lavigne was a pop star. Her heavy eyeliner, plaid ties, and chain belts played up Lavigne's outlier appeal following the turn-of-the-century teenybopper era. Lavigne established herself as a voice of empowerment for adolescent females from the outset, demonstrating that you may dress, act, and most importantly, feel however you want, and that your instincts are all genuine. She promotes sincerity by denouncing poserdom on "Complicated." : “I see the way you’re acting like you’re somebody else gets me frustrated.” On Let Go’s “Anything But Ordinary” she admits, “Sometimes I get so weird, I even freak myself out.”