Avril Lavigne is one of the more recent teen phenoms to burst upon the music scene. In a marketplace dominated by glistening pop, the young girl's guitar-based sound and rebellious

Avril Lavigne released her first album at age 17, and was greeted by hostile critics. Regardless of the critical thumping her debut received, the public bought the album, and Avril

Avril Lavigne launched onto the music scene in 2002. A young, relatively unknown singer soon found a home in the lives of teenage girls across the globe. With a smash