Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne CM (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is a key musician in popularizing pop-punk music, as she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s. Her accolades include ten Juno Awards and eight Grammy Awards nominations.
Most critics have identified Lavigne as a pop, pop-punk, pop rock, power pop, alternative rock, and teen pop musician. Her first three albums were described as a mix of pop-punk, alternative rock and pop rock, with elements of post-grunge.
In 2003, Lavigne won an International Achievement Award for the song "Complicated" at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto. Lavigne received eight Grammy Awards nominations in two years, including Best New Artist. She has also received three American Music Awards nominations, one Brit Award nomination, and one MTV Video Music Award. Lavigne had sold more than 30 million singles and 40 million copies of her albums worldwide, including over 12.4 million album copies in the US according to Billboard. In 2009, Billboard named Lavigne the number 10 pop artist in the "Best of the 2000s" chart. She was listed as the 28th overall best act of the decade based on album and single chart performance in the US. The magazine later ranked her at number 19 on its 2025 "Top Women Artists of the 21st Century" list.
Most critics have identified Lavigne as a pop, pop-punk, pop rock, power pop, alternative rock, and teen pop musician. Her first three albums were described as a mix of pop-punk, alternative rock and pop rock, with elements of post-grunge.
In 2003, Lavigne won an International Achievement Award for the song "Complicated" at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto. Lavigne received eight Grammy Awards nominations in two years, including Best New Artist. She has also received three American Music Awards nominations, one Brit Award nomination, and one MTV Video Music Award. Lavigne had sold more than 30 million singles and 40 million copies of her albums worldwide, including over 12.4 million album copies in the US according to Billboard. In 2009, Billboard named Lavigne the number 10 pop artist in the "Best of the 2000s" chart. She was listed as the 28th overall best act of the decade based on album and single chart performance in the US. The magazine later ranked her at number 19 on its 2025 "Top Women Artists of the 21st Century" list.
Albums (5)
2002
2004
2007
2011
2013