| In 2002 one of the biggest stories
in the music business was the ascendance of 17-year old Canadian
singer Avril LaVigne. In an era dominated by pre-fabricated
teen-pop, Avril was seen as a teen star with an edge. Instead of
carefully crafted, studio-glossed R&B/pop a la Britney or
Christina, she favored a more traditional rock-pop sound topped
off with a punky bad-girl/rebel image which, even if it didn't
quite match her radio-friendly music, made for an effective
alternative to glam sexpots like Avril's aforementioned peers. |
