Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne left Napanee, in small-town Ontario, to become the face of teen pop punk in the early 2000s. Let Go, from 2002, brought “Complicated” and “Sk8er Boi” and a necktie-and-skateboard attitude that stood apart from the pop divas of the time.

Under My Skin darkened the tone; The Best Damn Thing embraced excess. After years away because of Lyme disease, she returned with Head Above Water and Love Sux, reaffirming the guitar pop she helped popularize.