The Era Of Avril Lavigne Copycats

[@alejandromavare4224]

Avril strategy marketing was definitly one of the greastest of the 00's, capture the feeling of being an angst teenager as well as being a relatable character to feel, she was sad, she was anger, she was everything that a teenager goes trough and wants to be, rebel, the tie is still iconic though. she was the blueprint

[@eddiesour]

and shes still the blueprint. constantly finding new sounds and going back to basics and still sound great. girl has done ballads, christian rock, acoustic, country, and so on. 🩷

[@MsBlacksmith7]

she was also influenced by jewel

[@AnsiraMusic]

Avril doesn’t get enough credit for the early aughts icon she is.

[@Sonar_125]

Hilary was basically fighting with her label because she did not want to be called another avril just how avril had to fight off labels because she didnt want to be another britney or xtina . Its always a trend that follows.

[@oomay1925]

Early 2000s celebrity beef was really something else lol. Media coverage of punk girl Avril going after Disney sweetheart Hillary Duff is so unserious 😂 What a time...

[@Gabe-jq4gk]

True...reminded me of the f** off rumor for wearing neck tie

[@daydreamera1996]

Everybody wanted a slice of her cake

[@miticaBEP07]

"Holy shit, two cakes" indeed

[@againstthepods4316]

There’s no need to make this sexual.

[@faeriegraver]

I want to be the girl with the most cake

[@phoenixdavida8987]

I broke up with my 1st bf bc he called Avril punk. 😂 i was personally offended by that.😂 _

[@faeriegraver]

@@phoenixdavida8987 I remember one of my male friends INSISTING she was punk. It was clearly just to convince himself, so he was okay with listening to her music. So I found it HILARIOUS.

[@Onyx765]

Does anyone remember Skye Sweetnam? She's another Canadian artist that labels initially tried to market after Avril due to the similarities in sound and style. She did a couple soundtracks for Wayside, Buzz On Maggie, Barbie Diaries etc and now has her own metal band called Sumo Cyco and she's amazing💖

[@Capszuleh]

Omg yes ❤ Skye was my Avril because I was like 10 in 2007 and had more of a late 00s childhood 😂

[@samj5183]

I remember the " I don't need to read billy Shakespeare" song and get tangled up in me

[@SugarCoatedAggro]

Skye was/is my favorite out of the Avril “clones”. 😂 I actually much prefer her over Avril.

[@hazelm3002]

Tangled up in me!!!

[@defunct32]

The song Human was so good dunno why it's not on Spotify.

[@bigbadspikey]

Avril is like Billy Idol...Punk fronting but really just pop. Nothing wrong with it, just like you've said, it's a gateway for people do discover more hardcore stuff.

[@tikifreaky5204]

Billy Idol was in X & legitimately a part of his punk scene

[@wilfreddale764]

Avril Lavigne is known as the princess pop-punk.

[@spheksophobiaurinal]

Her songs are totally not pop, they are popular but the sonority is the same as rock bands from her years. If her songs were sung by a band with a male vocalist they wouldn't be considered pop, but since she is a solo woman everyone just assumed she was a pop singer. She transitioned to full pop on her fourth album, but her first three album were inspired by the artists she liked like simple plan, alanis morissette and blink 182.

[@chrishill9197]

@@spheksophobiaurinal Fair points ngl.

[@PuddleOfPizza]

@@spheksophobiaurinal Can confirm as I heard songs like "Girlfriend" and "What The Hell" and thought she was one of those Maroon 5 kind of "Rock" acts. (As in not actually rock in the slightest) It also didn't help that she never recieved airplay on Mainstream/Active/Heritage/Alt Rock stations, But I blame that moreso on Complicated releasing at a time where that style of rock was relegated to the Pop/Adult Contemporary stations. The same thing happened to Matchbox 20, Lifehouse, Goo Goo Dolls, Alanis Morissette, ect. so it wasn't just her that got screwed over. In that scenerio it might've been a better idea to release "Losing Grip" as the 1st single so that people knew what she was about from the get go. But because they didn't the media molded her image into something that it wasn't and it absolutely did damage to her career that could've otherwise been on par with the likes of Linkin Park. Under My Skin was still a massive success but it could've been boosted even more if it had additional help from rock radio, Who were responsible for giving acts like Nickelback, Creed, Puddle Of Mudd, Staind, ect major pop hits at the time. I mean, It doesn't really matter now since Avril's music speaks for itself, And I'd argue that Goodbye Lullaby is still a rock album, Just more of an acoustic one. The self titled however is straight pop for the most part. Only rock adjacent songs on that album are "Rock N Roll" and "Bad Girl".

[@KayleeCee]

Fefe Dobson deserved to have a bigger mainstream career. She had the look, talent, and songs to back it all up.

[@propogandalf]

Honestly it's Fefe slander to describe her style as Avril adjacent. A lot of the images he even showed in this video for the comparison her style in grunge.

[@jessw.6250]

SO happy you gave my other girl Fefe a shout out!!! 🤘🖤

[@martinxavier4631]

Dont know her. And dont care🥱

[@yona4121]

i learned about her through The Sorry Girls on youtube! The ASAP Science guys ended up living in her old home and she popped up in the video- checked out her music after and thoroughly enjoyed it

[@Bedheadboredom]

Fefe was so cool. I loved her music.

[@joshlikesfries]

Apart from Avril’s definitive and distinct style, it was her song writing that really captured the audience seeing and hearing what a real teenager was like it was raw it was real, and it was real and I think that was the thing that everybody tried to replicate aside from your cookie cutter, polished Pop star at the time she was real and an icon even up to know her lyrics, her stories evoke that sense of teen angst.

[@cristalblackstar8177]

Avril deserve more credit for the icon that she is. Olivia Rodrigo,Billie Elish and TS take a lot of her...and give her reconigtion she deserve. Avril stills rocks❤

[@Heyhoopad]

Even an indie rock legend like Liz Phair wanted a piece of the Avril Pie with her 2003 self-titled album (matrix all producing its bigger singles like Why Can’t I and Extraordinary).

[@survivorbest4589]

Olivia Rodrigo has very similar marketing to TBDT era Avril especially on guts.

[@quillion3rdoption]

I'm so glad Olivia is embracing her "wheelhouse" as a modern rocker girl instead of mostly another breakup ballad singer.

[@notme7050]

You'd be surprised to meet Belinda (The princess of Latin pop in the 2000s), she was the Hispanic version of Avril. The plagiarism was so blatant that many times she only translated the lyrics of his songs and it was a huge success.

[@ione97]

Belinda from the cheetah girls? 😂

[@sabrinarodrigues629]

I remember "egoista".. she was shaking like she was ill

[@marioandtyler]

I have one of her albums believe it or not lol...

[@unknownstranger6875]

I remember Belinda. I looked up her songs from that era and they are so cringe: Pobre Boba Niña Nice, Lo Siento, Be Free, etc.

[@SugarCoatedAggro]

I’d say Belinda was more the Hilary Duff of Latin America. But yes, Belinda’s first album was obviously Avril influenced.

[@leot1864]

Lindsay Lohan's Speak still holds up til this day such a great album and she wrote most the songs. Too bad she quit music she has a great voice.

[@AmoMe2009]

1,000% agree!!! I love that album so much!!!! Both Ashlee Simpson’s first and second album is great but Lindsay’s Speak definitely makes me sentimental. I love everything about that album! Back then and now.

[@daggerdionmusic]

I also appreciate Her 2nd album

[@leot1864]

@@AmoMe2009 I still listen to it regularly and don't get tired of it.

[@leot1864]

@@daggerdionmusic very underrated

[@defunct32]

Personal (RAW) is my favorite album. Hopefully she returns with a new album one day.

[@peppermint23]

I always say (and people don't always believe me) that Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne paved the way for Taylor Swift. Taylor shares a LOT of songwriting stylistic similarities to Avril. I listened to and loved all these girls, including Skye Sweetnam, Amy and Fefe. Was a MASSIVE fan of Lillix and bought their last album.

[@spheksophobiaurinal]

The difference is that Michelle and Avril were songwriters and natural SINGERS. Taylor on the other hand has never been a good singer, she is a pretty mediocre vocalist.

[@alvafairchild13]

I can see that the differences in music styles probably makes it harder to tell i just wish avrils song writing now would hit a bit more mature and stronger then it is right now

[@hamletvillilo5604]

​@@spheksophobiaurinal you guys never lose time when comes to say something bad about Taylor swift don't you 🙄

[@IssabellaPerezCruz7]

I don't agree at all. Taylor's songwriting skills are far more above Avrils and Michelle's. Just look at some of the lyrics on Avrils first album, ppl made fun of those lyrics at the time too.

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

​@@spheksophobiaurinaloh please just stfu pick me biatch. Certain folk's one sided beef with Taylor Swift & their need to discredit her talent & skill every time must be studied. And fyi neither Michelle nor Avril can write like Taylor.. Taylor can write Let Go or Under The Skin...but Avril cannot write Folklore or Evermore...Avril is good in her lane..but she has never been poetic or had play on words with metaphors like Taylor geniusly does.

[@whatsuplocs2813]

Omg, Rumors by Lindsay Lohan is still in my rotation. I love that song.

[@leot1864]

A timeless bop!!

[@IssabellaPerezCruz7]

She goes so hard on "Confessions of a Broken Heart" ❤❤❤❤❤

[@justjoannak]

I love Bossy from her

[@IssabellaPerezCruz7]

@@justjoannak yess such a bop! Even the unreleased track of hers called Xanax is so good too

[@propogandalf]

Add Magnet and Coming Back to Me. So good!!

[@BarryBobbins]

There’s only one Avril. Nothing can beat the early 2000’s where she was dominating! 😍

[@ForeverFortyOnee]

What makes Avril very interesting is that she's very pretty yet effortlessly cool. Her tomboyish fits looked really swag without trying hard. At that time, she was a breath of fresh air in an era where teenage pop stars are starting to show off their skins and boobs.

[@ravishkasilva2851]

Her 2nd album is killer

[@mario123m]

Avril Lavigne is iconic. We love her.

[@tonimichelle8401]

Fefe Dobson was THAT girl. She made Black alternative me feel a lot less alone in middle school lol

[@KaiDecadence]

She was pretty good but if you want to add another to that list who came before her, check out Skunk Anansie who started in the 90s with their blend of alternative rock with Skunk's soulful singing rock style.

[@trenchcoatmafioso]

It was such a trend for girls to mimic her we called it Avril Lavigne Syndrome.

[@rydbthatsme]

Fefe Dobson's album is incredible still to this day!

[@connection7165]

Avril is so iconic, I love her.

[@EclesysGalaxy]

Its 2024, and we're still getting new Avril Lavignes lol

[@MagicSlave-xc1rq]

Like who?

[@cristalblackstar8177]

​@@MagicSlave-xc1rq like Olivia Rodrigo. Makena Grace. Willow Smith.

[@christianwolf8419]

Billie & Olivia, you can see the angst influence but can't top-tier the og.

[@MagicSlave-xc1rq]

@@christianwolf8419 wow I haven't noticed that

[@MagicSlave-xc1rq]

@@christianwolf8419 wow I haven't noticed that

[@brandonlrushman2870]

I love Avril! Especially when I was a kid/teen! However she pushed the “I’m not like other girls, I skate and wear converse” so hard that she didn’t even realize she was part of the same chain that she tried so hard to rebel against that we blindly followed. It was weird watching others copy Avril when they shined extremely differently.

[@dmak90]

I loooved Fefe Dobson! I bought her first album with the money I made working part time during HS at a movie theater, $7.25 an hour 😅. She and Yelawolf are married!

[@amandavillarini]

I love their song Animal 👀

[@Bravetreee]

Did not know they were married!!!!😮

[@SugarCoatedAggro]

@@dmak90 It’s a shame the Sunday Love album didn’t get proper release/promotion. It’s one of my favorite albums of that time.

[@Sonar_125]

They divorced apparently as of now

[@merongaudet]

Ashley had an INCREDIBLE first album

[@ProximaCentauri88]

You forgot to mention Michelle Branch. Her music is like Avril Lavigne + Mandy Moore. I love her!

[@caitlingill]

Michelle was before Avril tho

[@ReubenBroery]

If you want to include Michelle, than the video would be about "The Era of the Anti-Britneys"

[@KaiDecadence]

Michelle Branch predates Avril by two years, her debut album came out in 2000.

[@gabrielpersi3786]

she was my first diva and even though today i don’t listen to her that much i still think that she has a great body of work and should have been more recognized

[@Blast2224]

I blame Ashy Simpson for ruining the “Avril” look for many girls. She *bombed* so badly WHILE wearing the look: converses, capri cargos, neckties around tanks, black eyeliner, chunky jewelry, and hair streaks. If Auston Mahone killed the “Justin Bieber” trend, Ashley definitely killed this one.

[@gmanila142]

she was the biggest threat to Britney Spears at one time imagine that??? sad her legacy is almost downplayed today. she was even left out completely in that sham billboard greatest 25 popstar list

[@NostalgiCrazy]

So crazy, I was just listening to Hilary's music the other night and just found about their little feud haha. I commend Hilary for always staying grounded and being herself despite all the crazy media shenanigans in the 00s.

[@amritasarkar7893]

Everyone wants "pop" influence and earnings, but very few artists want to be called pop.

[@jessicaseitelman5875]

OMG I remember a lot of these. And liked quite a few of them.

[@NoOne-wt3sv]

No Fefe Slander will be tolerated!!!!! I refuse!!!! She’s our 2000’s Canadian rock black girl dream ❤❤

[@R.Anonymous]

Pink came before Avril. So, if anything, in terms of inspiration, I'd say it was the other way around. Pink had already established the tough girl attitude and aesthetic first. Both were signed by L.A. Reid, but Pink's first album dropped 2 years before Avril's. Pink was already the juxtaposition to girls like Britney and Christina before Avril was ever put against Britney. Avril deserves her credit, but so does Pink.

[@muunprince1992]

Gwen Stefani in her No Doubt era would be an honorable mention.

[@oncetastic]

The girlies were eating of Avril nachos and I clapped for that

[@luisenriquemontoyaramirez917]

I love Hilary and Lindsay's music.

[@leot1864]

Me too!! Great albums!!

[@aWildJellieAppeared]

Nice to hear a mention of Amy Studt! Loved Misfit when I was an angsty teen, but no one else seems to remember it 😂 She went on to make some pretty cool music on an indie label later on as well

[@acejo4594]

Lindsay lohan has such a prime voice for rock muaic, and she was a belter on some of her more rock stuff.

[@KaiDecadence]

Yeah, despite her flub up with the lip-syncing on SNL, she actually has a decent voice that could go for rock.

[@angelinebena9675]

Avril was sooo iconic. Her appeal is strong and she definitely inspires a bunch of other artists

[@AvrillavigneLuv]

Avril Lavigne is always beautiful ❤

[@delia_watercolors]

I had a leaked version of the shelved Fidi Dobson album on my ipod. It was phenomenal. If it was marketed right and they put Fifi on Warped, she would have been huge in the states!

[@galaxyglow5187]

What model of the iPod did you have?

[@ubergamer2010]

I havent even watched the video yet but I've been telling people for years that early Hannah Montana def swiped a lot of Avril fans. "I Got Nerve" was basically a Disney Avril song.

[@justjoannak]

Agreed

[@SalehEguezRabaj]

Did Avril influence P!nk? Missundaztood by Pink already had pop rock songs like Don't Let Me Get Me or Just Like a Pill, that album came out in 2001. Let's Go by Avril, came out in 2002, a year later.

[@maloneaqua]

yes! Such good call outs here. Lillix, Katy Rose & Skye Sweetnam definitely took from Avril

[@ralphwiggum1982]

Didn’t P!nk pre date Avril she was doing that pop punk sound pretty early at like the height of the Britney craze if i remember correctly

[@KaiDecadence]

You are correct that Pink does predate Avril. Her "Mizunderstood" album where we saw her shift from R&B Pop to Pop Rock was in 2001, a year before Avril Lavigne's debut album came out.

[@Autumn567]

I think she just made this kind of music popular at that time, and these girls liked this music and wanted make it themselves

[@KaiDecadence]

Eh maybe for the girls because pop punk was already popular in the late 90s with Blink-182 and Green Day (when they started sifting towards a pop punk sound in the late 90s).

[@TrentonWhite-q5u]

Ahh, Yes...The Millennial AGE...GOOD TIMES. 😁👍🏾🎶

[@nathanielism395]

Thank you Avril for giving us Ashlee, Hilary, Pink, Lindsay, Hayley, Selena, Demi, Miley, Billie, Olivia, and more. I love them all!!! Avril has inspired and influenced many artists for two decades. ❤❤❤

[@MyHam-os4bq]

avril was like the Mariah Carey of punk pop music.....the first of her kind, knew the great artist she was (is) and a total diva about it. I could forgive it because she was just a kid, and her music is some of my all time favorite. as a full grown adult, I can still appreciate how these were just kids being kids with the whole early 2000s teen beef lol

[@Magnetar_Haunt]

2:57 "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" Jordin's version wasn't bad, but Fefe's version goes SO HARD, one of my favorite songs, and it honestly fit her style and voice so much better.

[@BeGD]

Fefe has a semi recent feature on a great song called “Delirious” by Josh Ramsay (frontman of Canadian band Marianas Trench) she’s still got a great voice. So does Josh 😂❤

[@Capszuleh]

Ashlee Simpson was my favorite pop rock girl back in the day idgaf 😂

[@JessePerez-vr7nn]

Me too!!! She is very underrated!!!! Bittersweet World is Pop Punk Perfection! That whole album was underrated!!!

[@Capszuleh]

@JessePerez-vr7nn little miss obsessive the Dave aude remix was my jam in early KZbin days

[@propogandalf]

Still love Autobiography!

[@quillion3rdoption]

Is it fair to call Olivia Rodrigo a revivalist (esp with GUTS)?

[@mauvemonster000]

In some parts u can call it like that, however, her guts album is more like 90’s pop rock rather than 2000’s punk rock (just like Avril) the sound of guts is more inspired by bands/artist like No Doubt, Alanis Morisette, Fiona Apple, and The Cardigans

[@quillion3rdoption]

@@mauvemonster000 So Olivia is more of a general "rocker girl" than Avril's specific "pop punker".

[@mauvemonster000]

@@quillion3rdoption not totally a rocker girl since Olivia is still associated with pop. But as her songs in guts it’s evident that she’s heavily influenced by the rock genre while Avril varies through her discography but mostly lands in the punk rock scene.

[@quillion3rdoption]

@@mauvemonster000 I know Olivia is still mostly pop. But I think her true wheelhouse is in rock, and the fact that GUTS shifts somewhat towards that is a sign that she's realizing that.

[@SepRoyle]

The queen 👸 of punk rock

[@SeaBassTian]

Amy Studt! I had an import CD twenty years ago and had her singles on repeat. While not exactly original, I really enjoyed her work.

[@jaemuseofficial]

Another honorable mention would’ve been Skye Sweetnam. She was also Canadian and very Avril-lesque in her music and style. She even says “Avril lite” as one of the labels given to her in her song “Hypocrite”

[@propogandalf]

She was def more so Canada's Avril than Fefe Dobson. I love them both and their unique style. Neither is an Avril copycat imo, but Skye was marketed more like Avril.

[@jaemuseofficial]

@ 100% agree with you!

[@unknownstranger6875]

Ashlee Simpson is the one who emulated her the most. Just listen to her first album and check out her “edgy” look during that era.

[@PietroPrasetyo]

This video is too incomplete! You should've included Skye Sweetnam, Katy Rose, Orianthi, Kelly Osbourne, Cheyenne Kimball, Hey Monday and Hope Partlow as well.

[@Senate300]

I've only heard of 2 of these. Orianthi for her relationship with Richie Sambora and Kelly Osbourne whose first album Shut Up was as pop punk as it gets.

[@ramonrivas9233]

Take me Away by Fefe Dobson was and still it's my jam ❤

[@officialkamauharvey]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention fellow Canadian Skye Sweetnam as well! She had two albums that went under the radar but I remember the Avril comparisons and the similarities in their sound. Especially on Skye’s 2004 debut album “Noise From the Basement”. She even touched on it in her song Hypocrite. “Sailor moon, Rainbow Bright, Anime, Avril lite”. Her second album, Sound Soldier, came out in 2007. 2007 was that weird wonky time when nearly every artist was trying to use urban or electronic elements to spice up their respective genres. the album was mainly produced by The Matrix(surprise surprise) but none of the songs were promoted on a wide scale due to the album only being released in Canada and Japan. Since her time as a solo artist seemingly fizzled out, she’s been the front woman of a punk metal indie band, Sumo Cyco since 2011 officially(their formation seemed to come from recording sessions skye was doing in 2009)

[@PietroPrasetyo]

I agree with you. It's a crime they didn't include Skye

[@ReubenBroery]

You're right! They should've included Skye Sweetnam. She was one of the artists that are the most tied to being compared to or accused of copying Avril. Other than Skye, there are also Katy Rose, Krystal Meyers (who is like the Christian version of Avril), Orianthi (the Australian guitar goddess), Lesley Roy and even the nepo baby Kelly Osbourne.

[@AngelBloom-p6j]

The Impact of Avril Lavigne in the music Industry is Insane , She's Iconic ❤️

[@karbryramirez]

Let's face it. A lot of acts relied on the "not Britney" gimmick. Basically, "no, wait! Britney dances so you won't dance," or " Oh, but Britney's videos are colorful so yours will not be," and so on. All surface based. I truly feel Pink and Avril were the only ones that were truly just doing their own thing without caring what Britney did or didn't do. Pretty much why they stood out the most and people still play their songs on the radio.

[@siCrbANANA]

Ty 4 this video. You are a nice person and she really appreciates the things you said about her. Have a blessed day.

[@samarashelp2607]

Hilary Duff's music always reminded me of Michelle Branch.

[@user-gw9rw5ei8m]

I still love BOYFRIEND by Ashlee.

[@kira988]

Avril and Hillary Duff is love. Back then they where my crushes ❤️

[@chengliu872]

I am surprised that you didn't mention Cassidy Pope from Hey Monday. I have never heard of some of the acts i.e. Amy Studt despite loving that kind of music both then and now.

[@hameley12]

Cassidy Pope....... Omg! I listened to her music on blast volume in the living room until we got complaints from the neighbours. Ha! Ha! My foster parents bought me a smaller set of speakers and my first Phillip MP3Player and headphones to avoid future problems. Lol! Cassidy Pope, Hey Monday, Lindsay Lohan, and Skye amongst rock bands such as U2, Radio Head, Blue October, Shinedown were also on my play list. My parents didn't know what I was listening to and didn't care. As long as I stayed out of trouble. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@justjoannak]

Completely agree! While she recently went back to pop punk with Hereditary, it could be bc she was doing country for a decade

[@adamlouder646]

Don’t forget about Katy rose 💯 she even looks a little bit like Avril and Sarah Michelle Geller.

[@izzoosman5490]

“Hayley Williams or paramore fame”. Sir we ALL know who Hayley Williams is.

[@jorgesoler7753]

i had no clue tbh

[@martinxavier4631]

Hayley is her own self. She is not a copy cat

[@fistosravenscroft6651]

Hayley is not well known my friend

[@izzoosman5490]

@ shes definitely unknown for ppl like who live under a rock

[@ReubenBroery]

Avril paved the way for Paramore. But maybe they can make another video called "the Paramore copies" with female-fronted emo pop punk bands such as Hey Monday, We Are the in Crowd, Tonight Alive, Hey Violet and Against the Current.

[@Stephano_v_Bove__]

So this doc just proves that Avril was a true original with real talent. Rock on gurl!

[@angelagokool9514]

You forgot to mention Avril's song, "Keep Holding On." It was from the Eragon soundtrack. So good! Also, given what Britney's been through, it isn't really fair to hate on her so much. She wasn't just a sex symbol. She'd also been through a terrible marriage, broke free from a conservatorship with her father, and struggled with bipolar disorder. If anything, she should be praised, for her strength. As for Ashlee Simpson, that night on SNL, which she had blamed on her band playing the wrong song, turned out that she had acid reflux, and couldn't perform. People shouldn't be criticized, if they have legitimate medical conditions.

[@massetozacarias5693]

When I'm thinking of Avril Lavigne copycats I'd definitely think of Ashlee Simpson

[@umbertofederico6260]

You forgot Ashley Tisdale, especially her second album

[@champagnesupernova777]

Omg yes Fefe Dobson!! Love her still to this day. Anyway, Avril has always deserved way more credit. She was different in a time where labels wanted another Britney. She was the complete opposite.

[@x4tash]

Avril was the first and the only pop-punk-rock girl whose discography I used to listen for many years. But 5 or 6 years ago I stumbled upon Ashlee's "Shadow" music video on youtube that made me check her music out. And now I can say: ASHLEE ALL THE WAY. I don't care what anyone thinks. She totally outdid Avril on her "Autobiography" album. All that rasp and anger in her voice along with soft breathy vocals on that album (makes Avril's music sound like average pop songs from angry teen who doesn't have any texture in her voice) P.S. I would also recommend people to check Lindsay's Wango Tango 2005 live clips. She's got a great stage presence. Love her voice and the songs as well. It's funny how Avril easily became the most boring of these three to me (in terms of pop-rock music and live performances). I love a lot of Hilary's songs but her voice is too weak for them. And she lip syncs most of the time. That's why I can't rank her higher than Avril.

[@PuddleOfPizza]

Thing is Avril's first two albums are heavily drenched in Post-Grunge, So that "Lack of Texture" in the vocals is just kind of the genres style. Idk why she gets categorized as Pop-Punk/Pop-Rock cause her music sonically was closer to Nickelback, Puddle Of Mudd, Staind, Matchbox 20, Goo Goo Dolls, 3 Doors Down, ect. And most of those bands aren't known for "Texture". I don't really care cause it works for what she's going for, And I tend to prefer that sound anyway.

[@mohdkhairul9701]

I love Ashlee music too but Ashlee kinda torpedoed her own career after that SNL lip sync fiasco.

[@chrishill9197]

Are you kidding me? Avril is way better and more iconic than both of those!

[@x4tash]

@@chrishill9197 She's a better vocalist in general and got better music career overall but she's boring compared to these two. In most of her live performances she basically just stands on the same spot with a grumpy face (mostly during her debut era) or slowly walking around the stage. For instance, "Girlfriend" is a song where you can go completely crazy on stage. Yet, all of the performances lack energy. Just watch that Lindsay Lohan's Kiss FM Wango Tango performance that I mentioned in my comment. She lip-synced there (or maybe sang along with the studio vocas) but the energy is mind blowing

[@chrishill9197]

@@x4tash Lindsay Lohan is overrated and Ashlee Simpson is completely irrelevant. The fact that Avril can sing better automatically makes them better than these two rip-offs. Avril is anything but boring, I wish I could find some live perfomances of hers to prove you wrong. Not to mention as people they are both worse than Avril.

[@fzrlzly]

I would add Skye Sweetnam and Katy Rose.

[@ReubenBroery]

Agree. I'd also add Krystal Meyers, Lesley Roy and Orianthi.

[@propogandalf]

I thought I was the only person who remembered Katy Rose!

[@SquidFiction]

0:36 haha, RAWR-er 🤣 great video!

[@tomvanes14]

Avril Lavigne is amazing! I have always loved Lindsay Lohan’s 2 albums as well though, clearly influenced by early Avril’s sound 🤘🏼

[@dianasaetern]

Fefe dobson was so good too. Love Avril, Britney, Hilary, Lindsey, Kelly, and Miley. Paramore came out and was so refreshing and edgy. Love it.

[@charlee_hotel]

I don't get this sudden obsession with Avril Lavigne. Back in the day she was seen almost exclusively as another pop starlet: a poseur, in other words.

[@spheksophobiaurinal]

Only because she was a woman, if she was a dude in a band singing the same lyrics nobody would call her poser

[@chrishill9197]

@@spheksophobiaurinal Yes, it's actually quite misogynistic how female celebrities get more harsh criticism and scrutiny than male celebrities.

[@charlee_hotel]

@@spheksophobiaurinal Yes. It's because she's a woman. /s Y'all know that ain't the reason. Don't play dumb. Back in the day, I didn't hear many of the same _accuations_ (ie. of merely being a poseur) from the media (ie. teen, musical, alternative, etc printed and tv media) directed at other alt *FEMALE* singers. Personally, I don't remember hearing much (if any) about the likes of Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), the band Lillix, Nita Strauss, and even with Taylor Momsem. If any, Momsem leaving _Gossip Girl_ to become full time frontwoman of a rock band.

[@charlee_hotel]

@@spheksophobiaurinal I also remember the same word, poseur, being used to describe bands like Good Charlotte. Even *I* felt like Blink 182 *_sold out_* when they released their 2003 self-titled album!!!

[@charlee_hotel]

​@@chrishill9197 Yes. She was considered a _poseur_ because she's a woman. /s

[@luisasilva5638]

In Latín América we used to have Belinda

[@camaroonprincess]

Fefe had me in a chokehold with Ghost

[@potts995]

I wouldn't characterize Britney and Avril as opposites, they're both attractive blondes who appealed both to women and men alike and made the charts. Both their music fit well into the inseparable optimism and anxieties of the 2000s, with the music video of Avril's "When You're Gone" touching on themes relevant to the US war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@MrGaryshanx]

what about Katy Rose?

[@RealLordVoldemort]

Should be illegal to be this early

[@Cut_tape-x9j]

Ashlee = I have punk brown hair because I'm not like my sister Jessica AT ALL

[@TonyLaJolla]

Always appreciate a Fefe Dobson shoutout. That lady contributed some bops ! But yeah Avril Is an icon . It’s weird to say it because she’s still young but her influence was/is huge.

[@jessw.6250]

Oh wow I didn’t know this 6:35 LOL

[@Alex-m1p9z]

Hilary Duff later found her niche in EDM with Dignity and BIBO, and Lindsay Lohan is, well, Lindsay Lohan, the real copycat was Ashlee Simpson.

[@pabloazolin]

Avril was real and now she’s a legend.

[@tonichan89]

Avril was my gateway to liking Linkin Park and then more rock, nu-metal and 00's "punk" music. It widened my tastes in ways I'm very glad for. I was so cringe trying to copy her early 'punk' style though, with the baggy pants and the ties 😂because I did it SO poorly. I didn't find baggy pants that fit me well, and the ones I settled on were HIGH WAISTED on me. It was bad. I wish I had pictures I could show people so they'll stop trying to reassure me. I just wanna laugh at it together!

[@zyoteesunuwar4825]

People living in the US have no idea how big Avril was outside the US, especially in Asia.

[@salazar556]

There's still a lot of artists who try to capture her same vibe. Imo, none of them quite pulled it off. They were good, but they didn't reach that same level as Avril.

[@defunct32]

Fefe Dobson's music was really good!

[@rafaella9700]

You forgot to add the medican pop diva Belinda, she definetly got inspires by Avril in a couple of song at the time.

[@aarontrainor9918]

Miranda Cosgrove copied Avril too