Teen Pop

Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that marked and oriented toward teenagers. Teen pop covers genres and styles such as pop, dance, and rock. The early 1960s was known as the Golden Age for pop teen idols, who included Paul Anka, Fabian and Frankie Avalon. The first major wave of teen pop occured in the mid to late 1980s, with artists such as Debbie Gibson, Tiffany and New Kids on the Block. In the early 1990s, teen pop dominated the charts until grunge music crossed over into the mainstream in North America by 1992.