Background

Alecia Moore was born on September 8, 1979, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to Judith, a nurse, and Jim Moore, a Vietnam veteran.

Education

Pink grew up in the same city she was born in, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, located outside of Philadelphia. Her parents' marital problems began when she was a toddler, but she remained especially close to and influenced by her father, a Vietnam War veteran who worked in the insurance industry. He taught her many survival skills, including how to fight, use knives and guns, and break wrists. He also played guitar and introduced her to the music of Bob Dylan and Don McLean. From an early age, Pink was seen as tough.

Before Pink was ten years old, her parents divorced. She never talked about what went wrong or consciously realized how it affected her until years later. Pink began acting out within a few years. Though she had asthma, she began smoking when she was nine years old, a habit she kept up for many years. Pink got her first tattoo when she was 12, and her tongue pierced the same year. Pink also began writing songs when she was 12. She made her singing debut with a rap group, Schools of Thought, headed by Philly club dancer/friend Skratch, when she was 13.

By the time Pink was 14, she was doing drugs and running away from home on a regular basis. She was also arrested on several occasions for rebellious misdeeds. Music remained an important part of her life. Pink explored many music scenes, from rock, punk, and rave, to hip hop, folk, R&B, and gospel. She also liked to go to clubs and hang out with skateboarders. She rode skateboards, and also participated in a number of sports including kickboxing. Pink lived with her mother after her parents' divorce, but got kicked out when she was 15 years old because of the lifestyle she was living. Pink later admitted that she was a wild and difficult teenager. After briefly living with friends and relatives, Pink moved in with her father. She attended Central Bucks High School West.

Career

Pink was determined to be a musician, though she also held mundane jobs like working at McDonald's to help support herself. After stints in a punk band and as a member of Basic Instinct, a vocal group signed to MCA, she joined a woman - only R&B trio called Choice when she was 16 years old because this group seemed to have the best chance of success. In 1996, Choice was signed to the LaFace label by L.A. Reid, a successful R&B producer.

It was during her two - year stint with Choice that Pink took on her colorful nickname. There are several versions of the story of how she came to be called Pink. At the time, she had pink hair, though sources also say that she took the name because of the character Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs. Another version claimed that she was so named because she turned pink after being embarrassed in front of a boy she liked. While the name Pink stuck, she did not have as much success with Choice. The group struggled with creative conflicts, but Pink was able to rediscover her love of songwriting when one of the artists they were working with, Darryl Simmons, had her co-write a song with him, "Just To Be Loving You," for the group.

After two years, Choice could not make it work with producers. Reid believed that Pink had a chance as a solo artist and began grooming her for such a career. However, Reid and Pink each had a different vision for the direction of her solo career. It was a harsh education for Pink on how the music industry really worked. She believed that Reid wanted her to compromise who she was. Despite their differences, Reid continued to have a hand in the way Pink's career developed even after he became president of Arista Records. Pink also joined the label.

Pink's first album, 2000's Can't Take Me Home, was full of slick, overproduced songs, including the first single "There You Go." Most were dance-pop-R&B numbers aimed at a teen audience. The songs did not say much and Home was a critical failure, but the album managed to sell two to three million records worldwide.

While Pink wrote or co-wrote seven of the 13 tracks on the album, she did not like how the record sounded and wanted to take more control of her career. She did not want to be a typical created-and-controlled R&B singer, but be honest and refreshing. Despite these qualms, the success of Can't Take Me Home proved to Pink that she could sing and sell records.

To take charge of her career direction, Pink fired her manager and hired a new one, the successful Roger Davies. She also stood up to her record company so that she could create an album that better reflected her personality and sound. She wanted to be more rock than polished R&B/pop.

To that end, Pink chose to work with Linda Perry as a producer and co-writer of eight songs on Pink's second record, 2001's M!ssundaztood. Perry had been part of the rock group 4 Non Blondes which had minimal mainstream success in the early 1990s, and she had been struggling on the fringes of the music industry for a number of years. With Perry, Pink retained an R&B-dance-pop oriented sound, but she also became harder, edgier, and with a rock sound accompanying lyrics that better reflected who she was. Pink sang about herself, her rough teenage years, and her problems with her family and the music industry, often in an emotionally intense fashion.

Critics and audiences responded to the change in direction of Pink's sound. M!ssundaztood more than eight million copies worldwide, with five million copies in the United States alone.

M!ssundaztood produced a number of hit singles for Pink. One was the first hit single "Get the Party Started," which became a club hit, then a huge pop hit. Another hit single was "Just Like a Pill," in which Pink sang about her personal insecurities. "Family Portrait," a hit worldwide, was about her parents' marital problems and its effect on her. The song was very hard for Pink to sing, but also was cathartic for her.

Following up such an intense record proved difficult for Pink. In 2003, she released Try This, an album that featured a number of musical styles recorded primarily in her own home studio. While Pink again worked with Perry on three tracks, seven songs on the record were co-written and produced by Tim Armstrong, a punk rock icon. Armstrong also played guitar and provided some vocals. The songs ranged from the punk rock-oriented "Trouble" to the R&B-type ballads "Waiting for Love" and "Love Song." "Oh My God" was recorded with rapper/performance artist Peaches, while "God is a DJ" was a pop/rock anthem.

While many critics praised Try This, others pointed out that it sounded much like Pink's second record but without the danger and the radio-friendly hooks. Still, many reviewers found much to like, including her attitude, image, and her work ethic.

Though Pink impressed many critics, the record-buying public was less impressed. The first single, "Trouble," only reached number 16 on the Billboard Top 40 charts, and was not much of a hit on radio either. "God is a DJ" reached the top five of the charts in the United Kingdom.

Pink planned on touring extensively in support of Try This and remained sure of her vision for her musical career.

In 2006, Pink issued her fourth album, I'm Not Dead. The record included the No. 1 hit single "Stupid Girls," a pointed attack on the infatuation and celebrity surrounding people like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.

In 2010, Pink released album Greatest Hits... So Far!!, which featured her hits "F*ckin' Perfect" and "Raise Your Glass." Two years later, her sixth studio album, The Truth About Love, soared to the top of the Billboard 200 with multiple Top 10 singles, including the No. 1 hit "Just Give Me a Reason."

Pink wrote songs for Cher's album Closer to the Truth ("I Walk Alone" and "Lie to Me") and for Celine Dion ("Recovering"). In 2013, she starred as a sex addict, opposite Mark Ruffalo and Gwyneth Paltrow, in Thanks for Sharing. She also released a chart-topping folk album, Rose Ave., with musician Dallas Green, under the band name You+Me.

In 2017, Pink produced a new single, "What About Us." It was the first release from her seventh studio album, Beautiful Trauma, which shot to the top of the Billboard 200 upon its release in October. In April 2019 she unveiled Hurts 2B Human. It was her eighth studio album and third in a row to top the Billboard 200. The album featured the lead single, "Walk Me Home," as well as a collaboration with R&B singer Khalid.

Achievements

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  After a difficult early life, Pink emerged as a popular singer with a big voice and distinctive persona. She has sold over 90 million records worldwide as of 2020, which made her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Her awards include three Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award and seven MTV Video Music Awards, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. In 2009, she was named Pop Songs Artist of the Decade by Billboard. VH1 ranked her at number ten on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music. Pink received the BMI President's Award for "her outstanding achievement in songwriting and global impact on pop culture and the entertainment industry."
  
  Among her many accolades, Pink received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2019. Later that year she was named the People's Champion of 2019 at the People's Choice Awards.

Works

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• movie

  • Janis: Little Girl Blue

    (Academy Award nominated director Amy Berg strips away Jan...)

    2015
  • Get Him to the Greek

    (Aspiring music exec Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) has just 72 ...)

    2010
  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    (Conner4Real (Andy Samberg) is the biggest name in music u...)

    2016
  • Rollerball

    (The star athletes of a brutal future sport discover their...)

    2002
  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

    (Sexy Angels (Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu) a...)

    2003
  • Thanks For Sharing

    (An all-star cast in an unconventional romantic comedy abo...)

    2012
  • Catacombs

    (Victoria is making her first trip to Paris to visit her s...)

    2007

• music

  • Hurts 2B Human 2019
  • Beautiful Trauma 2017
  • The Truth About Love 2012
  • Funhouse 2008
  • I'm Not Dead 2006
  • Try This 2003
  • M!ssundaztood 2001
  • Can't Take Me Home 2000

Religion

Pink was raised by a Catholic father and a Jewish mother.

Politics

Pink is a liberal, and by default, a Democrat. She released the protest song, "Dear Mr. President," in which she speaks out against the Bush administration and it's war policies.

Views

Pink is an animal rights supporter, even openly condemning the British royal family for fox hunting and wearing fur. She is a spokesperson for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Pink has publicly criticized Kentucky Fried Chicken for the poor treatment of animals in theirs supply line and headlined a giant benefit concert in the United Kingdom for animal rights.

Pink is an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ community and supports organizations like Human Rights Campaign, UNICEF, and Save the Children.

Quotations: "You can't move mountains by whispering at them."

"The aggressive side of me comes across in my music, but I'm just a sweet girl."

"I like feeling strong. It keeps my mental floor higher."

"Sometimes I wish I was poetic and subtle. I write very bold and blunt and tell it like it is."

"I want art to make me think. In order to do that, it may piss me off, or make me uncomfortable. That promotes awareness and change, or at least some discussion."

"I write from my life, my experience. I'm selfish that way."

"I've always felt like the underdog, and I'm comfortable with that label."

"I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about."

"Consumerism diverts us from thinking about women's rights, it stops us from thinking about Iraq, it stops us from thinking about what's going on in Africa - it stops us from thinking in general."

"My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from."

"Beautiful has never been my goal."

"For me, there is only love and fear."

"I've always loved to prove people wrong. I want to be able to cross color lines because, in music, there really is no barrier."

"Every album, I'm worried that I'm a dork and a fraud - 'What if I can't sing anymore?' Then I stop thinking and start playing guitar, and I realize that it's okay to suck, and move forward."

'Today, charting your own course isn't just more necessary than ever before. It's also much easier - and much more fun."

"Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there."

"The only problems I've ever had with being honest is telling people how I feel about them or saying how I feel about other people."

"I have no idea why anyone likes me! I am very polarizing. It's either absolutely love or absolutely can't-be-around-for-more-than-three-seconds."

"There's always a backlash when you challenge people's convictions and their heroes."

"I've learned I'm not lying by not saying anything, so I just don't say it anymore."

"I live in America. I love being an American."

"I sing my life. It's like I'm having group therapy 350 days a year, and the people who come to the show get that, and they're there for that – whether it's to be lifted up, or to be lifted out, or just entertained or inspired, or to feel not so alone."

"My mom took all of my behavior personally. Everything I did, she thought it was an act of rebellion against her. But it was just me being me."

"Pink is what I do. Alecia is who I am. The world has taken Pink and turned it into this thing, a brand - a snarl."

"People are always so surprised when they meet me. Firstly, that I'm 'so tiny', and secondly that I'm 'so sweet'. They seem surprised that they're not scared of me."

"I have never really encountered anybody that was rude to me. Well, not to my face anyway."

"I was extreme… from skateboarder to hip-hopper to rave child to lead singer of a rock band - I did it all, and all at the same time."

"I sing my life. It's like I'm having group therapy 350 days a year, and the people who come to the show get that, and they're there for that - whether it's to be lifted up, or to be lifted out, or just entertained or inspired, or to feel not so alone."

Personality

Pink is very open about her celebrity crushes. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, she admitted that she has a huge crush on Michael Keaton and Johnny Depp.

Pink had a bulldog named Elvis, which was given to her by Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa.

Physical Characteristics: Alecia Moore is 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)tall and weighs around 55 kg (121 lbs). Her body measurements are 34-26-35 inches.

Alecia had asthma that plagued her through her early years.

Interests

• gardening

• Artists

  Michael Keaton and Johnny Depp

• Music & Bands

  Eminem, Janis Joplin and Madonna

Connections

Pink married motocross star Carey Hart, after proposing to him during one of his races. Two years after they exchanged vows, the couple separated. In a February 2010 interview with Oprah Winfrey Pink said that she and her husband were back together. In June 2011 she gave birth to daughter Willow Sage and on December 26, 2016, the family welcomed a baby boy, Jameson Moon.

Father:

James Moore

Mother:

Judith Moore

Spouse:

Carey Hart

(born July 17, 1975)

Carey Hart is an American former professional freestyle motocross competitor, motorcycle racer and current off-road truck racer. He is known for being the first motorcyclist to perform a back flip on a 250cc motorcycle during a competition, and for his company Hart & Huntington Tattoo & Clothing Company.

Daughter:

Willow Sage Hart

(born June 2011)

Son:

Jameson Moon Hart

(born December 26, 2016)

Friend:

Butch Walker

(born November 14, 1969)

Butch Walker is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band SouthGang from the late 1980s to early 1990s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001.

Friend:

Dallas Green

(born September 29, 1980)

Dallas Green is a Canadian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who records under the name City and Colour.

Friend:

Nate Ruess

(born February 26, 1982)

Nate Ruess is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer of the indie-pop band Fun, and of The Format.

Friend:

Linda Perry

(born April 15, 1965)

Linda Perry is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. She was the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, and has since founded two record labels and composed and produced hit songs for several other artists.

References

• Pink's Twitter
• Pink's Instagram
• Pink's Facebook
• Pink's Official Website