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Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name P!NK (also written as Pink), is an American singer-songwriter who first gained prominence in early January of 2000. She is most often recognized by her unique, unorthodox fashion sense and soulful sound. Named #12 in the UK Music Hall of Fame of the 21st century, her vocal skills have often been compared to that of the late Janis Joplin, whom Pink cites as one of her idols.
Personal life
Pink was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania to James and Judy Moore; she is of Irish and German descent on her father's side, and of Lithuanian Jewish descent on her mother's. Her father played guitar and sang songs for young Alecia as she grew up, who aspired from early age that she would one day become a rock star. She has explained the origin of the stage name "Pink" or "P!nk" in three different versions, one explicit. The lighter version claims that she had her pants pulled down by a boy at a YMCA summer camp when she was a teenager, and her face turned bright pink out of embarrassment. The explicit version claims that a friend told her that her pubic region was bright pink. She has also said that all of her friends said she acted just like Mr. Pink, a character in the film Reservoir Dogs so she wanted to call herself that. But her friends said "Mr. Pink is a man," so they shortened it to Pink.
On January 7, 2006, she married motorcycle racer Carey Hart in a ceremony on a beach in Costa Rica. [1]
Career
Can't Take Me Home
Pink began her career as an R&B artist, signed to the predominately urban label LaFace Records. She has since complained that because she chose to relinquish creative control to her record label, she did not like the type of music she made at this time, or her image, which included bright pink hair. Her debut album, Can't Take Me Home was released on April 4, 2000. A substantial success, it went double platinum, and spun off two top top 10 singles: "There You Go" and "Most Girls." The album's third single, "You Make Me Sick" was released towards the end of 2000, and also became a smaller pop hit in early 2001 (hit number 33 in February of 2001), thanks in part to its being featured in the movie Save The Last Dance.
In spring of 2001, Pink teamed up with rapper Lil' Kim, R&B singer Mya, and pop music singer Christina Aguilera on a remake of Labelle's 1975 hit "Lady Marmalade". The track was produced by hip-hop producers Rockwilder and Missy Elliott and was featured in Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge!. The song's music video featured the four singers dressed in underwear and heavy makeup, portraying turn-of-the-20th century courtesans. The video was immensely popular on music centered television channels and adult top 40 radio. The song went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy Award—Pink's first—for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. The song also topped the charts in Australia with the soundtrack being the best selling album of 2001 in that country.
Missundaztood
Tired of being marketed as another cookie-cutter pop act, and eager to become a more serious songwriter and musician, Pink took her sound in a new direction and sought more creative control during the recording of her second album. She recruited former 4 Non Blondes vocalist, Linda Perry, and together Pink and Perry co-wrote and co-produced most of the tracks on Missundaztood, released on November 20, 2001.
Its lead off single, the Perry written and produced "Get The Party Started" went top five in the U.S., while topping the charts in many countries. It was narrowly denied the #1 spot in the UK due to the posthumous release of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord". The album's other singles, "Don't Let Me Get Me", "Just Like a Pill", and "Family Portrait" were also radio and chart successes. The Dallas Austin produced "Just Like a Pill" finally gained Pink her first solo UK #1 in September 2002 and as a result album sales of M!ssundaztood increased dramatically. Uptempo dance remixes of these more rock-oriented songs allowed them to become crossover hits on U.S. rhythmic radio and in the clubs, and the less R&B, more alternative rock sound of M!ssundazstood enabled all four singles to become modest hits at adult top 40 radio also. The album's tracks "18 Wheeler" and "Eventually" (the first song Pink wrote with Perry) were rumoured as fifth singles; however, following sales that exceeded all expectations Pink took a short hiatus.
M!ssundaztood was the second best-selling album in the UK during 2002, and worldwide Pink was the best-selling female artist globally. The album has sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. to date.
In the summer of 2003, Pink released a single from Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, "Feel Good Time". The track, produced by electronic music artist William Orbit, peaked in the 60's on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 Singles chart. She also had a small cameo in the movie as a dirt bike race promoter.
Try This
Pink's third album Try This was released on November 11, 2003. Eight of the thirteen tracks were co-written with Tim Armstrong of punk band Rancid. Try This reached the Top 10 on album charts in the U.S., Canada, UK and Australia in 2003. Though its singles "Trouble" and "God Is A DJ" didn't do as well in her home country as her previous singles, "Trouble" earned Pink her second Grammy award in 2003. However, the singles were largely successful in Europe, especially Britain, and Australia, prompting her to release a third non-U.S. single, "Last To Know". Due to the album's popularity, Pink toured extensively throughout Europe, but made no plans for a U.S. tour.
I'm Not Dead
Pink's fourth album, I'm Not Dead was released in April 2006. The first single, "Stupid Girls," has already been released to radio, and is currently available on iTunes. P!nk made videos for "U + Ur Hand" and "Stupid Girls" but decided to release the latter first. The CD had started causing controversy before it was even released. The song "Dear Mr. President" is an open letter to President George W. Bush. The CD was released 31 March in some parts of Europe (those which release albums on Fridays, as opposed to Mondays) 3 April and 4 April in the U.S. and Canada.
A DVD containing concert footage of Pink's Try This European Tour is also planned to be released the same day as her new album. The horror movie "Catacombs" will be out this year as well but there's no date yet.
Discography
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Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Worldwide sales | ||||
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| U.S. Hot 200 | UK | IRL | GER | NL | |||
| 2000 | "Can't Take Me Home" | #26 | #13 | #23 | #85 | #58 | 3.0 million (USA: 2x Platinum) |
| 2001 | "M!ssundaztood" | #6 | #2 | #4 | #5 | #5 | 12.0 million (USA: 5x Platinum) |
| 2003 | "Try This" | #9 | #3 | #8 | #2 | #8 | 4.0 million (USA: Platinum) |
| 2006 | "I'm Not Dead " | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Read the review for I'm Not Dead here.
Singles
Can't Take Me Home (2000)
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| USA | UK | IRL | GER | AUS | U.S. Hot Dance | U.S. Hot R&B | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | "There You Go" | #7 | #6 | #19 | #65 | #2 | #8 | #15 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | "Most Girls" | #4 | #5 | #15 | - | #1 | #43 | #67 | |||||||||||
| 2001 | "You Make Me Sick" | #33 | #9 | #30 | #88 | #25 | #23 | - | |||||||||||
M!ssundaztood (2001)
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| USA | UK | IRL | GER | AUS | U.S. Hot Dance | U.S. Hot R&B | BR | ARG | |||||||||||
| 2001 | "Lady Marmalade" (with Christina Aguilera, Mya & Lil Kim) |
#1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #3 | #43 | #3 | - | |||||||||
| 2001 | "Get the Party Started" | #4 | #2 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | - | #13 | #2 | |||||||||
| 2002 | "Don't Let Me Get Me" | #8 | #6 | #5 | #10 | #8 | #31 | - | #13 | #4 | |||||||||
| 2002 | "Just Like a Pill" | #8 | #1 | #2 | #2 | - | - | - | - | #2 | |||||||||
| 2002 | "Family Portrait" | #20 | #11 | #5 | #8 | #11 | - | - | - | #2 | |||||||||
Try This (2003)
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| USA | UK | IRL | GER | AUS | SWE | BR | U.S. Hot Dance | ARG | |||||||||||
| 2003 | "Feel Good Time" (featuring William Orbit) |
#60 | #3 | #9 | #16 | #7 | #39 | - | #8 | #9 | |||||||||
| 2003 | "Trouble" | #68 | #7 | #7 | #7 | #8 | #8 | #71 | - | #6 | |||||||||
| 2004 | "God Is A DJ" | - | #11 | #13 | #44 | #24 | #49 | - | #17 | - | |||||||||
| 2004 | "Last To Know" | N/A | #21 | #23 | #66 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
I'm Not Dead (2006)
All regularly released singles and their chartpositions in the USA Billboard Hot 100 (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Ireland (IRL), Germany (GER), Australia (AUS), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Brazil (BR), Belgium (B), Netherlands (NL), Denmark (DK), Czechia (CZ), New Zealand (NZ), Canada (CAN), Finland (FIN), Norway (NOR), Swiss (SWI) and Italian (ITA)
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| USA | UK | IRL | GER | AUS | ESP | SWE | BR | B | NL | DK | CZ | NZ | CAN | FIN | NOR | SWI | ITA | ||
| 2006 | "Stupid Girls" | #13 | #4 | #5 | #5 | #4 | #9 | #19 | #18 | #16 | #11 | #7 | #12 | #7 | #4 | #1 | #3 | #2 | #15 |
| 2006 | "U + Ur Hand" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Awards
2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan - Best Video From A Film (Feel Good Time)
2004 Grammy Awards - Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (Trouble)
2003 World Music Awards - Best American Pop/Rock Female Artist
2003 Brit Awards - Best International Female Artist
2002 Grammy Awards - Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Lady Marmalade)
2002 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards - Favorite Female Singer - Favorite Song (Get The Party Started)
2002 MTV Video Music Awards - Best Female Video (Get The Party Started) - Best Dance Video (Get The Party Started)
2002 MTV Video Music Awards Latin America - Best Pop Artist, International
2002 MTV Europe Music Awards - Best Song (Get The Party Started)
2002 Q Awards - Best Video (Get The Party Started)
2001 MTV Video Music Awards - Video of The Year (Lady Marmalade) - Best Video from a Film (Lady Marmalade)
2001 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards - Favorite Female Artist
2001 Blockbuster Enterainment Awards - Favorite Female - New Artist
2001 Teen Choice Awards - Song of The Summer (Lady Marmalade)
2001 My VH1 Awards - Favorite Video (Lady Marmalade) - Is It Hot In Her Or Is It Just My Video (Lady Marmalade)
2000 Billboard Magazine: - Best New Female Artist
Random trivia
- P!nk has been managed by Craig Logan of Bros fame
- She attended Moore College of Art and Design for a year before dropping out
- She briefly dated Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee
See also
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of artists who reached number one in Ireland
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
External links
- Pink at IMDb
- Pink's official site
- Pink profile, NNDB
- Pink and Carey Hart Marriage Profile
- Pink partners with PETA to launch petition to urge KFC to stop their alleged torture of chickens
Sources
- "Pink Reportedly Marries Motocross Racer". Retrieved January 8.
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