[Bio]
Pink was born Alecia
Moore in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Judith Moore, a
nurse, and James Moore, Jr., a Vietnam veteran. Her parents divorced
whem she was still very young. Pink grew up in Doylestown, where she
attended Kutz Elementary School, Lenape Middle School, and Central
Bucks West High School. Her father played guitar and sang songs for
her, and from an early age she aspired to be a rock star. Pink has a
brother, Jason Moore (born 1977).
In high school, Pink
joined her first band, Middleground. According to Pink, her biggest
influences are Bette Midler, Janis Joplin, Steven Tyler, Bob Dylan,
Madonna, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, Indigo Girls, Don McLean, 2Pac
and The Notorious B.I.G.
Pink developed her voice
early in life. Although a healthy baby at birth, she quickly developed
asthma that plagued her through her early years. When she was a
teenager, Pink wrote lyrics as an outlet for her feelings, and her
mother commented, "Her initial writings were always very introspective.
Some of it was very black, and very deep, almost worrisome." She began
performing in Philadelphia clubs when she was fourteen years old. At
sixteen, she joined the R&B Atlanta-based trio Choice, which
included Chrissy Conway of the Christian girl group ZOEgirl.
The group signed with
LaFace Records and contributed "Key to My Heart" to the soundtrack of
the 1996 film Kazaam. Choice eventually disbanded after recording an
unreleased album; Pink remained at LaFace as a solo act under the stage
name Pink, which was from Steve Buscemi's character in the 1992 movie
Reservoir Dogs. Daryl Simmons took her to recordings where she sang
backing vocals for artists such as Diana Ross, 98 Degrees, Kenny
Lattimore, and Tevin Campbell.
To date she has sold
over 30 million albums and 40 million digital singles worldwide. Her
songs are characterized by their personally rebellious tone and a
statement-like strict use of the first person.
She released her first
single "There You Go" and first album, the R&B-oriented Can't Take
Me Home, in 2000 via LaFace Records, which garnered commercial success.
Her more pop rock-oriented second studio album, Missundaztood, which
began a marked shift in the sound of her music, was released in 2001,
and was successful worldwide. Pink released her third album, Try This,
in November 2003, and her fourth in April 2006, I'm Not Dead. The
latter generated seven hit singles, including "Stupid Girls", "U + Ur
Hand" and "Who Knew". Her fifth and most recent album, Funhouse, was
released in late October 2008 and was preceded by her first solo number
one on the Hot 100, "So What".
[Awards]
| YEAR |
AWARD |
CATEGORY |
RECORDING |
| 2001 |
Grammy
Awards |
Best Pop
Colaboration With Vocals |
Lady
Marmalade |
| 2001 |
MTV Video
Music Award |
Best Video
From a Film |
Lady
Marmalade |
| 2001 |
MTV Video
Music Award |
Video of
the Years |
Lady
Marmalade |
| 2002 |
MTV Video
Music Award |
Best Dance
Video |
Get the
Party Started |
| 2002 |
MTV Video
Music Award |
Best Pop
Video |
Get the
Party Started |
| 2002 |
MTV Video
Music Award |
Best Female
Video |
Get the
Party Started |
| 2003 |
BRIT Award |
Best
International Female Artist |
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| 2004 |
Grammy
Awards |
Best Female
Vocal Performance |
Trouble |
[Personal
Life]
Pink met professional
motocross racer Carey Hart at the 2001 X Games in
Philadelphia. Pink
proposed to Hart during a Mammoth Lakes, California motocross race by
holding up a "Will you marry me?" sign on his pit board. On the other
side it was written "I'm Serious!".
They married in Costa Rica on
January 7, 2006.
As a vegetarian, Pink is a prominent
campaigner for PETA, contributing her
voice toward causes such as protesting against KFC. She sent a letter
to Prince William criticizing him for
fox hunting and one to Queen Elizabeth II protesting the use of real
fur in the bearskins of the Foot Guards and the Honourable Artillery
Company. In November 2006, Pink mentioned in the News of the World
that she was disgusted with fellow singer Beyoncé
for wearing fur. In conjunction with PETA, she criticized the
Australian wool industry over its use of mulesing. In January 2007, she
stated that she had been misled by PETA about mulesing and that she had
not done enough research before lending her name to the campaign.
Her campaigning led to a headlining concert in Cardiff, Wales on August 21, 2007 called
PAW (Party for Animals Worldwide). This highlighted her involvement
with animal cruelty problems, as well as her unwavering commitment to
contributing her voice toward such causes.
Pink is involved with many charities including "Phoenix
vert",
Human Rights Campaign, ONE Campaign, Prince's
Trust, New York Restoration Project, Run For The Cure
Foundation, Save the Children, Take Back the Night, UNICEF and World
Society for the Protection of Animals. As of May 2008 Pink
has been officially recognized as an advocate for the RSPCA in
Australia. On February 16, 2009, Pink announced she was donating
$250,000 to the Red Cross Bushfire
Appeal to aid the victims of the bushfires
that swept through the Australian state of Victoria earlier that month
(a total of 173 people died in the fires, with around 500 injured, and
4000 homes lost). Pink stated
that she wanted to make "a tangible expression of support".
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