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Pink

Alecia Moore (IPA pronunciation: [uh-LEE-sha more][1]) (born on September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (often stylized as P!nk), is an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence in 2000.

Pink released her first record, the R&B based Can't Take Me Home, in 2000 via LaFace Records. In 2001, she participated in the worldhit single Lady Marmalade. Her pop rock-based second studio album, M!ssundaztood, was released in 2001 and is her biggest seller to date, including big hits like Get The Party Started, Don't Let Me Get Me and Just Like a Pill. 2003's Try This, her third album, failed to match the success of M!zzundaztood with Trouble as an only hit. After taking a break, Pink released her fourth studio album, I'm Not Dead (2006), which has been successful worldwide with the hit singles Stupid Girls, Who Knew, U + Ur Hand and Dear Mr. President.

Pink had sold over 25 million albums[2] (see Pink discography).

Childhood and discovery

Alecia Beth Moore was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania to Vietnam veteran James Moore and nurse Judy Kugel. She is of Jewish ancestry on her mother's side, and is Irish, German and Lithuanian on her father's.[3][4] Moore has identified herself as Jewish.[5] She grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, where she attended 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. While in high school, Moore joined her first band in high school called Middleground, and her first "offical" band was talented, but never gained popularity beyond local status. According to Moore, her biggest influences are Janis Joplin, Steven Tyler, Bad Religion, Mary J. Blige, Bob Marley, Billy Joel, Indigo Girls, Don McLean, 2Pac, and The Notorious B.I.G..[6]

Moore developed her voice early on in her life. [7] She began performing in Philadelphia clubs when she was fourteen years old. At age sixteen, she joined an R&B Atlanta-based trio called 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; Moore remained at LaFace as a solo act under the stage name "P!nk". Daryl Simmons took her to recordings where she sang backing vocals for artists such as Diana Ross, 98 Degrees, Kenny Lattimore and Tevin Campbell. Pink's debut single, the dance track "Gonna Make Ya Move (Don't Stop)," was released in the UK in 1998 by Activ Records and appeared on the UK top 200.

Musical career

2000–2001: Can't Take Me Home

Main article: Can't Take Me Home

Pink's debut album, Can't Take Me Home, was co-produced by Babyface, Steve Rhythm, and Pink. As well as being an item, Rhythm and Pink were making music under the production name The Specialist, where she and Rhythm produced the title track "Can't Take Me Home" as well as "Hiccup" and "Is It Love," released in April 2000. A substantial success, it went double platinum in the U.S., sold four million copies worldwide and produced two U.S. top ten singles: "There You Go" and "Most Girls" (which reached number two in Australia). The album's third single, "You Make Me Sick", became a smaller U.S. top forty hit and UK top ten hit in early 2001 and was featured in the film Save the Last Dance. Pink later acknowledged, in regard to Can't Take Me Home, that she chose to relinquish creative control to her record label and that she did not like the music she made at this time or her image, which included bright pink hair.

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In May 2001, Pink collaborated with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, and Mýa on a remake of LaBelle's 1975 "Lady Marmalade". The track was produced by hip hop producers Missy Elliott and Rockwilder and was featured in Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge!. The single sold 5.5 million copies becoming the most successful airplay-only single in history [1]. It became a huge hit around the world reaching #1 in seventeen countries including the US, UK and Australia. The song's success was driven by its sexually suggestive video, which featured the four singers dressed in burlesque outfits. Pink and Mýa later described that the provocative concept almost prevented the video from being filmed; nonetheless, the video was a huge hit on MTV, VH1, and MTV2, and collected several MTV Video Music Awards nominations in 2001. The video won 2 including "Video of the Year".[8] At the Grammy's of 2002 the four girls performed the song and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Pink first). The song was also one of the year's biggest at pop, rhythmic, and even adult top 40.

2001–2002: M!ssundaztood

Main article: M!ssundaztood

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 they wrote most of the tracks on M!ssundaztood, which was released via Arista Records in November 2001. The title was referenced to the fact that Pink believed that people had a wrong image of her. Perry co-produced the album with Dallas Austin and Scott Storch. According to VH1 Driven, Antonio "LA" Reid of LaFace Records wasn't initially content with the new music Pink was making.

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Its lead single, "Get the Party Started" (written and produced by Perry), went top five in the U.S. and many other countries. In early 2002 Pink teamed up with Bally Total Fitness to promote Bally Total Fitness memberships. The title of the advertising campaign was "Get This Body Started". In 2006 Shirley Bassey covered the song for a Marks & Spencer Christmas television advertisement.[2] Later in 2002, P!nk received a lot of awards for the song. The album's other singles — "Don't Let Me Get Me", the Dallas Austin-produced "Just like a Pill", and "Family Portrait" — were also radio and chart successes, with "Just like a Pill" becoming Pink's first solo UK number-one hit. The singles were substantial hits on Adult Top 40 radio and the United World Chart, and "Family Portrait" became a theme song for many children whose parents were divorced (according to MTV Diary). In 2002, after opening for 'N Sync on their American tour, Alecia started a headlining American and European tour, the Party Tour. The 2002 Faith Hill album Cry features a song co-written by Pink and Perry called "If You're Gonna Fly".

The success of the singles pushed the album to gold and platinum status in more than twenty countries (including platinum in the U.K. (5x), Canada (5x), Germany (2x) and the Netherlands) ,[9] with worldwide sales of thirteen million.[10] Including 5.3 million copies in the U.S. only, making it become 5x platinum. The tracks "18 Wheeler" and "Eventually" were rumored as fifth singles, but after sales that exceeded all expectations, Pink took a short hiatus. M!ssundaztood was the second-best-selling album in the UK during 2002 (selling 1.7 million copies), and Pink was the best-selling female artist globally. Until today M!ssunderztood is Pink's most successful album. The 2002 Faith Hill album Cry features a song co-written by Pink and Perry. At the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, "Get the Party Started" won in the categories of "Best Female Video" and "Best Dance Video". M!ssundaztood and "Get the Party Started" earned nominations at the 2003 Grammy Awards for "Best Pop Vocal Album" and "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance", respectively. As of 2007, it is the best-selling album of her career.

In 2002, Pink became a supporting act for Lenny Kravitz's American Tour. Also in 2002 she tour on her own with her Party Tour through America and Europe.

2003–2004: Try This

Main article: Try This

In mid-2003 Pink contributed a song to the Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle song, "Feel Good Time". Produced by electronic music artist William Orbit and based on the song "Fresh Garbage" by 60s band Spirit. Pink had a cameo appearance in the film as as a motorcross race ramp owner/promoter. "Feel Good Time" was co-written by singer Beck, produced by electronic music artist William Orbit. It became Pink's first single to miss the top forty on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, although it was a hit in Europe and Australia.

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"Feel Good Time" was included on non-U.S. editions of Pink's third album, Try This, which was released on November 11 2003. Eight of the thirteen tracks were co-written with Tim Armstrong of punk band Rancid, and Huccleberry-Finn was featured on the album as a writer and musician. Though Try This reached the top ten on album charts in the U.S., Canada, UK and Australia, sales were considerably lower than those of M!ssundaztood; it sold 720,000 copies in the U.S. (receiving a platinum certification). In total the album sold over 3 million copies worldwide according to Pink herself and E! True Hollywood Story. Which in comparison with M!ssunderztood, Try This was a flop. The singles "Trouble" and "God Is a DJ" did not reach the U.S. top forty but went top ten in other countries, and "Last to Know" was released as a single outside North America. "Trouble" earned Pink her second Grammy Award (for "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance") at the 2004 Grammy Awards, and "Feel Good Time" was nominated in the category of "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals". Pink toured extensively through Europe, where the album was better received, on the Try This Tour.

2006–present: I'm Not Dead

Main article: I'm Not Dead

Pink took a break to write the songs for her fourth album, I'm Not Dead, which she said she titled as such because "It's about being alive and feisty and not sitting down and shutting up even though people would like you to."[11] At first the album name was Long Way To Happy but Pink changed it to I'm Not Dead as she though it was a better statement; I woke up one day and thought:'I only live once, let's make the best out of it'.[12] Pink worked with producers Max Martin, billymann, Christopher Rojas, Butch Walker, Lukasz Gottwald and Josh Abraham on the album. It was released in April 2006 through LaFace Records. The album charted within the top 10 in sixteen countries and went Platinum or Gold in 17 countries.(As of March 2007). Total sales of the album are currently at 5 million copies.[13] It had a first week sales of over 126,000 in the US[14] and 272,000 copies world wide.[15] It was a substantial success throughout the world, but initially sales were low in the U.S. until the success of the single "U + Ur Hand" in early 2007. The video adapted some of the images by well-known New Zealand comic book artist, Martin Emond. As of June 2007 "I'm Not Dead" has sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. The album has been most successful in Australia; again reaching the #1 position on the album charts after 62 weeks. It was cerificated 7x platinum with sales over 500,000.[16] I'm Not Dead is Pink's second biggest seller worldwide.

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Lead single "Stupid Girls" gave Pink her biggest U.S. hit since 2002 and earned a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". Its controversial video, in which she parodies celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton,[17] won the MTV Video Music Award for "Best Pop Video". Pink was thoroughly criticized for this release, particularly due to its close release with her contribution to the Lady Marmalade project. Her lambasting of the promiscuity and suggestiveness of other artists was widely defamed, as she had appeared in the Marmalade project in fishnets, corset, wig and lace. Pink's fanbase took a heavy blow, and she is still regarded by many as presumptuous and hypocritical..[citation needed] Subsequent singles "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand" were substantial hits in Australia and Europe, but "Who Knew" didn't reach the top forty in America; "U + Ur Hand", however, became the album's biggest hit in the U.S. The hit was a pacesetter for the support of fans on the sales chart but made its way into the top twenty of the i-tunes tope one hundred list and so far has peaked at #9 on the billboard hot 100. The substantial success of U + Ur hand sparked "Who Knew" onto the hot 100 chart at 95. Thanks to the success of U + Ur hand, "I'm Not Dead" surpassed the sales of "Try This" The non-U.S. singles were "Nobody Knows", a minor hit in the UK, Australia and Germany; "Dear Mr. President", an open letter to American President George W. Bush and a number-one single in Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria;[18] and "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)", a download-only UK top forty single, and top five in Australia and New Zealand single.

Pink performing in 2006.

Pink has toured around the world during 2006 and 2007 on her I'm Not Dead Tour, for which ticket sales in Australia were particularly high, with Pink performing seven sell-out shows in Sydney alone. Pink sold approximately 350,000 tickets in Australia. A special tour edition of the album was released only in Australia in March 2007. In June 2007 it was announced that P!nk would do 2 more shows in Australia. Her concert on December 4 2006 in Wembley Arena on the UK leg of the tour was hosted by London club G-A-Y, and it holds the record as the UK's biggest indoor gay and lesbian event.[citation needed] This show was taped and released as a DVD in 2007 called Pink: Live from Wembley Arena. Where it reached number-one in several countries including Australia where it stole the number-oneposition from her previous DVD released in 2006, which is now at number-two. In 2007 she opened for Justin Timberlake on the American leg of his FutureSex/LoveShow Tour.

In 2006 Pink was chosen to sing the theme song for NBC Sunday Night Football, "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night", which is a take on "I Hate Myself for Lovin' You" by Joan Jett. She contributed a cover of Rufus's "Tell Me Something Good" to the soundtrack of the film Happy Feet, and lent her name to PlayStation to promote the PSP, a special pink edition of which was released.[19] Pink recorded a song with Annie Lennox for Lennox's fourth solo studio album, which is scheduled for release in 2007.[20] "Outside of You", a song co-written by Pink, Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida, was recorded by dance-pop singer Hilary Duff and released on her 2007 album Dignity. P!nk was also featured on the special charity evening of American Idol, Idol Gives Back. At first she planned to sing U + Ur Hand but was ask to change the lyrics to suit the more family oriented show, changing the name of the song to "U + Ur Heart". Pink disagreed to compromise her artistic integrity, and performed Who Knew instead.

In 2007 P!nk recorded a song together with the Indigo Girls. They preformed on the song "Dear Mr. President" and Pink contributed on the song "Heaven's Gate" from the new album "Despite Our Differences".[21]

Acting career

Pink appeared as herself in the films Ski to the Max (2000) and Rollerball (2002). After her cameo performance in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Pink looked for another film script and settled on the horror film Catacombs, which was shot in early 2006 and co-stars Shannyn Sossamon. "It's pretty intense", Pink said. "It's not only a sort of slasher type, scary movie; it's also psychological and shows how mean and cruel siblings can be to one another. I liked that part of it."[22] Pink was once on the short list of people to play Janis Joplin in an upcoming biopic titled The Gospel According to Janis Joplin, but she chose not to, saying it would be disrespectful to Joplin because the film makers didn't want to say she died of a heroin overdose. The film has yet to go into production and all concerned seem to have been rattled by the news that Renee Zellweger is set to star in a rival biopic to be called Piece Of My Heart. "All I can say at this point is that if Janis wants the film to be made, it will be made," she says cryptically. [23]

Personal life

Pink dyes her hair frequently (usually pink, red, black, etc.), but she is a natural blonde. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show she revealed that there are real diamonds attached to her teeth. According to her, her dog's name is "Fucquerer", (which is pronouced "Fucker") which she revealed in a live broadcast for MuchMusic in 2003, forcing broadcasters to censor the name in subsequent showings. She later said on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross that her father adopted this puppy and changed its name to Fred, saying "He's a much happier dog." Elvis, one of Pink's other dogs, drowned in Pink's backyard pool in January 2007.[24]

Pink married motocross racer Carey Hart in Costa Rica on January 7, 2006 at sunset. She proposed to him by holding up a sign for him to see during one of his races 2005 in Mammoth Lakes California.[25] Before she began her relationship with Hart, she was rumored to have dated Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee.

Pink who follows a strict vegan lifestyle, is also a prominent campaigner for PETA, contributing her voice towards causes such as KFC's alleged poor treatment of chicken before slaughter. She sent a letter to Prince William, criticizing the Royal Family's guards' usage of bearskin for their headwear. In November 2006 Pink mentioned in the News of the World that she is disgusted with fellow singer Beyoncé for wearing animal fur. Pink has most recently taken on the Australian wool industry over its practice of mulesing, lending her face and fame to PETA. In January 2007 Pink conceded that she had been misled by PETA over the issue and that she had not done enough research of her own before lending her name to the campaign.[26]

Discography

Main article: Pink discography

Studio albums

  1. Can't Take Me Home (2000)
  2. M!ssundaztood (2001)
  3. Try This (2003)
  4. I'm Not Dead (2006)
  5. Coming Soon (2007/2008)

Singles

The following singles reached number one or number two in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, Netherlands and/or United World Chart.
Year Single Peak positions[27][28][29][30]
WORLD US UK CAN AUS GER NL
2000 "Most Girls" 14 4 5 - 1 - 23
2001 "Lady Marmalade" (with, Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim and Mya) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
"Get The Party Started" 1 4 2 11 1 1 2
"Don't Let Me Get Me" 1 8 6 20 8 10 6
2002 "Just Like A Pill" 3 8 1 4 - 2 6
2003 "Trouble" 7 68 7 2 8 7 10
2006 "Stupid Girls" 1 13 4 2 4 5 9
"Who Knew" 8 87 5 19 2 12 35
"U + Ur Hand" 15 9 10 24 5 4 31
Total Number-one hits 4 1 2 1 3 2 0
These are collaborations on singles. For the full list see P!nk's discopgrahy

Tours

Headlining

As supporting act

1 Support with Janet Jackson was cancelled due to the 9/11 attacks.

Awards and nominations

Main article: Pink awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Source: Grammy official site

Year Category Recording Result
Grammy Awards
2002 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals "Lady Marmalade" (with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim and Mýa) Won
2003 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "Get the Party Started" Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Album M!ssundaztood Nominated
2004 Best Female Rock Vocal Performance "Trouble" Won
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals "Feel Good Time" Nominated
2007 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "Stupid Girls" Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ See inogolo.com: Pronunciation of Alicia Moore.
  2. ^ Pink Exclusive CBC: The Hour.
  3. ^ http://www.sundayherald.com/54759
  4. ^ http://www.christinamultimedia.com/newssource/index.php?date=2004-03&articleID=4250
  5. ^ http://www.interfaithfamily.com/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=ekLSK5MLIrG&b=297399&ct=3490137.
  6. ^ http://www.myspace.com/pinkspage
  7. ^ Interview in the Dutch program Jensen in March 2006
  8. ^ "MTV Celebrates the Best in Music Video" (September 6, 2001)
  9. ^ http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Dec_19/ai_95622526
  10. ^ http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_Sept_22/ai_108002015
  11. ^ "Pink: Singing With Dad Was 'Awesome'". CBS News. July 12 2006. Retrieved March 30 2007.
  12. ^ Interview in the Dutch program Jensen in March 2006
  13. ^ www.worldwidealbums.tk World Wide Albums Sales
  14. ^ Pink Outdone By Rascal Flatts On Billboard Chart". MTV News. April 12, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2006
  15. ^ Mediatraffic week 16,2006Mediatraffic
  16. ^ P!nk At #1 With Album, Aussie Airplay + Single Sony BMG Australia. Retrieved June 3 2007.
  17. ^ Gardner, Elysa. "Pink's video pokes fun at 'Stupid Girls'". USA Today. February 14 2006.
  18. ^ Ultratop.be
  19. ^ Official mini-site for the Pink PSP
  20. ^ Undercover.com
  21. ^ Indigo Girls look for the commonalities SignOnSanDiego.com Mikel Toombs. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
  22. ^ http://www.starsareblind.com/category/pink/
  23. ^ Brian Boyd Pink Pather Irish Times. Retrieved November, 2007.
  24. ^ Message about the death of Elvis
  25. ^ "Pink Reportedly Marries Motocross Racer". Retrieved January 8. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ http://www.theage.com.au/news/people/pink-sheepish-over-boycott-call/2007/01/17/1168709799015.html Theage.com
  27. ^ P!nk: Billboard Singles
  28. ^ UK Top 40 Hit Database
  29. ^ Australian Singles Chart
  30. ^ United World Chart
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