Pink : Biography
Pink is the stage name of Alecia Moore, the feisty Philadelphia singer whose 2000 debut album Can't Take Me Home scored her first top-10 hit, "There You Go." Tired of being marketed as another cookie cutter pop act and eager to become a more serious songwriter and musician, and to perform the type of music she wanted to, Pink took her sound in a new direction and sought more creative control during the recording of her second album. That was the album Missundaztood (2001), which featured the hit singles "Don't Let Me Get Me" and especially "Get This Party Started," a rowdy tribute to Saturday night that played up Pink's urban braggadocio. Her sassy snarl and outrageous fashion sense helped make Pink's music videos as popular as her records. For the soundtrack to the film Moulin Rouge, Pink joined with singers Mya, Lil Kim and Christina Aguilera for a remake of the disco classic "Lady Marmalade." The tune won a Grammy Award for best collaboration with vocals, and helped Pink shift her image from rowdy punk kitten to more grown-up R&B singer. Her other albums include Try This (2003) and I'm Not Dead (2006).To date she has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. She has also acted, with brief bits in Rollerball (2002) and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) and a leading role in the 2007 horror flick Catacombs.
Pink married motocross racer Corey Hart on 7 January 2006. According to a report in Us Weekly magazine, Pink "'wrote 'Will you marry me' on the pit board, which Carey saw on his third lap around" during a race in Mammoth Lakes, California... Pink is a vegetarian who has been an outspoken supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)... Pink says she got her nickname for blushing bright pink after a childhood embarrassment.
