Pink

Alecia Beth Moore, born September 8, 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, better known by her stage name P!NK (also written as Pink), is an American singer-songwriter who 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. She is the daughter of James and Judy Moore, and is of Irish and German descent on her father's side, and of Lithuanian Jewish descent on her mother's. James played guitar and sang songs for the young Alecia, who vowed from the earliest that she would become a rock star someday.
She has explained the origin of the stage name "Pink" 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 in the movie Reservoir Dogs there is a character named Mr. Pink. She said all of her friends said she acted just like him so she wanted to call herself that. But her friends said "Mr. Pink is a man" so they shortened it to Pink.

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 first album, Can't Take Me Home, was a substantial success, due to the huge pop and rhythmic radio hit singles "There You Go" (Hot 100 #7 in July of 2000) and "Most Girls" (#4 in November 2000). 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.
The lead single from the Moulin Rouge! OST - Lady Marmalade - was #1 in over 50 different countries
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The lead single from the Moulin Rouge! OST - Lady Marmalade - was #1 in over 50 different countries
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.

owards the end of 2001, Pink decided to take her career in a new direction and have more creative control. Tired of being marketed as a another cookie-cutter pop act, and eager to become a more serious songwriter and musician, Pink sought the help of former 4 Non Blondes vocalist, Linda Perry. Together, Pink and Perry co-wrote and co-produced most of the tracks on Pink's sophomore album, Missundaztood, which was released in early 2002. The album's more pop rock sound could be heard immediately with its first single, the Linda Perry penned "Get the Party Started".
In 2003 Pink released a new album called Try This. 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 US, Canada, UK and Australia in 2003. Though its singles "Trouble" and "God Is A DJ" didn't do well in her home country as her previous singles "Trouble" earned Pink her second Grammy award in 2003.
In early 2006, Pink will release her new CD I'm Not Dead. The first single, "Stupid Girls", will be released on radio two weeks before the whole album. P!nk made videos for "You and Your Hand" and "Stupid Girls" but decided to release the latter first.