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Use mdy dates|date=June 2011Infobox musical artist| name = Pink| image = Pink 3.jpg| caption = Pink| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Alecia Beth Moore| Born = Birth date and age|1979|9|8|mf=y Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown , Pennsylvania, United States| origin = Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia , U.S.| instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard, drums| genre = Pop music|Pop , rock music|rock , contemporary R& B|R& B , Dance-pop|dance | occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actress| years_active = 1995–present| spouse = Carey Hart | associated_acts =| website = URL|pinkspage.com| label = LaFace Records|LaFace , Arista Records|Arista , Jive Records|Jive , RCA Records|RCA Pink (born Alecia Beth Moore ; September 8, 1979), often stylized as P!nk , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress. After her three-year career with the contemporary R& B girl group Choice, in 2000 she released her first single " There You Go ", from her debut album '' Can't Take Me Home . The song garnered commercial success, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2001, she released her second, more pop rock -oriented, studio album, Missundaztood ''. The album went on to become a critical and commercial success, with estimated sales of 13 million. The album produced four singles, " Get the Party Started ", " Don't Let Me Get Me ", " Just Like a Pill " and " Family Portrait (song)|Family Portrait ", each entering the Top 20, with "Get the Party Started" being her highest charting solo single (tied with " Most Girls ") until " So What (Pink song)|So What " in 2008, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In November 2003, Pink released her third album Try This . The album was, commercially, less successful than her previous album, but still managed to sell around 3 million copies, making it Pink's least successful album to date. It produced three singles, " Trouble (Pink song)|Trouble ", " God Is a DJ (Pink song)|God Is a DJ " and " Last to Know ", with the first receiving a Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. After taking a short break, she released '' I'm Not Dead '', her fourth studio album, on April 4, 2006. It marks her comeback after the poor success of her previous album. The album debuted and peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200, Pink's highest debut on the chart. It was preceded by the controversial single " Stupid Girls " which garnered commercial success. The second single, " Who Knew ", was virtually ignored on American radio, but after the huge success of " U + Ur Hand ", was re-released, peaking at #9 on the charts. "U + Ur Hand" is credited to have revived Pink's career in the US, and also to have brought the album back to the charts. Her fifth album, Funhouse (Pink album)|Funhouse , was released in late October 2008. It was preceded by her first solo number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , " So What (Pink song)|So What ". The album notched three other Top 20 hits: " Sober (Pink song)|Sober ", " Please Don't Leave Me " and " Glitter in the Air ". On November 15, 2010, she released her first compilation album, Greatest Hits... So Far!!! . The album produced two singles, " Raise Your Glass " and " Fuckin' Perfect ", the former reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
By the end of 2009, Billboard (magazine)|Billboard magazine named Pink the number one Pop Artist of the decade http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/pop-songs-artists? year=2009, as well as naming her the 13th overall music artist of the decade http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade? year=2009& begin=11& order=position. A few months later, in June 2010, Forbes magazine named Pink the 27th most powerful celebrity in the world.cite news| url= http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_Pink_ES39.html | work=Forbes | title=#27 Pink | date=June 28, 2010 Pink's career accomplishments include three Grammy Awards , five MTV Video Music Awards and two Brit Awards . In June 2011 Pink and her husband, Carey Hart , welcomed their first child, Willow Sage.
Early life
Pink was born on September 8, 1979, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown , Pennsylvania, to Judith,cite web|url= http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2004-Ko-Pr/Pink.html |title=Pink's Bio a nurse, and Jim Moore, a Vietnam veteran.cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/pink/biography|title=Pink Biography|publisher=People|accessdate=January 2, 2010cite web|url= http://news.superiorpics.com/print/2006/03/30/PINK_S_LATEST_INTERVIEW.html |title=Pink's Latest Interview |publisher=News.superiorpics.com |date=March 30, 2006 |accessdate=May 3, 2010 Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish, and she has ancestors who emigrated from Ireland, Germany, and Lithuania . http://www.christinamultimedia.com/newssource/index.php? date=2004-03& articleID=4250 Alecia's Q Magazine Transcript Q Magazine . Retrieved March, 2004. Pink grew up in Doylestown, where she attended Kutz Elementary School, Lenape Middle School, and Central Bucks High School West . Her father played guitar and sang songs, thus inspiring Pink from an early age to be a rock star. In high school, Moore joined her first band, Middleground, but the band folded upon losing a battle of the bands competition. 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, she 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." http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/62882/episode_about.jhtml Driven: Pink VH1 . Retrieved October 31, 2007. She began performing in Philadelphia clubs when she was 14 years old to support her meth addiction, and went through phases of using other narcotics , and abusing alcohol. Pink quoted,"I was extreme. I went through phases from skateboarder, to hip-hopper, to rave child, to lead singer in a rock band. I did it all, and all at the same time." At 16, together with two other teenage girls, she formed the R& B group Choice. They landed a deal with L.A. Reid and worked with various producers for two years, never releasing a record, before Reid persuaded Moore to go solo. Her stage name "P!nk" was a nickname of hers when she was a child. She would get embarrassed easily and would turn pink.cite news|url= http://www.hollywood.com/news/Quote_of_the_Day_Pink_on_how_she_got_her_name_/1099188|date=December 21, 2001|work=Hollywood.com|accessdate=October 12, 2011
Music career
1995–2000: Career beginnings and ''Can't Take Me Home
main|Can't Take Me HomeIn 1995, Alecia Smith joined Choice, an American Contemporary R& B|R& B girl group , which also included Chrissy Conway and Sharon Flanagan. A copy of their first song, "Key to My Heart", was sent to LaFace Records in Atlanta , Georgia, where L.A. Reid overheard it and arranged for the group to fly there so he could see them perform. After this, he signed them to a record deal. As the three girls were under 18 at the time, their parents had to co-sign the contract. The group relocated to Atlanta and recorded an album, which was never released, and "Key to My Heart" appeared on the Kazaam (soundtrack)|Kazaam soundtrack for the Kazaam|1996 film of the same name . The group disbanded in 1998.
After the disbandment of Choice, Pink started working on her debut album, '' Can't Take Me Home ''. It was released on April 4, 2000, with some copies being released in the UK in early 1999, and was produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds|Babyface , Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney, She'ksphere, Dallas Austin , The Specialists, and Steve Rhythm. The album sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, and was certified double platinum in the U.S. It produced two top ten singles, " There You Go " and " Most Girls ". The album's third single, " You Make Me Sick " hit the top 40 in the U.S. and the top 10 in the U.K. It was also featured in the film Save the Last Dance . The song "Split Personality" was featured in the film The Princess Diaries .
Pink was the opening act for 'N Sync on their No Strings Attached Tour|American tour in the summer of 2000.Robert Mancini http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432515/20000405/n_sync.jhtml "Pink Lands 'NSYNC Tour, Plans New Video" MTV News . April 5, 2000.
2001–05: Missundaztood and Try This
main|Missundaztood|Try This In 2001, she was a part of " Lady Marmalade " alongside singers Christina Aguilera and Mýa , and rapper Lil' Kim for the soundtrack of the film Moulin Rouge! . Produced by hip-hop producers Rockwilder and Missy Elliott , the song topped the charts in countries including New Zealand, the UK, Australia and the U.S., where it became the most successful airplay-only single in history, and also became Pink's first number one single.cite web|url= http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa061801a.htm |title="Lady Marmalade" from Moulin Rouge Makes History |publisher=Movies.about.com |date=December 17, 2009 |accessdate=May 3, 2010 The success of the single was helped by its music video, which was popular on music channelsRebecca Murray http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa061801a.htm Music From "Moulin Rouge" Makes History Interscope Geffen A& M Records . Retrieved August 10, 2007. and won the MTV Video Music Award for MTV Video Music Award for Best Video of the Year|Video of the Year . http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl? ACCT=104& STORY=/www/story/09-06-2001/0001567988& EDATE= MTV Celebrates the Best in Music Video prnewswire . Retrieved September 6, 2001. The song won Pink's first Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals , and provided a boost for the four performers' careers. In a VH1 interview, Pink stated she had to fight with Christina Aguilera's manager to sing the high parts in the song.
Tired of being marketed as another cookie cutter#Alternate definition|cookie cutter pop act and eager to be seen as 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 artistic or creative control during the recording of her second album, M!ssundaztood .Teresa Wiltz http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/122066581.html? dids=122066581:122066581& FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT& date=JUN+02%2C+2002& author=Teresa+Wiltz& pub=The+Washington+Post& desc=Pop+Princess+Pink%3A+Flush+With+Attitude& pqatl=google Pop Princess Pink: Flush With Attitude The Washington Post . Retrieved June 2, 2002. She recruited Linda Perry , former singer of 4 Non Blondes (one of Pink's favorites in her teenage years), who said Pink opened up to her: "In the beginning I just said: 'What do you feel? ', and she (Pink) would just sit behind the piano and sing." http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/62882/episode_about.jhtml Pink: Driven. About the Episode VH1 . Retrieved September 9, 2007. Pink moved into Perry's Los Angeles home where the pair spent several months writing songs for the album.Rock Chicks The Hottest Female Rockers from 1960's to Now Alison Stieven-Taylor http://www.rockpoolpublishing.com.au Perry co-wrote and co-produced the album with Dallas Austin and Scott Storch , and according to VH1 Driven , Antonio Reid|Antonio "LA" Reid of LaFace Records was not initially content with the new music Pink was making. The album, named Missundaztood because of Pink's belief that people had a wrong image of her,Jason Genegabus http://starbulletin.com/2002/12/16/features/story3.html She'll get the party started with a show at the Blaisdell StarBulletin . Retrieved December 16, 2002. was released in November 2001.
Its lead single, " Get the Party Started " (written and produced by Perry), went top five in the U.S. and many other countries, and number one in Australia. At the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, the music video won in the categories of Best Female Video and Best Dance Video . The album's other singles—" Don't Let Me Get Me ", the Dallas Austin-produced " Just like a Pill ", and " Family Portrait (song)|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. "Missundaztood" was certified gold or platinum status in more than 20 countries,Entertainment Editors http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Dec_19/ai_95622526 JUST WHITNEY... Wins Career-High 1st Week Sales and Top 10 Album Chart Debut, as Arista Nets 2 of Year's Top 10 Soundscan Albums !! BusinessWire . Retrieved December 19, 2002. with worldwide sales of 12 million.Entertainment Editors http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_Sept_22/ai_108002015 PINK – Looking for 'Trouble? ' – TRY THIS& #33; New Album, Try This, in Stores November 11 BusinessWire . Retrieved September 22, 2003. It was the second best-selling album in the UK during 2002. "Missundaztood" and "Get the Party Started" earned nominations at the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , respectively. Faith Hill 's 2002 album, Cry (Faith Hill album)|Cry , features a song co-written by Pink and Perry. In 2002, Pink started a headlining American, European and Australian tour, the Party Tour ; later, she became a supporting act for Lenny Kravitz 's American tour. In mid-2003, Pink contributed the song " Feel Good Time " to the soundtrack of the film '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle '', in which she had a cameo appearance as a motocross race ramp owner/promoter. "Feel Good Time" was co-written by singer Beck , produced by electronic music artist William Orbit and based on the song "Fresh Garbage" by the band Spirit (band)|Spirit . It became Pink's first single to miss the top 40 on Billboard 's Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 chart, although it was a hit in Europe and Australia. During the same period, a song Pink co-wrote with Damon Elliott was released on Mýa's album Moodring .
"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 13 tracks were co-written with Tim Armstrong of the band Rancid (band)|Rancid ; Linda Perry 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, the UK and Australia, sales were considerably lower than those of Missundaztood ; it went platinum in the U.S. and sold over 5 million copies worldwide, a commercial flop compared to its predecessor.Pink on E& #33; True Hollywood Story . The singles " Trouble (Pink song)|Trouble " and " God Is a DJ (Pink song)|God Is a DJ " did not reach the U.S. top 40 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 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance|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. She toured extensively on the Try This Tour through Europe and Australia, where the album was better received.
2005–09: ''I'm Not Dead and Funhouse
main|I'm Not Dead|Funhouse (Pink album)In 2005, she collaborated with Lisa Marie Presley on the track "Shine" on Presley's second album Now What . 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."Julie Chen http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/12/earlyshow/main1795778.shtml "Pink: Singing With Dad Was 'Awesome'". CBS News. July 12, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2007. Pink worked with producers Max Martin , Billy Mann , Christopher Rojas , Butch Walker , Lukasz Gottwald , and Josh Abraham on the album. The album's release in April 2006 through LaFace Records was a substantial success throughout the world, particularly in Australia. The album reached the top ten in the U.S., the top five in the UK, number one in Germany, and sat at number one in Australia for two non-consecutive weeks, http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do? newsId=20030829004601 Pink At No.1 With Album, Aussie Airplay + Single Sony BMG Australia . Retrieved June 3, 2007. though it was Pink's lowest seller in the U.S. until the success of the single " U + Ur Hand " in early 2007. The album ranked 96th in the USA during 2007.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp? f=The+Billboard+200& g=Year-end+Albums |title=billboard.biz |publisher=billboard.biz |accessdate=May 3, 2010
Lead single " Stupid Girls " was Pink's biggest U.S. hit since 2002 and earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Its music video, in which she parodies celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan , Jessica Simpson , Mary-Kate Olsen , and Paris Hilton ,Gardner, Elysa. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2006-02-14-pink_x.htm "Pink's video pokes fun at 'Stupid Girls'". USA Today . February 14, 2006. won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video . Subsequent singles "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand" were substantial hits in Australia and Europe, and they later became top ten singles in the U.S. in 2007. The non-U.S. singles were " Nobody Knows (Pink song)|Nobody Knows ", a minor hit in the UK, Australia and Germany; " Dear Mr. President ", an open letter to the U.S. President George W. Bush (featuring the Indigo Girls) and a number 1 hit in Belgium, a top five hit in Germany, Australia and other countries; " Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) ", a UK top 40 and Australian top five entry; and " 'Cuz I Can ". The album has sold over 1.3& nbsp;million copies in the U.S., over 700,000 in Australia, and 6 million worldwide. Proving very popular in Australia, with 6 top five singles, and a record-breaking 62 weeks in the top 10; so far the album has gone 10 times platinum. In June 2008, the ''I'm Not Dead'' album returned to the top 50 of the Australian Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA charts and remained there until November 2009.cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url= http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? interpret=P!nk& titel=I%27m+Not+Dead& cat=a |title=P!nk – I'm Not Dead |publisher=australian-charts.com |accessdate=May 3, 2010 In June 2009 the album returned once again to the Australian top ten album charts in its 142nd week in the national top fifty. It re-entered at No. 10 on the back of her mammoth Funhouse Tour , and as of 2010, has spent 162 weeks in the top 50 of the Australian ARIA albums chart.
In support of the album, Pink embarked on the world I'm Not Dead Tour , for which ticket sales in Australia were particularly high; she sold approximately 307,000 tickets in Australia, giving her the record for the biggest concert attendance for an arena tour by a female artist.Jonathon Moran http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,,21879042-5006009,00.html Pink proves a hot ticket Sunday Telegraph June 10, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007. One of the London shows on the tour was taped and released as a DVD, Pink: Live from Wembley Arena where she sang Linda Perry's " What's Up? (song)|Whats Up? ". 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 (band)|Rufus 's "Tell Me Something Good" to the soundtrack of the film Happy Feet , and lent her name to PlayStation to promote the PlayStation Portable|PSP , a special pink edition of which was released. http://www.yourpsp.com/pink/ Official mini-site for the Pink PSP Sony Entertainment . Retrieved November 12, 2006. Pink collaborated with several other artists in 2006 and 2007, when she opened for Justin Timberlake on the American leg of his FutureSex/LoveShow Tour. She sang on the Indigo Girls album Despite Our Differences . She was featured on India.Arie 's song " I Am Not My Hair " from the Lifetime Television film Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy . She wrote a song ("I Will") for Natalia Druyts|Natalia 's third album, Everything and More (Natalia album)|Everything & More . "Outside of You", another song she co-wrote, was recorded by dance-pop singer Hilary Duff and released on her 2007 album Dignity (album)|Dignity . Pink recorded a song with Annie Lennox and twenty-two other female acts for Lennox's fourth solo studio album, Songs of Mass Destruction . Titled " Sing (Annie Lennox song)|Sing ", it was written as an anthem for HIV/AIDS, according to Lennox's website. http://www.annielennoxsing.com/sing.php Special section about Sing on Annie Lennox official websiteDead link|date=May 2010 In December 2007, a special edition Pink Box , which comprises her second to fourth albums and the DVD Live in Europe , was released in Australia. It reached the top twenty on the albums chart and was certified Gold, selling over 35,000 units.cite web|url= http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp? chart=1G50 |title=Australian Record Industry Association |publisher=Ariacharts.com.au |accessdate=May 3, 2010 On August 7, 2008, Pink's single " So What (Pink song)|So What " was leaked online, and radio stations across Australia were quick to give it massive airplay. Within less than 6 hours from the leak, "So What" was voted No.1 on Nova 100 Melbourne and shot to No.1 on the Today Network 's national radio Hot30 Countdown.cite web|url= http://www.2dayfm.com.au/shows/hot30/vote |title=Hot30 Countdown Vote |publisher=2dayfm.com.au |date=April 14, 2010 |accessdate=May 3, 2010 It also shot straight to number 1 on the official Australian and British iTunes single downloads charts. On August 22, Pink announced a new track titled "Crystal Ball". On September 18, 2008, "So What" became the first solo number one of her career on the Billboard Hot 100.
Pink was the guest of honor at the 2008 ARIA Music Awards held in Sydney, Australia, in October 2008, where she sang "So What". On November 3, 2008, Funhouse debuted at number one on the ARIA charts, certified two times platinum and selling over 86,000 units in its first week. Pink's Funhouse Tour sold out all concerts in Australia, and she performed a total of 58 shows around the country between May and August 2009, performing for more than 600,000 Australian fans.cite news|last=Downie |first=Stephen |url= http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25623402-5013560,00.html |title=Pink thinks big on Australian tour de force |publisher=News.com.au |date=June 12, 2009 |accessdate=May 3, 2010 The Funhouse Tour started in France on February 24 and continued through Europe until mid-May, with supporting act Raygun (band)|Raygun . Pink then performed a series of shows in Australia. On November 23, 2008, Pink performed her second single from Funhouse , " Sober (Pink song)|Sober " at the American Music Awards . The third single was " Please Don't Leave Me ", with a video directed by Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers . The fourth single was "Funhouse", although " Bad Influence (Pink song)|Bad Influence " was released in Australia prior to "Funhouse"'s release as a promotional single for the tour. In May 2009, Pink released a four-CD set of her albums '' Can't Take Me Home / Missundaztood / Try This / I'm Not Dead , excluding her current album Funhouse''. The album peaked at number 7 in the UK Album Chart .cite web|url= http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php? id=14004 |title=UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive – Pink – Can't Take Me Home / Missundaztood / Try This / I'm Not Dead |publisher=Chart Stats |date=August 22, 2009 |accessdate=May 3, 2010 In 2009, Pink performed in The People Speak (film)|The People Speak a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn 's '' A People's History of the United States . http://www.thepeoplespeak.com/pages/credits/ dead link|date=August 2011
On September 13, 2009, Pink performed "Sober" while doing a trapeze act at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards ,cite web|url= http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1617536/20090804/knowles_beyonce.jhtml |title=Beyonce And Lady Gaga Lead 2009 MTV VMA Nominees & #124; News |publisher=VH1.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-24 where she was nominated for Best Female Video. On January 31, 2010, Pink did another trapeze act in the form of Aerial silks at the 2010 Grammy Awards , this time performing the song " Glitter in the Air ". She received a standing ovation. The music of Pink was the theme of the October 4, 2009 episode of Australian Idol .
2010–11: Greatest Hits... So Far!!!
main|Greatest Hits... So Far!!!Pink was a soloist in the We Are the World 25 for Haiti|remake of the 1985 charity single, " We Are the World ". Pink collaborated on the 2010 Herbie Hancock album, The Imagine Project , in which she sang Peter Gabriel 's " Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)|Don't Give Up " with John Legend and contributed vocals to John Lennon 's " Imagine (song)|Imagine " with Seal (musician)|Seal , India.Arie , Jeff Beck , Konono N°1 , Oumou Sangare and others.cite web|url= http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php? id=36827 |title=The Imagine Project |publisher=All About Jazz |date=June 21, 2010 |accessdate=November 29, 2010 Pink was featured on a track titled "Won't Back Down" for Eminem 's 2010 album Recovery (Eminem album)|Recovery . Eminem explained that he included Pink because he "felt like she would smash this record".cite web|url= http://www.eminem.com/blog/default.aspx? nid=26485 |title=News |publisher=Eminem |date=2011-08-08 |accessdate=2011-08-24
On July 15, 2010, Pink fell during one of her aerial tricks during a concert in Nurnberg, Germany, where she fell out of a harness which was supposed to carry her across the crowd.cite news|url= http://www.epop-music.com/events/pink-taken-to-hospital-after-stage-fall-during-concert/|title=Pink taken to hospital after stage fall during concert|publisher=epop-music.com|accessdate=August 3, 2010 She was rushed off stage and taken to a local hospital but wasn't seriously injured. She was treated by American doctors Chris Lorch and Jeremy Nicholson.cite news|url= http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/pink-falls-onto-barricade-at-show-rushed-to-hospital-2010157|title=Pink Falls Onto Barricade at Show, Rushed to Hospital|publisher=UsMagazine.com|accessdate=July 20, 2010 Pink moved a total of 3,000,000 concert tickets on her 2009–2010 worldwide tour, according to a statement on behalf of U.K. tour promoter Marshall Arts.cite web|author=Up for Discussion Jump to Forums |url= http://www.billboard.com/events/pink-moves-3-million-tickets-with-funhouse-1004108282.story#/events/pink-moves-3-million-tickets-with-funhouse-1004108282.story |title=Pink Moves 3 Million Tickets with Funhouse Tour |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2009-09-14 |accessdate=2011-08-24
In the first week of October 2010, Pink released " Raise Your Glass ",the first single from her first compilation album, Greatest Hits... So Far!!! . The song celebrates a decade since Pink's debut in 2000 and is dedicated to her fans who have been supporting her over the years. The song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Pink's tenth Top 10 hit, and her second solo number one on the chart.cite web|author=Up for Discussion Jump to Forums |url= http://www.billboard.com/news/far-east-holds-on-hot-100-swift-makes-another-1004124350.story#/news/far-east-holds-on-hot-100-swift-makes-another-1004124350.story |title=Far*East Holds on Hot 100, Swift Makes Another Top Debut |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2009-09-14 |accessdate=2011-08-24 On November 12, 2010, Pink released her first compilation album, entitled Greatest Hits... So Far!!! , and almost a month after that released her second single, named " Fuckin' Perfect ". The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/Pink/chart-history/333418? f=379& g=Singles and peaked at #1 in Germany.cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url= http://germancharts.com/airplay_charts.asp? week=201112 |title=Nielsen Airplay Charts Deutschland |publisher=germancharts.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-24
Pink voiced the character of Gloria in Happy Feet Two , which premiered on November 18, 2011 in the United States. She also sings the movie's theme song, " Bridge_of_Light_(song)|Bridge of Light ". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1402488/ Pink will also have her first leading role, in an upcoming dramatic comedy entitled Thanks for Sharing , starring alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Mark Ruffalo .cite news| url= http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/showbiz/movies/pink-acting-debut-ppl/ | work=CNN | title=Pink to make acting debut as a sex addict - CNN.com | date=October 4, 2011
2012–present: Sixth studio album
On October 7, 2011, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, Pink (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release her future material on the RCA Records brand. In 2011, Joe Riccitelli, an executive with RCA, announced that Pink was preparing to enter the studio to record her sixth studio album, to be released in 2012. http://soundcloud.com/tobyknapp/toby-knapp-and-joe-riccitelli http://www.at40.com/news-article/at40-focus-new-music-from-pink/20871
Influences
Pink has named Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna and Janis Joplin as two of her biggest musical influences.Cite news|author=Robert Hilburn|title=Her colors don't run; Pink stood up for her music, broke the music industry's mold and scored a breakout hit, challenging a school of teen singers to find their own sounds as well. Now in a new rock-oriented work she's pushing boundaries again|newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date=November 9, 2003|page=E.49|issn=04583035|postscript=inconsistent citations She stated that "I wanted to do it my way with my career, and I had this arrogant notion that people weren't just interested in my music but me as a person. That was my bit of arrogance, I guess. That's something I learned from Madonna. I was a fan right from the first time I heard ' Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday '." Of Joplin she expressed: "She was so inspiring by singing blues music when it wasn't culturally acceptable for white women, and she wore her heart on her sleeve. She was so witty and charming and intelligent, but she also battled an ugly-duckling syndrome. I would love to play her in a movie."
Legacy
Pink has been described as an artist who has changed the scope of pop music, but has hardly received recognition for it.Cite journal|author=James Montgomery|title=Pink: The World's Most Underrated Superstar|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623246/pink-worlds-most-underrated-superstar.jhtml|publisher=MTV|date=October 9, 2009|accessdate=April 16, 2011|postscript=inconsistent citationsCite news|author=Ann Powers|title=Understanding the many shades of Pink—so far; Feisty. Trailblazing. Candid. Talented. There's only one question: Why isn't she a bigger star? |newspaper= The Chicago Tribune |date=December 10, 2009|page=1|issn=10856706|postscript=inconsistent citations Referring to her as a "powerhouse vocalist", Ann Powers of The Chicago Tribune '' asked, "Why isn't she an even bigger star? " Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone commented: "I think people respond to her sense of independence and dedication. It inspires people& nbsp;... This is a prolific pop artist who is sometimes famous and successful, sometimes obscure, who nonetheless keeps making her own kind of music. Every few years, the spotlight comes back around to her—but her fans can trust that when the spotlight moves along, Pink will keep on writing Pink songs." Powers adds that her mix of rock-style rebellion, emotional rawness, humor and "infectious" dance beats created "a model for the mashup approach of latter-day divas such as Katy Perry , Lily Allen , Ke$ha , Lady Gaga , Rihanna and most noticeably Jessie J ."James Montgomery of MTV describes her as "a fabulously fearless pop artist" who can "out-sing almost anyone out there. She can out-crazy Gaga or Lily. She's the total pop-star package, everything you'd want in a singer/entertainer/icon. And still, she remains oddly off the radar. Such is the price of busting borders, I suppose."
British soul singer Adele (singer)|Adele considers Pink's performance at Brixton Academy in London as one of "the most defining moments" in her life. http://www.spinner.com/2010/12/23/adele-defining-moments/ http://socialitelife.com/adele-says-hearing-pink-sing-changed-her-life-12-2010
Personal life
Family
Pink met professional motocross racer Carey Hart at the 2001 X Games in Philadelphia. Hart subsequently appeared in the video for her 2002 song " Just Like a Pill ".Moss, Corey. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453573/pink-ready-get-tour-started.jhtml Pink Bringing Hot Girls And Rats On Tour With Her. MTV.com. Retrieved March 8, 2011. Following a brief separation in 2003, Pink proposed to Hart in June 2005 during a Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes motocross race by holding up a "Will you marry me? " sign on his pit board.cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1505056/20050630/story.jhtml| title=Pink Gets Engaged To Motocross Champion Carey Hart| accessdate=February 1, 2008 They married in Costa Rica on January 7, 2006. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1145831,00.html "Pink Marries Boyfriend in Costa Rica", People (magazine)|People , January 7, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
After months of speculation, Pink announced in February 2008 that she and Hart had separated.cite web|url= http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/57322859 |title=Pink News on Yahoo& #33; Music |publisher=Music.yahoo.com |accessdate=May 3, 2010 http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23245045-10388,00.html "Pink blue after marriage bust-up". NEWS.com.au . Retrieved on February 20, 2008. The video for her 2008 hit " So What (Pink song)|So What ", in which Hart appears, deals with her separation and pending divorce.Czyzselska, Jane. http://www.divamag.co.uk/diva/features.asp? PID=43689 "Pink – is she the thinking gay girl's best friend? ". Diva (magazine)|Diva . November 2008. By early 2009, the couple, whose divorce had not yet been finalized,cite news|url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? f=/n/a/2009/04/27/entertainment/e075958D99.DTL|title=Q& A: Pink talks about tour, Britney, ex-husband|date=April 27, 2009|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=May 6, 2009 | work=The San Francisco Chronicle|deadurl=yesDead link|date=October 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot had undergone marriage counseling and was attempting a reconciliation.cite web|url= http://www.speedfreaks.tv/gallery/display.sd? iid=4361|title=Carey Hart sees off-road action|date=March 30, 2009|publisher=SpeedFreaks.tv|accessdate=April 5, 2009 In February 2010, Pink confirmed that she and Hart were back together, http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Pinks-Jaw-Dropping-Grammy-Performance/print/1 P!nk on Oprah Winfrey Show , November 17, 2010 and announced the following November that they were expecting their first child.cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20442757,00.html|title=Pink Pregnant with First Child|date=November 16, 2010|publisher=People|accessdate=November 17, 2010 On June 2, 2011, Pink gave birth to their daughter, Willow Sage Hart.cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20504372,00.html|title=Pink's daughter Willow Sage's First Photo|date=June 22, 2011|publisher=People
Activism and charity work
Pink is a prominent campaigner for PETA , contributing her voice toward causes such as the protest against KFC . In 2003, she sent a letter to Prince William criticizing him for fox hunting , and in 2006 wrote to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II protesting the use of real fur in the bearskins of the Foot Guards and the Honourable Artillery Company .Dade, Chris. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/283711 Pink Calls Prince William 'Redneck' After Fox Hunting Letter. Digital Journal. December 12, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2011. 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. http://www.theage.com.au/news/people/pink-sheepish-over-boycott-call/2007/01/17/1168709799015.html Pink sheepish over boycott call Theage.com . Retrieved January 17, 2007. Her campaigning led to a headlining concert called PAW (Party for Animals Worldwide) in Cardiff, Wales|Cardiff , Wales on August 21, 2007.Contact Music. http://www.contactmusic.com/photos.nsf/main/party_for_animals_030_wenn5004956 Pink Performing Live For 'Party for Animals Worldwide'. Contactmusic.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
Pink is also involved with several charities, including 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 .Look to the Stars: '' http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/502-pink Pink's Charity Work 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 2009 Victorian bushfires|bushfires that swept through the Australian state of Victoria earlier that month.cite web|author=Access All Areas.net.au |url= http://www.accessallareas.net.au/music_news/EkFuZVEpulqWDWamGv.php |title=Pink donates to Red Cross Bushfire Appeal& #33; & #124; Latest Music News |publisher=Access All Areas |accessdate=May 3, 2010 Pink stated that she wanted to make "a tangible expression of support."cite web|url= http://www.idiomag.com/peek/65235/pink|title=Pink helps bushfire victims|accessdate=February 19, 2009|date=February 17, 2009|publisher=idiomag Pink also donated money to Autism Speaks.
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2000
Ski to the Max
Herself
2002
Rollerball
Rock singer
2003
'' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Coal bowl promoter
2007
Catacombs
Carolyn
2009
'' SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Herself
Cameo
2010
Get Him to the Greek
Herself
Cameo
2011
Happy Feet Two
Gloria
2012
Thanks for Sharing
Dede
Discography
Main|Pink discographycol-begincol-2
2000: '' Can't Take Me Home
2001: Missundaztood
2003: Try This
2006: '' I'm Not Dead
2008: Funhouse (Pink album)|Funhouse
2012: TBA
col-2; Compilation albums
2010: Greatest Hits... So Far!!!
col-end
Awards and nominations
main|List of awards and nominations received by Pink
Cite journal |last=Frere-Jones |first=Sasha |authorlink=Sasha Frere-Jones |date=November 24, 2008|title=Pop Music: Sass and Cadence|journal= The New Yorker |volume=84 |issue=38 |pages=124–126|url= http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2008/11/24/081124crmu_music_frerejones |accessdate=April 16, 2009
References
Reflist|2
External links
Commons category|Pink (singer)|Pink
Official website| http://www.pinkspage.com
YouTube|user=PinkVideoVault|Pink / Vevo|VEVO
YouTube|user=PinkVideoVaultSME|Pink / Sony Music Entertainment
IMDb name|0600877|Pink
PinkPink singles
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