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Pink in 2008.
Pink in 2008.
Background information
Birth nameAlecia Beth Moore
Born (1979-09-08) September 8, 1979 (age 45)
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresPop, pop rock, dance, R&B,[1] pop punk, blues rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician and actress
Instrument(s)Vocals, harp, banjo, recorder, clarinet, flute, clappers
Years active1995–present
LabelsArista, Jive, LaFace, RCA, Zomba
SpouseCarey Hart
Websitepinkspage.com

Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name Pink (stylized as P!nk), is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress.

In 2000, after a three-year stint with the contemporary R&B girl group Choice, she released her first single "There You Go", from her debut album Can't Take Me Home. The song garnered commercial success, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2001 she released her second studio album, Missundaztood which, in addition to being critically acclaimed, is her most commercially successful album to date. The album produced such hit singles as "Get the Party Started", "Don't Let Me Get Me", "Just Like a Pill" and "Family Portrait". In November 2003, Pink released her third studio album Try This, which produced the hit singles "Trouble", and "God is a DJ". Although the album was less commercially successful than Missundaztood, it earned Pink her first Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

Pink now has 1 child names Willow Sage Hart. She had another child called Alexander Graham Hart but lost the baby because of a fire in 2005. Pink then fell pregnant later on to have a baby girl Willow. "My Alexander was my pride and crowning glory until he got sufficated in a fire in 2005. I loved him with all my heart so I decided to get my thoughts of the past and on to the future with my baby girl Willow," said pink before recording her latest hit 'try' in Hollywood.Italic text

In April 2006, Pink released her fourth studio album I'm Not Dead. The album produced several hit singles including "Stupid Girls", "Who Knew", and "U + Ur Hand", and marked her comeback after the poorer-than-expected commercial performance of her previous record. Pink followed up I'm Not Dead with her 2008-released album Funhouse, largely inspired by her separation from Carey Hart. The lead single, "So What", became Pink's first solo single to ever reach the top spot on Billboard Hot 100. The album produced three other Top 20 singles: "Sober", "Please Don't Leave Me", and "Glitter in the Air".

On November 15, 2010 Pink released her first compilation album, Greatest Hits... So Far!!!. The album featured Pink's biggest career hits as well as three original songs. "Raise Your Glass" and "Fuckin' Perfect" were released as singles, with the latter reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and the former becoming Pink's second solo single to reach the top spot on the list. After taking a short hiatus to give birth to her daughter Willow, Pink released her sixth studio album, The Truth About Love. The album was released on September 18, 2012 and for the first time in Pink's career, debuted atop the Billboard 200, selling more than 280,000 copies in its first week. The lead single, "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

Pink has sold over 40 million albums and 70 million singles worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists in history.[2] Her career accolades include three Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards and five MTV Video Music Awards, in addition to having 17 Top 20 Hits on the Billboard charts. In 2009 Billboard magazine named Pink the number one pop musician of the decade,[3] and in 2012 VH1 named Pink number 10 on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music.[4]

Life and career

1979–98: Early life and career beginnings

Pink was born on September 8, 1979 in Abington, Pennsylvania to Judith,[5] a nurse, and Jim Moore, a Vietnam veteran.[6][7][8] Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish, and she has ancestors who emigrated from Ireland, Germany, and Lithuania.[9] Pink grew up in Doylestown, where she attended Doyle 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. She was also a gymnast for eight years, saying in an interview that it was her first dream to be an Olympic gymnast. 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.[10] 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."[10]

She began performing in Philadelphia clubs when she was 14 years old. Her stage name "P!nk", which she thought was a good nickname after Anthony Ragland suggested it, was a nickname of hers when she was singing in the clubs.[11] Pink said, "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." When Moore was 14, she was convinced to audition to become a member of the all female group Basic Instinct, and earned a spot in the line up. Ultimately, the group disbanded before releasing any material.[12] At 16, together with two other teenage girls, Stephanie Galligan[13] and Chrissy Conway, she formed the R&B group Choice. 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 for the 1996 film of the same name. The group disbanded in 1998...

1999–2000: Musical debut and Can't Take Me Home

Following the failure of Choice, Moore began working on her debut solo album under LaFace Records. When working on the album, Moore worked with producers such as Babyface, Kandi Burruss and Tricky Stewart.[14] The album's lead single, "There You Go", was released on February 8, 2000 in the US and May of the same year in the UK.[15] "There You Go" was produced by Kevin "Ske'kspere" Briggs, who had previously worked with female R&B group TLC.[16] The single became a commercial success for Moore, becoming her first Top 10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number 7.[17] It was also a success on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at number 8.[18] The single went on to receive a Gold certification from the RIAA, for sales exceeding 500,000 copies.[19] The song was also a success outside of the US. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number 6,[20] and its highest peak was in Australia, where it reached number 2.[20] The single received mixed to positive critical reviews, with one review calling it the highlight of Pink's debut album.[16] Moore's debut album, Can't Take Me Home, was released on April 4, 2000.[21][22][23] The album, seen as her only R&B album, was a commercial success. Despite a moderate peak of 26 on the Billboard 200 album chart, the album went on to be certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA, for sales exceeding 2 million copies in the US alone.[24][25][26] The album was certified multi platinum in Australia and Canada as well, where it peaked on the albums chart at number 10 and 20, respectfully.[27][28][29] The album was also certified Platinum in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 13.[30] Critical reception to the album was mixed.[31] Allmusic gave the album four out of five start, stating "thanks to LA Reid and Babyface's production and Pink's engaging talents, it's a promising first effort all the same."[32] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a mixed review, and awarded the album two and half stars, claiming "All in all, Home's just another brick in the R&B wall."[33]

"Most Girls", the second single from Can't Take Me Home, was released on September 18, 2000. The single expanded on Moore's commercial success, and became her highest peaking single in numerous countries at the time of its release. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending November 14, 2000.[17] It became her first number one single on any chart, when it peaked at number 1 on the Australian singles chart.[34] It also reached number 5 in the United Kingdom, one spot higher than her previous single had peaked.[35] For the US release of the song, a dance remix of the single was made and was used by most radio stations.[36] The third and final single, "You Make Me Sick", was released on January 15, 2001. It became her third Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 33 on the chart.[17] This made it her lowest peaking single at the time of its release. Despite being successful in numerous other countries, it failed to match the success of Moore's first two singles. It peaked at number 25 in Australia,[37] and number 9 in the United Kingdom.[38] This made it her lowest peaking singles in both of those countries as well. Pink went on to tour with pop band 'N Sync throughout the Summer of 2000 in North America, as the opening act for their No Strings Attached Tour.[39] She performed in over 20 different shows during the tours run throughout North America, along with Sisqo.[40] The tour was financially successful, grossing over $70 million by the time of its completion. Moore apparently met the band during an awards show in mid-2000, and engaged band member Joey Fatone in a conversation about hair dye.[41] The conversation eventually led to Moore touring with the band.

2001–02: Rise to fame with Lady Marmalade and Missundaztood

In 2001, Pink was a part of "Lady Marmalade" alongside singers Christina Aguilera, 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.[42] The success of the single was helped by its music video, which was popular on music channels[43] and won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year.[44] The song won Pink's first Grammy Award for 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 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.[45] 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." Pink moved into Perry's Los Angeles home where the pair spent several months writing songs for the album.[46] Perry co-wrote and co-produced the album with Dallas Austin and Scott Storch, and according to VH1 Driven, 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,[47] 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"—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.[48] 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, 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.

2003–04: Try This and other works

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Pink in 2004

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. It became Pink's first single to miss the top 40 on Billboard's 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; 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. The singles "Trouble" and "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 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: Marriage, I'm Not Dead and Funhouse

Pink performing on the I'm Not Dead summer tour in 2007

In 2005, Pink collaborated with Lisa Marie Presley on the track "Shine" on Presley's second album Now What. She 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."[49] 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, 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.[50]

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,[51] 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", 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 million copies in the U.S., over 700,000 in Australia. Proving popular in Australia, with six 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 ARIA charts and remained there until November 2009.[52] In June 2009 the album returned once again to the Australian top ten album charts in its 142nd week in the national top fifty.[52] 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.[52]

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.[53] 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 "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'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.[54] 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's third 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. 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", it was written as an anthem for HIV/AIDS, according to Lennox's website.[55] 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.[56]

Pink performing at a secret London gig to promote the Funhouse album, on November 4, 2008

On August 7, 2008, Pink's single "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.[57] 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.[58] The Funhouse Tour started in France on February 24 and continued through Europe until mid-May, with supporting act Raygun. Pink then performed a series of shows in Australia. On November 23, 2008, Pink performed her second single from Funhouse, "Sober" at the American Music Awards. The third single was "Please Don't Leave Me", with a video directed by Dave Meyers. The fourth single was "Funhouse", although "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.[59] In 2009, Pink performed in 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.[60]

On September 13, 2009, Pink performed "Sober" while doing a trapeze act at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards,[61] 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–present: Motherhood, acting debut, and The Truth About Love

Pink was a soloist in the 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" with John Legend and contributed vocals to John Lennon's "Imagine" with Seal, India.Arie, Jeff Beck, Konono N°1, Oumou Sangare and others.[62] Pink was featured on a track titled "Won't Back Down" for Eminem's 2010 album Recovery. Eminem explained that he included Pink because he "felt like she would smash this record."[63]

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.[64] 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.[65] 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.[66]

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.[67] 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[68] and peaked at #1 in Germany.[69]

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".[70] Pink will also have her first leading role, in an upcoming dramatic comedy entitled Thanks for Sharing, starring alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Mark Ruffalo.[71] On October 7, 2011, RCA Music Group announced that it would be disbanding Jive Records, along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, Pink and all other artists previously signed to the labels, would release any future material through RCA Records. In 2011, Joe Riccitelli, an executive with the label, announced that Pink was preparing to enter the studio to begin work on her sixth studio album, to be released in September 2012.[72][73]

On February 29, 2012, Pink took to her Twitter account and confirmed that she is currently in the writing process for her new record which will be released on September 18. On June 19, 2012, Pink announced via a video on Twitter that the first single from her upcoming album will be called, "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)".The single was produced by Greg Kurstin. She performed "Blow Me One Kiss" on the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards for the first time .[74] The single premiered on Pink's official website on July 2, 2012[75] and was released to iTunes the next day, July 3, 2012. On July 4, 2012, Pink announced that her sixth studio album will be called The Truth About Love and that it would be released on September 18, 2012 with a world tour to follow. On September 6, 2012, Pink performed, "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)", live for the first time at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. Also on the same day, the second single, "Try", was released to radio. On September 18, 2012, Pink announced the first dates of her The Truth About Love Tour.[76]

Pink also wrote two new tracks for Cher's new album, "I Walk Alone" and "You Can't Go Home" The album is expected to be in stores in December.

Artistry

Influences

Pink has named Madonna and Janis Joplin as two of her biggest musical influences.[77] 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'."[77]

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."[77]

Legacy

Pink has been described as an artist who has changed the scope of pop music, but has hardly received recognition for it.[78][79] Referring to her as a "powerhouse vocalist", Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times asked, "Why isn't she an even bigger star?"[79] Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone commented: "I think people respond to her sense of independence and dedication. It inspires people ... 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."[79] 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 Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry, and even Rihanna."[79] 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."[78]

British soul singer Adele considers Pink's performance at Brixton Academy in London as one of "the most defining moments" in her life, saying "It was the Missundaztood record, so I was about 13 or 14. I had never heard, being in the room, someone sing like that live. I remember sort of feeling like I was in a wind tunnel, her voice just hitting me. It was incredible."[80][81]

Image

Pink, aside from her musical feats, has also become known for her style and work outside of music. She has often been seen as "adventurous" with her hair, and has had styles such as fluorescent spikes to pink-streaked dreadlocks to a pitch-black skater cut.[82] On her style, she told In Style "I'm eclectic. I'm a tomboy, but I'm kind of a hippie and kind of a gangster [...] I don't know if that's a good thing, but it is my thing."[82]

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 Queen Elizabeth II protesting the use of real fur in the bearskins of the Foot Guards and the Honourable Artillery Company.[83] 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.[84] Her campaigning led to a headlining concert called PAW (Party for Animals Worldwide) in Cardiff, Wales on August 21, 2007.[85]

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.[86] 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.[87] Pink stated that she wanted to make "a tangible expression of support."[88] Pink also donated money to Autism Speaks.

Personal life

Pink in 2006

Pink met professional motocross racer Carey Hart at the 2001 X Games in Philadelphia. Following a brief separation in 2003, Pink proposed to Hart in June 2005 during a Mammoth Lakes motocross race by holding up a "Will you marry me?" sign on her pit board.[89] They married in Costa Rica on January 7, 2006.[90]

After months of speculation, Pink announced in February 2008 that she and Hart had separated.[91][92] Hart subsequently appeared in the video for her 2008 song "So What",[93] which deals with their separation and pending divorce.[94] The couple sought marriage counseling during their separation[95] in hopes of reconciliation.[96] In February 2010, Pink confirmed that she and Hart were back together,[97] and announced the following November that they were expecting their first child.[98] On June 2, 2011, Pink gave birth to their daughter, Willow Sage Hart.[99]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Ski to the Max Brena
2002 Rollerball Rock singer Cameo
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Coal bowl promoter Cameo
2007 Catacombs Carolyn
2009 SpongeBob's Truth or Square Herself Cameo
2010 Get Him to the Greek Herself Cameo
2011 Happy Feet Two Gloria Voice Only
2012 Thanks for Sharing Dede

Discography

Main article: Pink discography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Pink

Tours

See also

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