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'''Alecia Beth Moore''' (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name, '''Pink''' (stylized as '''P!nk'''), is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She released her first [[single (music)|single]] "[[There You Go]]", on her first album, the [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]-oriented ''[[Can't Take Me Home]]'', in 2000 via [[LaFace Records]], which garnered commercial success. Her more [[pop rock]]-oriented second studio album, ''[[Missundaztood]]'', which began a marked shift in the sound of her music, was released in 2001 and was a huge success worldwide.
'''Alecia Beth Moore''' (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name, '''Pink''' (stylized as '''P!nk'''), is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She released her first [[single (music)|single]] "[[There You Go]]", on her first album, the [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]-oriented ''[[Can't Take Me Home]]'', in 2000 via [[LaFace Records]], which garnered commercial success. Her more [[pop rock]]-oriented second studio album, ''[[Missundaztood]]'', which began a marked shift in the sound of her music, was released in 2001 and was a huge success worldwide.

Pink released her third album, ''[[Try This]]'', in November 2003, which although less successful commercially than her previous release, still managed to sell around 3 million copies and earned her a [[Grammy]] for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the single "[[Trouble (Pink song)|Trouble]]". Her fourth album, ''[[I'm Not Dead]]'', was released in April 2006. The album generated several hit singles, including "[[Stupid Girls]]", "[[U + Ur Hand]]" and "[[Who Knew]]". Both "[[U + Ur Hand]]" and "[[Who Knew]]" went to #1 on the pop chart. Her fifth album, ''[[Funhouse (Pink album)|Funhouse]]'', was released in late October 2008 and 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, ''[[Greatest Hits... So Far!!!]]''.

According to Billboard, Pink was rated #13 on the list of Artists of the Decade <ref name="billboard.biz">http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/chart_display.jsp?&f=Artists+Of+The+Decade&g=Decade-end+Artists</ref> and #1 Pop Song Artist of the Decade (2000–2009).<ref name="billboard.biz"/> She has also scored ten Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 US hits, including eight as a solo artist, and has won three [[Grammy Awards]], 5 [[MTV Video Music Awards]] and 2 [[Brit Awards]]. The People's Chart, announced through BBC Radio 1, declared Pink as the 11th Most Played Artist on UK Radio of the decade 2000 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/04/06/madonna-most-played-artist-decade-uk/ |title=Madonna Most-Played Artist of Last Decade in the UK |publisher=Spinner |date=2010-04-06 |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Pink has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623246/20091006/pink.jhtml MTV News]</ref> ''[[Forbes Magazine]]'' in 2010 named Pink the 27th most powerful celebrity, with $44 million earned between June 2009 and June 2010.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_Pink_ES39.html ''Forbes'']</ref>

==Early life==
Pink was born on September 8, 1979, in [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania]], to Judith Moore ({{née}} Kugel),{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} a nurse, and Jim Moore, a Vietnam veteran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/pink/biography|title=Pink Biography|publisher=People|accessdate=2 January 2010}}</ref> Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish,<ref>{{cite 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=2006-03-30 |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> and her ancestors emigrated from Ireland, Germany, and [[Lithuania]].<ref>[http://www.christinamultimedia.com/newssource/index.php?date=2004-03&articleID=4250 Alecia's Q Magazine Transcript] ''Q Magazine''. Retrieved March, 2004.</ref> 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 for her, and from an early age she aspired to be a rock star. Pink has a brother, Jason Moore (born 1977).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/student/magazines/pink-is-the-ladette-laureate-finally-growing-up-409804.html |title=Pink: Is the ladette laureate finally growing up? |publisher=Independent.co.uk |date=2006-07-29 |accessdate=2010-05-03 | location=London}}</ref> In high school, Moore joined her first band, Middleground, 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.<ref name="MTV Driven"/> 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."<ref name="MTV Driven">[http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/62882/episode_about.jhtml Driven: Pink] ''[[VH1]]''. Retrieved October 31, 2007.</ref> She began performing in [[Philadelphia]] clubs when she was 14 years old, and went through phases as a skateboarder, hip-hopper and gymnast. 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 "Pink" was coined as a tribute to the character Mr. Pink from the film ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/21/1069027330570.html|title=Pink inc.|last=Hilburn|first=Robert|date=22 November 2003|work=Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=10 July 2010}}</ref>

==Music career==
===1995–99: Musical beginnings===
In 1995, Alecia Moore joined Choice, an [[United States|America]]n [[contemporary 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; because the girls were under 18, their parents had to co-sign the contract. The group relocated to Atlanta and recorded an album, 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.

===2000–04: ''Can't Take Me Home'', ''Missundaztood'', and ''Try This''===
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Pink's debut album, ''Can't Take Me Home'', was produced by [[Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds|Babyface]], Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney, She'ksphere, [[Dallas Austin]], The Specialists, and Steve Rhythm, and released in April 2000. It was certified double platinum in the U.S, sold 5 million copies worldwide and produced two U.S. top ten singles: "There You Go" and "[[Most Girls]]" (also a number one in Australia). The album's third single, "[[You Make Me Sick]]", was a U.S. top 40 hit and UK top ten hit in early 2001 and was featured in the film ''[[Save the Last Dance]]''. The song "Split Personality" was featured in the film ''[[The Princess Diaries]]''. She was the opening act for [['N Sync]] on their [[No Strings Attached Tour|American tour]] in the summer of 2000.<ref name="Pink Lands 'NSYNC Tour, Plans New Video">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.</ref> In 2001, she was a part of "[[Lady Marmalade]]" alongside singer [[Christina Aguilera]], rapper [[Lil' Kim]], and singer [[Mýa]] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa061801a.htm |title="Lady Marmalade" from Moulin Rouge Makes History |publisher=Movies.about.com |date=2009-12-17 |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> The success of the single was helped by its music video, which was popular on music channels<ref>Rebecca Murray [http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa061801a.htm Music From "Moulin Rouge" Makes History] ''Interscope Geffen A&M Records''. Retrieved August 10, 2007.</ref> and won the [[MTV Video Music Award]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video of the Year|Video of the Year]].<ref name="Lady Marmlade wins at MTV Awards">[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.</ref> The song won a [[Grammy Award]] – Pink's first – for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]], and provided a boost for the four performers' careers.<ref name="VH1 Driven"/> 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 creative control during the recording of her second album, ''M!ssundaztood''.<ref name="Pink's reaction">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.</ref> 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."<ref name="VH1 Driven">[http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/62882/episode_about.jhtml Pink: Driven. About the Episode] ''VH1''. Retrieved September 9, 2007.</ref> Pink moved into Perry's Los Angeles home where the pair spent several months writing songs for the album.<ref>Rock Chicks The Hottest Female Rockers from 1960's to Now Alison Stieven-Taylor http://www.rockpoolpublishing.com.au</ref> 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.<ref name="VH1 Driven"/> The album, named ''Missundaztood'' because of Pink's belief that people had a wrong image of her,<ref name="She'll get the party started with a show at the Blaisdell">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.</ref> 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,<ref>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.</ref> with worldwide sales of 15 million.<ref name=BusinessWire-Sep2003>Entertainment Editors [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_Sept_22/ai_108002015 PINK – Looking for 'Trouble?' – TRY THIS! New Album, Try This, in Stores November 11] ''BusinessWire''. Retrieved September 22, 2003.</ref> 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 (magazine)|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 thirteen 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.<ref>Pink on ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]''.</ref> 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.

===2005–10: ''I'm Not Dead'' and ''Funhouse''===
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In 2005, she collaborated with [[Lisa Marie Presley]] on the track "Shine" on Presley's sophomore 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."<ref>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.</ref> 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,<ref>[http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829004601 Pink At #1 With Album, Aussie Airplay + Single] ''Sony BMG Australia''. Retrieved June 3, 2007.</ref> 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.<ref>{{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 |date= |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref>

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]],<ref>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.</ref> 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 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.<ref name="australiancharts">{{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 |date= |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> In June 2009 the album returned once again to the Australian top ten album charts in its 142nd week in the national top fifty.<ref name="australiancharts"/> 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.<ref name="australiancharts"/>

[[File:Arena Of Pop 2007 - Pink - 001.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Pink performing on the I'm Not Dead summer tour in 2007]]
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.<ref>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.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.yourpsp.com/pink/ Official mini-site for the Pink PSP] ''Sony Entertainment''. Retrieved November 12, 2006.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.annielennoxsing.com/sing.php Special section about Sing on Annie Lennox official website]{{Dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref name="ariacharts.com.au">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1G50 |title=Australian Record Industry Association |publisher=Ariacharts.com.au |date= |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref>
[[File:Pink 1.jpg|thumb|left|240px|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 (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 #1 on Nova 100 Melbourne and shot to #1 on the [[Today Network]]'s national radio Hot30 Countdown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2dayfm.com.au/shows/hot30/vote |title=Hot30 Countdown Vote |publisher=2dayfm.com.au |date=2010-04-14 |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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=2009-06-12 |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{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=2009-08-22 |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> 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]]”.<ref>http://www.thepeoplespeak.com/pages/credits/</ref>

On September 13, 2009, Pink performed "Sober" while doing a [[trapeze]] act at the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]],<ref>http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1617536/20090804/knowles_beyonce.jhtml</ref> 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: ''Greatest Hits... So Far!!!''===
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=36827 |title=The Imagine Project |publisher=All About Jazz |date=2010-06-21 |accessdate=2010-11-29}}</ref> 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".<ref>http://www.eminem.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=26485</ref>

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.<ref>{{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=2010-08-03}}</ref> She was rushed off stage and taken to a local hospital but was not seriously injured. She was treated by American doctors Chris Lorch and Jeremy Nicholson.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Pink moved a total of 3 million concert tickets on her 2009-2010 worldwide tour, according to a statement on behalf of U.K. tour promoter Marshall Arts.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/events/pink-moves-3-million-tickets-with-funhouse-1004108282.story#/events/pink-moves-3-million-tickets-with-funhouse-1004108282.story</ref>

Greatest Hits... So Far!!! is the first compilation album by American recording artist and songwriter Pink. It was released on November 12, 2010, via [[LaFace Records]], celebrating Pink's first decade on the music scene.In the first week of October,Pink's Lead single [[Raise Your Glass]] was released, 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, and peaking in the [[Billboard Hot 100]], becoming her tenth<ref>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</ref> Top 10 hit and her second solo number one hit.It also peaked in [[Pop Songs]] and in [[Adult Pop Songs]] written by Pink, [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback]] who also wrote her second single [[Fuckin' Perfect]]

==Personal life==
Pink met professional [[motocross]] racer [[Carey Hart]] at the 2001 [[X Games]] in Philadelphia.<ref>[http://www.inkedmag.com/articles/detail/122/pink-welcome-to-the-funhouse/ ]{{Dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref> Hart subsequently appeared in the video for her 2002 song "[[Just Like a Pill]]".<ref>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.</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> They married in [[Costa Rica]] on January 7, 2006.<ref>[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.</ref>

After months of speculation, Pink announced in February 2008 that she and Hart had separated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/57322859 |title=Pink News on Yahoo! Music |publisher=Music.yahoo.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref><ref>[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.</ref> The video for her 2008 hit "[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]", in which Hart appears, deals with her separation and pending divorce.<ref>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.</ref> By early 2009, the couple, whose divorce had not yet been finalized,<ref>{{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=27 April 2009|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=2009-05-06 | work=The San Francisco Chronicle}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> had undergone [[marriage counseling]] and was attempting a reconciliation.<ref>{{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=2009-04-05}}</ref> In February 2010, Pink confirmed that she and Hart were back together,<ref>[http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Pinks-Jaw-Dropping-Grammy-Performance/print/1 P!nk on [[Oprah Winfrey Show]], 5 February 2010]</ref> and announced the following November that they are expecting their first child, a girl.<ref>{{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=2010-11-17}}</ref>

===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]].<ref>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.</ref> 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.<ref>[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.</ref> Her campaigning led to a headlining concert called PAW (Party for Animals Worldwide) in [[Cardiff, Wales|Cardiff]], [[Wales]] on August 21, 2007.<ref>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.</ref>

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]].<ref>Look to the Stars: ''[http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/502-pink Pink's Charity Work]''</ref> 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.<ref>{{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! &#124; Latest Music News |publisher=Access All Areas |date= |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Pink stated that she wanted to make "a tangible expression of support".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/65235/pink|title=Pink helps bushfire victims|accessdate=2009-02-19|date=2009-02-17|publisher=idiomag}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''Ski to the Max''
| Herself
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Rollerball (2002 film)|Rollerball]]''
| Rock singer
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]''
| Coal bowl promoter
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Catacombs (2007 film)|Catacombs]]''
| Carolyn
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[SpongeBob's Truth or Square|SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
| Herself
| Cameo
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]''
| Herself
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]''
| Herself
| Cameo
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Happy Feet 2]]''
| Gloria
|
|}

==Discography==
{{Main|Pink discography}}
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*2000: ''[[Can't Take Me Home]]''
*2001: ''[[Missundaztood]]''
*2003: ''[[Try This]]''
*2006: ''[[I'm Not Dead]]''
*2008: ''[[Funhouse (Pink album)|Funhouse]]''

== Awards and nominations ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Pink}}

==Tours==
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;Headlining
* 2002: [[Party Tour]]
* 2004: [[Try This Tour]]
* 2006–2007: [[I'm Not Dead Tour]]
* 2009: [[Funhouse Tour]]
* 2010: [[Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour]]
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;As supporting act
* 2001: [['N Sync]] / [[No Strings Attached Tour]]
* 2002: [[Lenny Kravitz]]
* 2007: [[Justin Timberlake]] / [[FutureSex/LoveShow]]
{{col-end}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite journal |last=Frere-Jones |first=Sasha |authorlink=Sasha Frere-Jones |date=24 November 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=16 April 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}}
* {{Tv.com person|id=97536|name=Pink}}

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Pink

Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name, Pink (stylized as P!nk), is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She released her first single "There You Go", on her first album, the R&B-oriented Can't Take Me Home, in 2000 via LaFace Records, which garnered commercial success. Her more pop rock-oriented second studio album, Missundaztood, which began a marked shift in the sound of her music, was released in 2001 and was a huge success worldwide.

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