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Alecia Beth Moore (born on September
8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (often stylized as P!nk), is an
American singer-songwriter who gained prominence in 2000.
Moore released her first record, the R&B-based Can't Take Me Home, in 2000
via LaFace Records. Her pop rock-based second studio album, M!ssundaztood,
was released in 2001 and is her biggest seller to date. Her third album,
2003's Try This, failed to match the success of M!ssundaztood. After
taking a break, Pink released her fourth studio album, I'm Not Dead
(2007), which has been successful worldwide. She has particularly enjoyed
phenomenal success in Australia, with the album I'm Not Dead, having gone
8x platinum, and she is about to release her seventh single from the
album, 'Cuz I Can. She has sold over 25 million albums.
Alecia Beth Moore was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania to Vietnam veteran
James Moore and nurse Judy Kugel. She is of Jewish ancestry on her
mother's side, and is Irish on her father's side. Moore has identified
herself as Jewish. She grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, where she
attended Central Bucks West High School. Her father played guitar and sang
songs for her, and from an early age she aspired to be a rock star. When
in high school, Moore joined her first band in high school called
Middleground, which never gained popularity beyond local status.
According to Moore, her biggest influences are Janis Joplin, Steven Tyler,
Bad Religion, Mary J. Blige, Bob Marley, Billy Joel, Indigo Girls, Don
McLean, 2Pac, and The Notorious B.I.G.
Moore developed her voice early in life. Although a healthy baby at birth,
Moore quickly develops asthma that plagues her through her early years. As
a young teenager Moore wrote lyrics as a outlet. Her mother commented:
"Her initial writings were always very introspective. Some of it was very
black, and very deep, almost worrisome. But, it was her outlet, and her
way of I guess, venting these feelings that she had." She began performing
in Philadelphia clubs when she was 14 years old. At 16, she joined the R&B
Atlanta-based trio Choice, which included Chrissy Conway of the Christian
girl group ZOEgirl. The group signed with LaFace Records and contributed
"Key to My Heart" to the soundtrack of the 1996 film Kazaam. Choice
eventually disbanded after recording an unreleased album; Moore remained
at LaFace as a solo act under the stage name Pink. There was some
disbelieve about her recorddeal. Her father at first couldn't believe it:
"She signed the record contract when she was sixteen, and it was like
'Wow, look at this. Wow, look what you did, you got a record deal.'" Daryl
Simmons took her to recordings where she sang backing vocals for artists
such as Diana Ross, 98 Degrees, Kenny Lattimore and Tevin Campbell. Pink's
debut single, the dance track "Gonna Make Ya Move (Don't Stop)", was
released in the UK in 1998 by Activ Records and appeared on the UK top
200.
Moore appeared as herself in the films Ski to the Max (2000) and
Rollerball (2002). After her cameo performance in Charlie's Angels: Full
Throttle, she appeared in the horror film Catacombs, which was shot in
early 2007 and co-stars Shannyn Sossamon. "It's pretty intense", she said.
"It's not only a sort of slasher type, scary movie; it's also
psychological and shows how mean and cruel siblings can be to one another.
I liked that part of it." She was once on the short list of people to play
Janis Joplin in an upcoming biopic titled Gospel According to Janis, but
she chose not to, saying it would be disrespectful to Joplin because the
film makers didn't want to say she died of a heroin overdose. "All I can
say at this point is that if Janis wants the film to be made, it will be
made", Moore said in 2006.
Sony has expressed interest in making a second sequel to Charlie's Angels,
as has star and producer Drew Barrymore, who is reportedly considering
Moore for a role in the film. Moore said, "I hope that I get to play my
role as a bad girl."
Moore dyes her hair frequently (usually colors such as pink, red and
black), but she is a natural blonde. She has both her nipples pierced, one
in front of her mother and is featured on one of her DVDs. On The Ellen
DeGeneres Show she revealed that there are real diamonds attached to her
teeth. According to her, her dog's name is "Fucquerer" (pronounced
"Fucker") which she revealed in a live broadcast for MuchMusic in 2003,
forcing broadcasters to censor the name in subsequent showings. She later
said on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross that her father adopted this puppy
and changed its name to Fred, saying "He's a much happier dog." Elvis, one
of Moore's other dogs, drowned in her backyard pool in January 2007.
Moore proposed to motocross racer Carey Hart in 2005. She proposed by
holding a sign for him during one of his races in Mammoth Lakes,
California. After Hart read the sign he almost caused a accident. They
married in Costa Rica on January 7, 2006 at sunset. In September, 2007
different media reported that Hart and Moore were getting divorce after
Hart was inviolved with another woman which he kissed in public.
Apperantly they Hart said to a friend: "We’re just not getting along
anymore. We each need our space. We need our distance. It’s not like it
was when we first started." He also stated to the media that everything
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"My dad raised me with some
good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You
might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because
people will always know where you're coming from.'"
"I'm about to make people forget about Madonna".
"I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that
gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was
going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to
reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even
the stuff I'm embarrassed about."
"When I was in 7th grade my mom caught me smoking cigarettes and
punished me by making me smoke the entire carton. All it did was
piss me off because I was out of cigarettes."
"I appreciate being a girl more now than ever. There's a struggle
involved in it, but it's so rewarding when you prove to all men that
you might have something up on 'em."
"I have to speak for myself. As far as videos go-casting, the
artwork, everything-I'm completely hands-on. You have to be if you
want your points across."
"I've always loved to prove people wrong. I want to be able to cross
color lines, because in music, there really is no barrier."
“I cheated [on my boyfriend]. It’s a natural thing for people.
People are animals. Our human nature is to conquer. I did it so he
would find out. At the time, I felt like it was good revenge. I
taught him a good lesson, but I taught myself that it wasn’t worth
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