Singer Pink: biography, creativity, personal life and interesting facts

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Pink or Pink is a singer whose real name is Alisha Beth Moore. In addition to performing, she writes lyrics for songs and acts in films. She rose to fame in 2000 when her album Can't Take Me Home was released.

Pink's short biography: youth years

Alisha was born in the US city of Abington, Pennsylvania in 1979. Mother, Judith Moore, was a nurse, and father, James Moore Jr., was a military man who participated in the Vietnam War. She also has a younger brother - Jason Moore.

Alisha's father is a Catholic of German and Irish descent, and her mother is Jewish, as her ancestors are immigrants from Germany, Lithuania and Ireland.

At the age of 10, a misfortune happens in the biography of the singer Pink - her parents file for divorce.

The girl's childhood was spent in Doylestown County, where she went to elementary school at Kutz School, then to secondary school - Lenape and to higher education - Central Bucks West High School.

From an early age, Pink dreamed of being a rock star, and when her strong vocal voice came to light,the chances of reaching the dream have increased a hundredfold. In addition, her father also had a love for music: he played the guitar and performed songs for his precious daughter.

Despite the fact that Alisha has been developing her voice since childhood, she was not lucky enough to catch asthma at an early age, which interfered with both her he alth and the creative process.

During her teenage years, her way of expressing her feelings was to write poetry, some of which her mother called "introspective and sometimes nervous".

Pink's first serious foray into the scene was in high school, when she joined a band called Middleground, competing with The Jetsists. But when the second won, the first soon disbanded.

The pseudonym "Pink" in her biography stuck with her from a young age. You might think that she got it because of her favorite shade of hair, but in fact, the reasons for the nickname were the constant embarrassment and blush of the girl. Another theory says that her friends gave her a similar name in honor of the hero of Mr. Pink in the film "Reservoir Dogs" by Quentin Tarantino.

An interesting fact about Pink: her idols are Madonna and Janis Joplin. According to the artist, as a child she considered herself the daughter of the first.

Career start

Alisha started performing in clubs at the age of 14, and after 2 years she, along with her friends (Sharon Flanagan and Chrissy Conway), created the R&B group Choice.

Their debut song "Key to My Heart" was sent toAtlanta to the studio of the label LaFace Records, where producer L. A. Reid, after listening to the song, invited the team to audition. After a successful performance, Reed agreed to sign a contract with them, but since the participants were not even 18 years old, their parents signed the documents.

After the completion of the album, recorded in Atlanta, the track Key to My Heart sounded on the soundtrack to the musical fantasy comedy "Kazaam" from 1996.

After 2 years, the group completed their joint activities, but Pink did not abandon the musical business and continued to cooperate with LaFace Records as a solo artist. The creative biography of Pink or Pink was just beginning to gain momentum.

Solo career

The debut solo album en titled Can't Take Me Home was the responsibility of the singer who became the most popular producer of rhythm and blues in the 90s - Babyface.

Success was great: 2 Platinum disc certifications and over 5 million copies worldwide.

Also, her two hits Most Girls and There You Go made the US top 10.

The third track in the album You Make Me Sick not only took worthy positions in the tops. It also sounded in the movie "The Last Dance Behind Me".

Based on Lady Marmalade's 1975 hit, Labelle's cover blew up the UK, New Zealand, US and Australia to become the most successful single in history. ATThe work was attended by the famous vocalist Christina Aguilera, as well as rappers Mua and Lil Kim. The song featured on the soundtrack for the movie "Moulin Rouge!", which won two US Academy Awards.

Success was reinforced by a candid clip, subsequently awarded the award in the nomination "Video of the Year" MTV Video Music Awards. And the song itself won an honorary Grammy Award for "Best Vocal Collaboration".

Missundaztood Album (2001-2002)

In November 2001, wanting to be noticed as a serious artist, she collaborated with Linda Perry (rock musician and songwriter) to create an album called Missundaztood.

His lead single, Get the Party Started, hits the top 5 in the United States and other countries, but hit number one in Australia.

The new album was able to achieve Platinum and Gold status in more than 20 countries with a circulation of 15 million units. In 2003, Pink won two Grammys for "Best Pop Album" and "Best Female Pop Performance".

Work Try this (2003-2005)

Pink's career continues with Try this, released in November 2003. The track Trouble gave the singer a second Grammy award for "Best Rock Vocal Performance".

Album I'm Not Dead (from 2006 to 2007)

After the release of the fourth album I'm Not Dead was a decent success:

• top places in US, UK, Germany and Australia;
• Stupid Girls main trackbecomes the biggest single in the United States and earns another Grammy Award for "Best Female Pop Performance";
• Simpson, Olsen, Lohan, Hilton and Spring clip wins Best Pop Video award;
• circulation of 6 million copies;
• 10 times certified platinum.

In addition to studio activities, Pink made a world tour and performed at the opening concerts of Justin Timberlake. Also collaborated with such singers as India. Arie, Hilary Duff, Annie Lennox.

Pink Box gift album set, including works from 2002 to 2006, certified gold and sold at 35,000 copies.

Activities from 2008 to 2011

So What reaches number one in the UK, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Germany. The track hit the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first time as a solo single in Pink's career.

During the tour with the new Funhouse album, the singer performed in 58 shows in Australia, where she was met by about 600 thousand fans.

2012 to present

Pink begins work on her next studio album, The Truth About Love, which has sold 7 million copies and was nominated for a Grammy.

In 2014, the singer is planning a collaboration with Dallas Green, the lead singer of City And Color, a duet with whom brings their album rose ave. high on the US charts andother countries.

In 2015, Pink recorded the track Today's The Day especially for The Ellen Show.

In 2016, Alisha creates the song Just Like Fire for the movie "Through the Looking Glass", and 20 days later the video comes out. The song reaches 1 in Australia, 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has sold 2 million worldwide.

Pink's biography shows that she is also a songwriter, so in 2016 she shows her talent in the work "Recovering" made for the legendary singer Celine Dion.

In 2017, Pink released the album Beautiful Trauma, which already has a pure dance-pop style. Lady favorite Channing Tatum was chosen to play the lead role in the video, who, along with the singer, tore apart gender stereotypes.

At the moment (2018) the singer is on the road for concert tours, the latest of them is the Beautiful Trauma World Tour.

Pink's biography: personal life

In 2001, the singer meets her future husband, motocross professional Carey Hart. Despite the fact that the guy proposed to her twice, the answers were negative. However, in 2005, Pink was very surprised by her act, offering to marry her. In 2006, they got married in the Republic of Costa Rico.

In February 2008, the singer's agent informs People magazine about the couple's separation. However, in March 2009, Hart announced that he was meeting with his wife again, and a year later she herselfPink announces the restoration of relations.

Interesting fact: according to official figures, the couple never divorced.

Pink decorates her family biography and personal life with a happy event - pregnancy in 2010. The couple had a daughter, whom they named Willow Sage Hart.

In 2016, replenishment occurs again, and this time a son is born - Jameson Moon Hart.