P!nk

P!nk is an American singer and songwriter from Doylestown, United States. Her birth name is Alecia Beth Moore-Hart, and she is known professionally as Pink, with the stylised spelling P!NK used in her releases and public profile. Her work spans contemporary R&B, dance-pop, electropop, pop, pop rock and rock.

Early career and Choice

She begins her music career at 15 by forming the short-lived girl group Choice. The group signs to LaFace Records in 1995 but disbands before releasing major material.

Solo breakthrough

P!nk releases her debut solo album, Can’t Take Me Home, in 2000. The album is a commercial success, is certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and includes the US Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles “There You Go” and “Most Girls.” It is produced by Babyface and draws on contemporary R&B.

Her profile rises further in 2001 with “Lady Marmalade,” a collaborative single from the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack. The song reaches number one in 13 countries, including the United States, and earns her first Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

Pop rock period and commercial success

Her second album, Missundaztood, marks a move toward pop rock. It sells more than 13 million copies worldwide and produces the top ten singles “Get the Party Started,” “Don’t Let Me Get Me” and “Just Like a Pill.”

Try This follows in 2003 and sells less than the previous album, but it wins her a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Performance. Later albums I’m Not Dead and Funhouse restore her commercial momentum, with top ten singles including “Who Knew,” “U + Ur Hand” and the US number one “So What.”

The Truth About Love includes the US number one singles “Raise Your Glass” and “Just Give Me a Reason” and becomes her first album to top the US Billboard 200.

Collaborations and later releases

In 2014, she forms the folk duo You+Me with Dallas Green and releases the album Rose Ave. Her later albums Beautiful Trauma and Hurts 2B Human both debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Beautiful Trauma becomes the third best-selling album globally in its year of release. Her ninth studio album, Trustfall, reaches number two on the Billboard 200.

Recognition and legacy

P!nk has sold more than 135 million records worldwide, placing her among the best-selling recording artists. She is the most-played female solo artist in the UK during the 21st century, and Billboard names her the Pop Songs Artist of the 2000s decade. Her awards include three Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, seven MTV Video Music Awards and two MTV Europe Music Awards. She also receives the BMI President’s Award, the People’s Champion Award and the iHeartRadio Music Award Icon Award, and Billboard names her its Woman of the Year, Billboard Icon and Billboard Legend of Live in 2013. VH1 ranks her tenth on its list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music.

Other activity

She is also recognised for her acrobatic stage performances and activism. P!nk is associated with the labels P!nk Inside Publishing and P!nk Panther Music.