Pink (musician)

Alecia Moore (born September 8, 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania), better known by her stage name P!NK (also written as Pink), is an American singer who gained prominence in early January of 2000. She is the daughter of James and Judy Moore, and is of Irish, German and Jewish descent. James played guitar and sang songs for the young Alecia, who vowed from the earliest that she would become a rock star someday.

Debut: Can't Take Me Home

Pink began her career as an R&B and hip-hop musician. She has complained that because she chose to relinquish creative control to her record producer L.A. Reid, she did not like the type of music she made at this time, or her image, which included bright pink hair. Her first album, Can't Take Me Home, was a modest success, due to the huge pop and rhythmic radio hit singles "There You Go" (Hot 100 #7 in July of 2000) and "Most Girls" (#4 in November 2000). The album's third single, "You Make Me Sick" was released towards the end of 2000, and also became a smaller pop hit in early 2001 (hit number 33 in February of 2001), thanks in part to its being featured in the movie Save The Last Dance.

Related Topics:
R&B - Hip-hop - Musician - L.A. Reid - Can't Take Me Home - Pop - Rhythmic - Hot 100 - Save The Last Dance

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In spring of 2001, Pink teamed up with rapper Lil Kim, R&B singer Mya, and pop music singer Christina Aguilera on a remake of Patti Labelle's "Lady Marmalade". The track was produced by hip-hop producers Rockwilder and Missy Elliott and was featured in Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge!. The song's music video featured the four singers dressed in underwear and heavy makeup, portraying turn-of-the-20th century courtesans. The video was immensely popular on music centered television channels and adult top 40 radio. The song went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy Award—Pink's first—for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. The song also topped the charts in Australia with the soundtrack being the best selling album of 2001 in that country.

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Rapper - Lil Kim - Mya - Pop music - Christina Aguilera - Patti Labelle - Lady Marmalade - Rockwilder - Missy Elliott - Baz Luhrman - Moulin Rouge! - Music video - Underwear - 20th century - Television - Adult top 40 - Grammy Award - Australia

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