Pink (singer)

Alecia Beth Moore-Hart, known professionally as Pink, is an American singer and songwriter recognized for her vocal range and acrobatic stage presence. Over her career, she has sold more than 135 million records worldwide, establishing herself as one of the world's best-selling music artists. Billboard named her the Pop Songs Artist of the 2000s Decade, and she has earned numerous accolades, including three Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and seven MTV Video Music Awards. In 2026, she was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Pink was born on September 8, 1979, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to emergency room nurse Judith Moore and insurance salesman James Moore. Raised in a household where she managed early-childhood asthma, she trained as a competitive gymnast between the ages of four and twelve. Following her parents' divorce before she turned ten, she attended Central Bucks High School West and began writing introspective lyrics. By age fourteen, she was performing in Philadelphia clubs, adopted her stage name, and briefly joined the all-female group Basic Instinct before it dissolved without releasing music.

At age fifteen, Pink formed the R&B group Choice alongside Sharon Flanagan and Chrissy Conway. After submitting a demo for their song "Key to My Heart," which later appeared on the 1996 soundtrack for the film Kazaam, the group signed with LaFace Records. Following Choice's disbandment in 1998, Pink launched her solo career with LaFace Records. She released her R&B-influenced debut studio album, Can't Take Me Home, in April 2000. Supported by Top 10 singles such as "There You Go" and "Most Girls," the album achieved double platinum certification in the United States and sold over four million copies globally.

In 2001, Pink achieved her first United States number-one single with a collaborative cover of "Lady Marmalade" for the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack, earning a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Seeking greater creative control, she collaborated with Linda Perry to write and record her pop rock second studio album, Missundaztood (2001). Featuring hits like "Get the Party Started" and "Just Like a Pill," it became her best-selling album, moving more than 13 million copies worldwide. She followed this with her 2003 album Try This, featuring the single "Trouble," which won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

Pink released her fourth studio album, I'm Not Dead, in 2006, which included successful singles such as "Stupid Girls," "Who Knew," and "U + Ur Hand." The album's supporting tour set attendance records for arena shows by female artists in Australia. During this period, she also recorded the theme song for NBC Sunday Night Football, contributed to soundtrack projects like Happy Feet, and joined Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveShow Tour as an opening act. In 2008, she released the single "So What."

Pink later topped the US Billboard 200 chart with the albums The Truth About Love (2012), Beautiful Trauma (2017), and Hurts 2B Human (2019). Her ninth studio album, Trustfall (2023), was promoted with the Summer Carnival tour, which became the second-highest grossing concert tour by a woman. Recognized widely across the industry, Pink has received the BMI President's Award, the iHeartRadio Music Award Icon Award, the Billboard Icon Award, and Billboard's 2013 Woman of the Year. She is also recognized as the most-played female solo artist in the United Kingdom during the 21st century.