Artist Of The Week: P!nk

Full Name: Alicia Beth Moore
Birthday: September 8, 1979
Studio Albums:
Can't Take Me Home (2000)
Missundaztood (2001)
Try This (2003)
I'm Not Dead (2006)
Funhouse (2008)
DVDS:
P!nk: Live In Europe (2005)
P!nk: Live From Wembley Arena (2007)
P!nk: Live In Australia (2009)
AWARDS:
Grammy's-
(2001) Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals "Lady Marmalade"
(2004) Best Female Pop Rock Vocal Performance "Trouble"
BRIT Awards-
(2003) Best International Female Artist
MTV Video Music Awards-
(2001) Best Video For A Film "Lady Marmalade"
(2001) Video Of The Year "Lady Marmalade"
(2001) Best Dance Video "Get The Party Started"
(2002) Best Female Pop Video "Get The Party Started"
(2006) Best Pop Song "Stupid Girls"

-P!nk was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
-She joined her first band in high school which was called "Middleground"
-She began performing in clubs when she was 14
-P!nks first single was "There You Go" off of her first album "Can't Take Me Home"
-"Can't Take Me Home" was certified double platinum in the US
-The song "You Make Me Sick" was featured in the movie Save The Last Dance
-The song "Split Personality" was featured in the movie The Princess Diaries
-P!nk was the opening act for 'N Sync on their American tour for the summer of 2000
-In 2001 P!nk recorded a cover of "Lady Marmalade" for the movie Moulin Rouge with Christina Aguilera, Mya, and Lil' Kim
-P!nk named her 2nd album Missundaztood because she thought people had the wrong image of her
-In 2003 the song "Feel Good Time" was featured in the movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle where she also made a cameo appearence as a motocross race ramp owner
-"Try This" which was P!nks 3rd studio album sold 3 million copies
-"U + Ur Hand" and "Who Knew" off of the album "I'm Not Dead" both went #1 on the pop chart
-P!nk is the #1 Pop Song Artist of the Decade according to Billboards Decade End Chart
-P!nk says her album "Funhouse" is her most vulnerable album to date
-She has had 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 US
-P!nk has sold over 30 million records worldwide
-Billboard Top 40 Money Makers in Music List of 2010 showed that P!nk was the 6th highest paid artist of 2009
FUN FACTS
-In 2001 P!nk met Carey Hart at the X-Games
-In 2005 P!nk proposed to Carey during a motocross race by holding up a sign that said "Will you mary me" on one side and on the other "i'm serious!"
-The two were married in Costa Rica on January 7, 2006
-After a seperation P!nk and Carey are back together (They were never legally divorced)
-If she weren't a singer she'd be a party planner
-P!nk and her friends play a game that's called BDG where each person names one thing they want to brag about, one thing they desire, and one thing they're grateful for
-Her 5-carat diamond wedding ring embarrasses her, so she usually wears it turns around so the rock is facing down
-Her go to karaoke song is "Just The Way You Are" by Billy Joel
-When she wants to blow off steam she runs, sings, yells loudly or boxes
-She is a prominent campaigner for PETA
-She plays herself in the movie Get Him To The Greek

Information from:
http://www.pinkspage.com/
http://www.wikipedia.com/
Cosmopolitan Magazine Vol. 248 for June 2010