Pop star Pink has never been afraid to break boundaries – and her brave approach has certainly paid off with worldwide success.
She has sold a staggering 16milllion record sales in the US, but the iconic singer has achieved even greater stardom away from her home country.
Pink, 41, has sold 40million albums and 50million singles worldwide during a stellar career.
And while her bank balance has obviously swelled, the popular hitmaker has been a big supporter of worthwhile charities, has been keen to champion confidence in women and also fights passionately for animal rights.
Here at Daily Star we take a look at the star’s successful 27-year career.
Girl band
Pink started performing in Philadelphia clubs since she was 14, taking her nickname – aptly – from the character Mr Pink in Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino’s hit movie Reservoir Dogs.
She then auditioned, successfully, for the girl group Basic Instinct, but aged 16 instead opted to join the girl group Choice before she found super-stardom.
She starred alongside two other teenage girls Sharon Flanagan and Chrissy Conway, before LaFace Records quickly snapped up the singer-songwriter when they realised the huge potential she had.
And how right they were, as the Pennsylvania-born songstress catapulted herself to worldwide success with a sting of hit songs.
Her R&R-influenced debut album Can’t Take Me Home achieved meteoric success when it shot to double-platinum in 2000.
And the success kept coming as Pink established herself as a household name as smash hits including There You Go, Most Girls and Lady Marmalade – a collaborative single on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack – had her army of fans instantly hooked.
Real name
Did you know Pink’s real name is Alecia Beth Moore.
As mentioned above, the star decided to change her name having watched Tarantino’s iconic movie.
And she’s never looked back since with an incredible career which is still going strong after three decades.
Known for her bright hair, distinctive raspy voice and energetic stage presence, Pink is now one of the most successful best-selling music artists of all time.
She has scooped three prestigious Grammy Awards, two Brits, seven MTV Video Music Awards and won a Daytime Emmy Award.
At the 63rd annual BMI Pop Awards the popular star won the coveted President’s Award for “her outstanding achievement in song-writing and global impact on pop culture and the entertainment industry”.
Family
Pink has been married to former motocross racer Carey Hart since 2006.
She met her future husband at the 2001 X Games in her home city – and the happy couple, who celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary this year- have two children, Willow Sage, nine, and Jameson Moon, four.
The couple got engaged in June 2005, married in January 2006 and have been together ever since.
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Posing nude
Not shy of some provocative and eclectic outfits, Pink famously posed nude on the front cover of Australia’s Who Magazine in June 2014.
The hitmaker flaunted her impressive array of body art as the sexy cover girl for the magazine’s Body Issue.
The trademark short-haired beauty, who sports blonde tresses with shaved sides, looked more than comfortable posing in the buff for the shoot, laughing at something off-camera in the simple yet stunning pose.
The singer stressed she wanted her young daughters to grow up with a positive body attitude and said they should be taught more about competing and being stronger in their activities and pursuits rather than worrying about what size they were.
“I’m a person who could always lose a couple here and there, but I would rather be strong than bony,” she told the magazine at the time.
Net worth
It’s been 21 years since the star released her debut album – and now she is reportedly worth an eye-popping $200million (£140.9m).
The global pop star has consistently been one of the highest-paid singers on the planet ever since she burst on to the music scene.
As well as her music sales making her a millionaire many times over, Pink has also raked in the cash with a string of lucrative endorsements and sponsorship deals throughout her decorated career.
She’s worked with well-known companies including T-Mobile, Sony Ericsson, VW, CoverGirl and Polo to name a few.
She has also been paid well for her lending her voice to several projects. She did voiceover work on the animated film Happy Feet 2 and also worked on an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants.
Pink has also starred in a number of movies including Rollerball, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and Get Him to the Greek.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
