Quick facts

Birth name: Alecia Beth Moore
Date of birth: September 8, 1979 (age 32)
Place of birth: Doylestown, Pennsylvania United States
Origin: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Genres: Pop, pop rock, alternative rock, R&B, dance
Occupations: Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actress
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard, drums

Trivia

Grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Her hit song “There You Go” was dubbed the “I Will Survive” for the new millennium by Teen People magazine.

Remade the Patti LaBelle classic “Lady Marmalade” along with Mya, Kimberly ‘Lil’ Kim’ Jones and Christina Aguilera for the Moulin Rouge! (2001) soundtrack.

Claims her name derives from the movie Reservoir Dogs (1992). while seeing the movie with friends, they all agreed that she resembled the character Mr. Pink, played by Steve Buscemi. They thought the name to be a great irony, as she was a tomboy.

Was the lead singer of the rock band Middleground before getting a record deal.

Attended Central Bucks West High, class of 1997.

Sometimes writes her name: P!nk

Her father is a Vietnam veteran.

Met her boyfriend, motocross superstar Carey Hart, at the 2001 X Games in Philadelphia.

She’s a big supporter of the animal-rights organization PETA.

Dated Tommy Lee.

She was voted one of Choice USA’s “Top 30 Under 30″ activists for reproductive freedom in 2004.

Her favorite colors are green and pink.

Her natural hair color is blonde

Ranked #36 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women in the World” (2002).

Is good friends with Avril Lavigne and Lisa Marie Presley Lockwood.

Engaged to Carey Hart on June 26, 2005. They got married January 7, 2006.

She has a brother named Jason Moore.

Parodied Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jessica Simpson, Hilary Duff, Nicole Richie and several other Hollywood celebrities on the music video for her single “Stupid Girls”, in which she deplored the lack of good role models for girls (February 2006).

Follows a strict vegan lifestyle.

Dislikes horror movies.

Her first concert took place in Orlando, Florida.

Ranked #57 on VH1′s 100 Sexiest Artists.

Announced that she and Carey Hart had separated, but remained good friends (19 February 2008).

Born to James Moore, a Vietnam veteran, and his then wife Judy Kugel, a nurse.

Is of Irish, German and Lithuanian descent from her father’s side.

Being a passionate campaigner for PETA, she once sent a letter to Prince William Windsor criticizing him for fox hunting and to Queen Elizabeth II protesting the use of real fur in bearskins of the Honourable Artillery Company and the Foot Guards.

Has won two Grammy Awards for “Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” in 2002 (“Lady Marmalade”) and “Best Female Rock Performance” in 2004 (“Trouble”).

As of 2008, she has released four albums including “M!ssundaztood” (2001), which sold 13 million copies worldwide.

Once rented a yacht on the Mediterranean Sea; between seasickness and breaking a rib while diving, she described it later as “the stupidest, most expensive thing I’ve ever done”.

Got back together with Carey Hart and they renewed their wedding vows with a ceremony at their California in May 2009. [April 2009]

Brought her mother a copy of the lyrics to her song “Family Portrait”, which told how she felt about her parents breaking up, before the record was released. Her mother was deeply upset by the lyrics at first, but it led to a heart-to-heart talk between the two, that changed their relationship for the better.

Dropped out of high school, but went back later and got a GED.

Confirmed after much speculation that she is 3 months pregnant with her first child, by husband Carey Hart, on “Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (2003) (17 November 2010).

Revealed on “Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (2003) that she had been scared to confirm her pregnancy due to having suffered a miscarriage the previous year.

Gave birth to her daughter Willow Sage Hart, with husband Carey Hart, on her due date, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles via Caesarean section (2 June 2011).

Was 1 month pregnant with her daughter Willow when she completed recording her compilation album “Greatest Hits… So Far!!!”.

Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Willow to begin filming Thanks for Sharing (2012).