Pink

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With her distinctive short, pink hair, and a feisty girl power attitude, Alecia Moore's alternative moniker P!nk combines the rebellious and punky nature of her pop sound (and hair-do) with the femininity she frequently reasserts in strong terms.

Pink began her career at 14, singing in clubs around Philadelphia. She joined a band in high school, Middleground, which saw some popularity in her hometown, but it was as part of the R&B girl-group Choice that she was discovered by LaFace Records. After one album with Choice she was encouraged to go solo.

Pink's solo debut album, the R&B-flavoured Can't Take Me Home, was released in 2000. Although the album produced several hit songs ("There You Go", "Most Girls" and "You Make Me Sick"), it was not as well received critically or commercially as LaFace thought was possible. For her second album she enlisted the help of former 4 Non Blondes frontwoman Linda Perry. M!ssundaztood was released in 2001, with the album title clearly suggesting that Pink was trying to redress any misunderstandings that might've emerged from the first album. M!ssundaztood showed a change to a rockier style, and was generally warmly received by critics. It was received even better by the public, selling over five million albums in the US and producing four hugely successful singles: "Get the Party Started", "Don't Let Me Get Me", "Just like a Pill" and "Family Portrait".

Third album Try This, released in 2003, was far less successful both commercially and critically. Pink later explained that Try This was an album she was pressured by the label to make quickly. It sold less than a million copies and didn't produce any Top 10 hits in the US. Her fourth album was intended as a comeback and the title reflected that; I'm Not Dead was released in 2006 to mostly enthusiastic reviews but slow initial sales. It was the release of the third single, "U + Ur Hand" that revitalised the sales of the album. Overall I'm Not Dead showed a more personal side, as all songs were written by or with Pink and covered a wide range of topics from child abuse ("Long Way to Happy"), politics ("Dear Mr. President"), vapid consumerism ("Stupid Girls" and "Cuz I Can"), and masturbation ("U + Ur Hand").