The name Pink is based on several personal experiences from childhood and teenage years: When she visited a summer camp as an 8-year-old, a boy exposed her, and to her shameful blushing, he commented loudly: "Look at that pink girl!". Years later, she saw the movie  Reservoir Dogs with friends. The figure of "Mr. Pink "brought back the memory of the childhood experience and she was then called "Pink" by her friends. Also a boyfriend at the time, made a comment about the color of her genitals, she then decided to adopt this name for herself.

The desire to make music was already in Pink's childhood. Because she suffered as a little girl with severe asthma, she was taking singing, and dancing lessons to improve her breathing technique. Over the years, her vocal skills developed through the voice training so well that she became a member in a church gospel choir. From her father, she often sang songs and accompanying him on guitar, she also learned to play this instrument.

In her high school years she attended first performances with the group "Middle Ground", which was only briefly. More success came with one of her regular trips to the Clubs of Philadelphia, where a DJ paid attention, to the then 13-year-old. He hired her first as a dancer and then as a background singer for his hip-hop group "Schoolz Of Thought". A year later she was allowed to perform once a week at Club Fever, where she presented her first original songs.

In the conviction that she is more of a "Rock Star", Pink went with 16 to Atlanta and founded with two other girls, the R & B group "Choice" (Atlanta was at the time, by artists like OutKast, Usher, and TLC a center of the U.S. music industry). A demo tape of their song "Key To My Heart" came to LA Reid, who took the trio on his label, LaFace Records contract, "Key To My Heart" was released in 1996 on the soundtrack to the movie Kazaam. Choice broke up in 1998, due to musical differences.

Awards 

 March 25 2009

Grammy

2002 for "best pop collaboration" (Lady Marmalade) (with Christina Aguilera, Lil 'Kim and Mya)

2004: "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" (Trouble)

 MTV Europe Music Award

2002: "Best Song" (Get The Party Started)

 2008: for "Most Addictive Track" (So What)

Brit Award

 2003 for "Best International Female Solo Artist"

 MTV Australia Awards

 2007: for "Download of the Year" (Who Knew)

2007 for "Best Female Artist"

 2008: "Best Live Performer"

 MTV Video Music Awards

 2001: "Video of the Year" (Lady Marmalade) (with Christina Aguilera, Lil 'Kim and Mya)

 2002 for "Best video of a female artist" (Get The Party Started)

 2002: "Best Dance Video" (Get The Party Started)

 2006 for "Best Pop Video" (Stupid Girls)

 Teen Choice Award

 2001 for "Best Album" (Missundaztood)

 2001 for "Best Single" (Get The Party Started)

 2001 for "Best Female Artist"

 NRJ Music Awards

 2002 for "Best Female Artist International"

MTV TRL Germany

2006: "Golden Tape" for 20 positions of the track Who Knew at # 1

My VH1 Award

2001 for "Best Video" (Lady Marmalade) (with Christina Aguilera, Lil 'Kim and Mya)

 2001 for "Is It Hot in Here or Is It Just My Video" (Lady Marmalade) (with Christina Aguilera, Lil 'Kim and Mya)

Q Magazine Award

2002: "Video of the Year" (Get The Party Started)

Capital FM Awards (UK)

 2003: "London's Favorite International Solo Artist

Swiss Music Award

 2010: "Best Album Pop / Rock International"