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Introduction
Kesha Rose Sebert, better known as Ke$ha, was born on March 1st, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. When she was young, she did not have a ot of money so her Mom, Patricia RoseSebert also called 'Pebe', and her older brother Lagan had to make due with the little money they had. One of Kesha's earliest memories she has with her Mom is when she said to her, "If you want something, just take it." (Kesha Biography). -
Pursuing a Career in Music
Kesha dropped out of high school when she was 17 in order to fufill her dream of having a career in music. Her first producer was Dr. Luke, somebody who worked with Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson. When asked about Kesha Dr. Luke said, " I thought her voice was distincitve, and I fell in love with her personality" (Kesha Biography). -
Kesha's Big Break
Kesha's big break came from her uncredited and unpaid appearance in FloRida's 2009 hit "Right Round." Even though she wasn't paid or even recognized for being in the song she was just happy that she had an oppurtunity to finally do something she was good at and loved to do. This shows that Kesha wasn't in it for the fame, she was just happy to be doing what she loved, even if the glory didn't come along with it (Kesha Biography). -
Kesha's First Song
After her work with FloRida, Kesha landed a record contract with RCA (Radio Corportaion of America) Records where she made her first hit single, "TiK ToK." The song became one of the most downloaded songs in America and then it reached the top of the Billboard pop charts. The song was catchy and out which exuded Kesha's personality. It was crazy and wild without any boundaries which is what made the song so appealing, especially to young teenagers. -
Kesha's First Tour
Kesha's first our was called the "Get $leazy Tour." The tour went to places in Europe, Australia, and America. Kesha described this tour as a "ridiculously fun dance party."
(Side note: I actually attended one of her concerts during this tour for my friends birthday and I didn't really know Kesha's music that well. I do remember her stage precense was unpolished and raunchy, unlike any other concert I have been too. And there was glitter, lots of it.) -
Warrior Tour
In March 2013, Kesha announced her tour to support her new album, Warrior. This tour was like her first tour in many ways. She now had new songs that she was excited to show off and was ready to let everyone hear all of the hard work she had been putting into her music (Kesha the Queen of Strange).
(Side note: I also attended one of her concerts in the beginning of the school year for her warrior tour. It was a lot like her other concert I went to. The music all sounded the same.) -
MTV's 'Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life'
A TV series documentary, Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life began airing on MTV in April 2013. This series showed the uncut and unglamourous life of Kesha. Her oldesr brother Lagan filmed the entire show. It shows what she is like off the stage and she doesn't try to glam anything up (My Crazy Beautiful Life). -
Warrior
Kesha's studio album, Warrior was released on November 30, 2012. She began writing for the album while on her own headlining tour in 2011. To coincide with the release of her new album, Kesha published a book called "My Crazy Beautiful Life." The book chronicled her crazy life onstage and showed pictures of whatshe did and saw while she was on tour (Ke$ha: More Outspoken Than Ever). -
Kesha Checks Into Rehab
Unlike most stars today, Kesha did not check into rehab for drug or alcohol abuse, she checked in for her eating disorder. Because of her fame, Kesha felt that pressure that most stars feel from the public eye and critics, body image. Kesha had been getting a lot of comments about her weight so she tried to loose weight by being a bulemic. She checked into rehab in Decemeber and checked out on March 7th, 2014. She tweeted a day after thanking her fans for all of their support (Miller).
