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| website = }} Kesha Rose Sebert () (born March 1, 1987) (formerly stylized as Ke$ha) is an American singer and songwriter. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to producer Dr. Luke's record label, Kemosabe Entertainment, and publishing company. Although an active musician since then, singing background vocals and writing songs for other artists, such as "This Love" for The Veronicas,〔(Songfacts.com )〕 her breakthrough came in early 2009 after appearing on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round". Her debut album, ''Animal'', and her first extended play, ''Cannibal'', were released in 2010. Kesha's music and image propelled her to immediate commercial success, with ''Animal'' debuting as the number-one album in the United States. She also achieved two number-one singles, "Tik Tok" and "We R Who We R", and a string of top-ten hits singles from the album and its re-release. At the same time, she continued to write songs for other artists, including "Till the World Ends" for Britney Spears. ''Warrior'', her second studio album, was released in December 2012, spawning Kesha's eighth top-ten single with "Die Young". "Tik Tok" is among the best-selling digital singles in history, selling over 14 million units internationally. Influenced by various genres and artists, Kesha primarily draws inspiration from music of the 1980s; Madonna, Queen, and Beck have been cited as instrumental to her artistry. After experimenting with country, pop rock, and electronic music, Kesha stuck with the last. Thematically, her music generally revolves around escapism, partying, individuality, supernatural moments, rebellion and grief.〔(Billboard )〕〔 Philanthropically, Kesha has been involved with animal rights and LGBT activism.〔(GLAAD )〕〔(Humanesociety.org )〕 Since her debut, Kesha has been nominated for over 60 awards, winning more than 13. Among these awards, she won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act in 2010. As of November 2013, she has reportedly sold over 33 million records (albums, tracks, and ringtones) in the United States and 55 million records worldwide. ==Early life== Kesha Rose Sebert was born in Los Angeles, California on March 1, 1987. Her mother, Patricia Rose "Pebe" Sebert, is a singer-songwriter who co-wrote the 1978 single "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" with Hugh Moffatt for Joe Sun, made popular by Country Music Legend, Dolly Parton on her 1980 album, ''Dolly, Dolly, Dolly''. Pebe, a single mother, struggled financially while supporting herself, Kesha, and Kesha's older brother Lagan; they relied on welfare payments and food stamps to get by. When Kesha was an infant, Pebe would often have to look after her onstage while performing. Kesha says she has no knowledge of her father's identity.〔 However, a man named Bob Chamberlain who called himself her father approached ''Star'' magazine in 2011 with pictures and letters, claiming them as proof that they had been in regular contact as father and daughter before she turned 19. Her mother is of half German and half Hungarian with some possible Gypsy blood (with her Hungarian side from Szentes).〔(Facebook status 10150358299259459. ) Kesha's verified Facebook account. August 31, 2011.〕〔(Ke$ha Once Snuck Into Prince’s House & 5 Other Fascinating Things We Learned From Her Interview With Vinny Guadagnino (VIDEO) ). MTV. April 15, 2013]]〕 One of her great-grandfathers was from Poland.〔(Ke$ha — Ethnicity of Celebs ). ethnicelebs.com.〕 Pebe moved the family to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1991 after securing a new publishing deal for her songwriting. Pebe frequently brought Kesha and her brothers along to recording studios and encouraged Kesha to sing when she noticed Kesha's vocal talent.〔 Kesha claimed that she did not fit in at school in the Brentwood suburb of Nashville, which she has called the "Bible Belt", explaining that her unconventional style (e.g., homemade purple velvet pants and purple hair) did not endear her to other students. She played the trumpet and later the saxophone in the marching band in school, and described herself in an interview with NPR as being a diligent student.〔〔 Kesha attended Franklin High School and Brentwood High School. In addition to taking songwriting classes,〔 Kesha was also taught how to write songs by Pebe, and they would often write together when she returned home from high school.〔 Kesha began recording demos which Pebe would give to people she knew. Kesha was also in a band with Lagan.〔〔 Kesha and Pebe co-wrote the song "Stephen" together when Kesha was 16, Kesha then tracked down David Gamson, a producer that she admired, from Scritti Politti who agreed to produce the song.〔 She dropped out of school at 17, after being convinced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin to return to Los Angeles to pursue a music career, and earned her GED after. Around this time, Pebe answered an ad by reality series ''The Simple Life'', looking for an "eccentric" family to host Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.〔 The episode aired in 2005. Luke and Martin had received one of Kesha's demos from Samantha Cox, senior director of writer/publisher relations at Broadcast Music Incorporated, and were impressed. Two of the demos were described in a cover story for ''Billboard'', the first "a gorgeously sung, self-penned country ballad" and the second "a gobsmackingly awful trip-hop track" where Kesha raps ad lib for a minute when she runs out of lyrics near the end. Dr. Luke stated in an interview for the story that it was the latter track that caught his attention, saying "when you're listening to 100 CDs, that kind of bravado and chutzpah stand out."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kesha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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