The KE$HA Handbook - Everything you need to know about KE$HA

Dan Bell

Description

KE$HA Fan this is your ultimate resource for the talented singer KE$HA. Here you'll find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know right away this book covers: Everything about KE$HA, her hit songs, and all the KE$HA discography and her work; Animal (KE$HA album), Tik Tok (song), Blah Blah Blah (song), Your Love Is My Drug, Right Round, Dirty Picture, Last Girl on Earth Tour, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Nothing in This World, David Sonenberg, Greg Wells, This Love (The Veronicas song), Toby Gad, Kara DioGuardi, I Kissed a Girl, Lollapalooza, The Time of Our Lives (EP), Lilith Fair.

Topic relevant selected content from the highest rated wiki entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combine the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.

Sujets

• Performing Arts
• Biography
• Entertainment
• Autobiography

Informations

• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781486432264
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

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Ke$ha

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Contents Articles Kesha Kesha discography Animal (Kesha album) Tik Tok (song) Blah Blah Blah (song) Your Love Is My Drug Right Round Dirty Picture Last Girl on Earth Tour Dr. Luke Max Martin Nothing in This World David Sonenberg Greg Wells This Love (The Veronicas song) Toby Gad Kara DioGuardi I Kissed a Girl Lollapalooza The Time of Our Lives (EP) Lilith Fair References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors Article Licenses License

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Kesha Kesha

Kesha

Kesha performing live atEchoin 2009 Background information Birth name Kesha Rose Sebert Born March 1, 1987 Los Angeles, California, United States Origin Nashville, Tennessee, [1] [2] [3] United States Genres Electropop, dance-pop Occupations Singer, songwriter

Instru me nts Vocals Years active 2005 – present Labels RCA Website [4] www.keshasparty.com

[5] Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), better known by her first name Kesha (pronounced / k ɛʃə / KESH -ə, ˈ stylized Ke$ha), is an American pop singer and songwriter. Her breakthrough came in early 2009 after appearing on Flo Rida's number one single "Right Round". Her debut single, "Tik Tok," was released in August 2009 to much commercial success. It reached number one in eleven countries and set the weekly records for the most digital downloads of a female artist and of the total Top 40 Mainstream airplay records in the US. The song also became the longest running number-one debut single by a female artist since 1977. Her debut album,Animal, was released in early 2010 and debuted at number one in the US.

Life and career

Childhood and youth Kesha was born in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles to Pebe Sebert, a singer and songwriter. Her mother, a [6] single parent, looked after infant Kesha onstage while performing. Pebe was struggling financially while [2] supporting Kesha and her older brother, Lagan, at the time and they had to rely on welfare payments and food [7] stamps to get by. Pebe moved the family to Nashville, Tennessee in 1991 after securing a publishing deal. She [2] often brought Kesha and her brothers, Lagan and Louis, along to recording studios and encouraged Kesha to [7] sing. The Sebert family was featured in an episode ofThe Simple Lifein 2005. [8] [9] Kesha was already working on her music and giving out demos by then. Pebe had taught Kesha how to write [2] [10] songs and they would often write songs together when she returned home from high school. She described

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Kesha herself in an interview as being "very studious" in high school; she would often drive to Belmont University to listen [10] to Cold War history classes after school and achieved near perfect SAT scores. However, she dropped out at the [11] age of seventeen and earned her GED later, after being convinced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin to return to Los [7] [12] Angeles and pursue a music career. They had come across her demos and were so impressed that they began [8] flying her to New York and Los Angeles to record music and to sign her to Dr. Luke's label and music publishing [13] company. Career beginnings: 2005-2009 While in Los Angeles, Kesha had the opportunity to sing background vocals for Paris Hilton's single, "Nothing in [8] This World," which led to a later incident in which she vomited in Hilton's closet. Dr. Luke and Kesha later became estranged, with Kesha eventually signing with David Sonenberg's management company, DAS. She worked with several top writers and producers while at the company and credits the creation of her beat-driven sound to a [13] [14] co-writing session with Greg Wells. She also co-wrote The Veronicas' single, "This Love" with Toby Gad. She had wanted Prince to produce her music, so she located and trespassed into his Beverly Hills home. Once [7] discovered, she was thrown out, but not before she left her demo with Prince, who did not contact her afterward. [15] She later remarked that, "I felt it was harmless at the time, but looking back it was pretty psychotic." [9] Kesha moonlighted as a waitress and a telemarketer to make ends meet while furthering her music career in the [2] [7] studio. DAS was shopping a label for her and attracted the attention of Kara Dioguardi, who wanted to sign her to Warner. The deal fell through due to Kesha's existing contract with Dr. Luke's label. She soon left DAS and [13] [1] reunited with Dr. Luke. She later sang background vocals for Britney Spears' song "Lace and Leather" and appeared in the video for Katy Perry's single, "I Kissed a Girl." Her appearance in the video arose due to her friendship with Perry; they met frequently as aspiring pop singers in Los Angeles and shared many musical [16] collaborators. Kesha gained exposure in the mainstream media in early 2009 after appearing on Flo Rida's number one single, [17] [18] "Right Round." The collaboration was called "an accident" by Kesha; she had walked into a recording session with Flo Rida and Dr. Luke, who was producing the song. Flo Rida had wanted a female voice for the song, Kesha [5] was then suggested for the part by Dr. Luke. Flo Rida liked the end result so much that they did two more songs. [13] Kesha is not credited for her feature on the US release of "Right Round" and did not collect any money for the [17] part. She also refused to appear in the video; she explained in an interview that, "[i]f you want to be a legitimate artist, it’s more important what you say no to. I knew he would want me to be some sexpot, shake my booty, and [19] whatever." The song soon achieved success worldwide while Kesha continued to live on a meager income, which inspired the dollar sign in her stage name. She states that it was meant to be ironic, in that she "actually [stood] for [8] the opposite of putting a lot of emphasis on money." Animal: 2009 – present [17] Soon after, it was announced that Kesha had signed with RCA Records through Dr. Luke, after being sought after [3] [7] by many major labels, and was working on her debut album. She made her official stage debut at that year's Lollapalooza as part of the BMI Stage, withTime Out Chicagosaying that the set was "cheap, extremely short, and [20] left the audience wanting more. Just like crack." Her debut single, "Tik Tok", had been released digitally in the [21] [22] US in early August, and was sent to radio two months later in October. By then, Kesha had co-written the title song for Miley Cyrus'The Time of Our LivesEP, made appearances on Pitbull's album and the cover ofWomen's [20] [16] [20] Wear Daily. She and toured with Mickey Avalon in the US. supported Calvin Harris on tour in the UK She also performed at Madison Square Garden on December 11, 2009 for the Z100 Jingle Ball. [14] A number one placing in New Zealand for "Tik Tok" gave Kesha her first number one; this was followed by number one positions ten other countries. It also reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first number [23] [24] one of the decade, and reached top five in several countries. For its second week at number one on the

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Kesha Billboard Hot 100, "Tik Tok" set the weekly record for the most digital downloads of a female artist and became the [25] second best-selling single in a week, after "Right Round", for shifting 610,000 copies. At its fifth week at the top, [26] it broke the record for the highest weekly total Top 40 Mainstream airplay record. Spending eight weeks at number one, the song became the longest running number one debut single by a female artist since Debby Boone's [27] 1977 single "You Light Up My Life". In the end, the song spent a total of nine weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Kesha's debut album,Animal, was released on January 5, 2010 in the US to mixed reviews from music critics. [28] Rolling StoneThe album sold 152,000 copies incalled the album "repulsive, obnoxious and ridiculously catchy." [29] its first week in the US, debuting at number one. Second single, "Blah Blah Blah" managed to debut on the charts in the US, Canada and Ireland before being announced as the next single due to strong digital sales following the [13] release of the album. She presented with singer Justin Bieber at the 52nd Grammy Awards. [30] Kesha made her debutSaturday Night Liveappearance as the musical guest on April 17, 2010. Her musical credits in 2010 include a co-write for Miranda Cosgrove's debut album as well as features on Taio Cruz's single [31] [32] [33] "Dirty Picture", Travie McCoy's single "Want U Bad" and on 3OH!3 and Mickey Avalon's records. She [34] will be the opening act on the North American leg of Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth tour and had earlier been [35] announced as one of the acts for the revival of Lilith Fair. Image and artistry Kesha and her music have been dismissed early on as lightweight, calculating and crude; she has also been perceived as a victim in the "cauldron of celebrity culture". She insisted otherwise in an interview, I have been working on realizing this dream, my path, my mission, for years. I’ve really invested a lot of thought, time and effort into it. The last thing that makes me is a victim. I think it’s a bummer when people don’t represent that properly, when they portray me as purely one-dimensional. [36] —Kesha, [37] Kesha has been noted for her party girl image and behavior;The Guardiancalled her "the degenerate Hannah Montana" and stated that "her whole shtick appears to be predicated on the idea that she's a rebel in American [38] Apparel." Influences [39] [37] [40] Kesha has listed Beck, Queen, Madonna, Johnny Cash, Aaron Neville, Bob Dylan as well as rap and [41] [37] old-school punk bands such as the Beastie Boys and The Damned as musical influences. Her lyrics are [7] influenced by the storytelling style of country music. Vocal style [13] Kesha uses a sing-song rapping style on a number of her songs, most notably on her debut single "Tik Tok".The New York Timesproclaimed that the success of the song represented "the complete and painless assimilation of the [19] white female rapper into pop music." TheLos Angeles Timescompared this vocal style to that of L'Trimm and [42] [43] Salt-N-Pepa. Kesha has been criticized for using Auto-Tune on her albumAnimal.

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Kesha Themes and genre [13] Kesha has writing credits on all of her songs. She defended her decision to make pop music forAnimalin an interview, explaining that, People get so pretentious about pop music so I do feel like I'm fighting this battle. My record is honest and fun. It's a celebration of youth and life and going out and getting crazy. I'm about non-pretentious irreverence and f**k off good fun! [44] —Kesha, [16] Kesha credits her albumAnimalbased on her lifeas having a rock edge, with straightforward lyrics [9] experiences. She has expressed frustration at the double standard for the objectification of women in music. Thus, in songs such as "Blah Blah Blah" and "Boots and Boys", she makes it a point to sing the same way men [2] [45] traditionally sing about women. She has urged critics not to take her lyrics seriously; such as in "Tik Tok", where she has been criticized for referencing brushing her teeth with a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey. She explained that, Everyone's really offended by that (the Jack Daniel's lyric). But come on, brushing your teeth with Jack Daniel's: what girl does that? People are like, 'Do you really advocate brushing your teeth with bourbon?' I'm like, 'Yes, actually, I do, every day, for everybody. Especially eight year olds.' I mean, what are you talking about? Of course I don't. Come on. [36] —Kesha, Her music is of the dance-pop genre; it incorporates elements of electropop in its production.Animalranges from [46] high energy pop dance songs, to techno ballads, to songs with guitar riffs. When it comes to her slower ballads, [16] Kesha states; "Even if it is a slower song it’ll still have that four-on-the-floor to keep the heads moving".

Live performances [16] Kesha regards the need for her live shows to be "rowdy and really fun, and hopefully dance-inducing". She is [17] backed by a DJ, a bassist and a keytar player in live performances. Her bassist is Max Bernstein. She uses a [17] [47] "glitter cannon" and "laser gloves" during live performances. Her stage makeup is characterized by dramatic [45] [47] makeup at her right eye, inspired byA Clockwork Orange, and body glitter.

Fashion Kesha's styling comprises of messy hair, smudged makeup and a wardrobe she describes as "garbage-chic". The look [48] developed from her being poor and trying to brand herself as best she could on a budget. She has named Keith [8] Richards as her fashion inspiration.

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Kesha Discography •Animal(2010) See also • List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart • List of artists who reached number one in the United States External links [49] •website Official [50] •at Allmusic Kesha References [1] Sullivan, Matt (August 13, 2009), "KE$HA and the Not-Quite-72 Virgins in Her Own Personal Heaven" (http://www.esquire.com/ the-side/qa/kesha-pics-081309),Esquire(Hearst Communications, Inc.), , retrieved October 20, 2009 [2] Day, Elizabeth (November 29, 2009),She's a walking, talking living dollar(http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/29/ kesha-interview-elizabeth-day), Guardian News and Media Limited, , retrieved November 29, 2009 [3] RCA Music Group. "Superstar Producer Dr. Luke Brings Highly Sought After Pop Singer to RCA Records" (http://www. rcamusicgrouppress.com/content/Kesha/Press_Releases/ KESHA-Signing_annoucement.doc). Press release. . Retrieved December 29, 2009. [4] http://www.keshasparty.com oo Fuckin' Cool(http://www.21-7 Magazine, [5] Mazzella, Alysia (March 2, 2009),Ke$ha: Crazy, Sexy & Tmagazine.com/kesha.html), 21–7 , retrieved November 1, 2009 [6] Axelrod, Nick (August 26, 2009), "Kesha Sebert: Hard Candy" (http: //www.wwd.com/fashion-news/kesha-sebert-hard-candy-2248492), Women's Wear Daily(Fairchild Fashion Group), , retrieved October 20, 2009 [7]Official biography(http://www.rcarecords.com/artists.php#Kesha), RCA Records, , retrieved January 10, 2009 [8] Lynch, Joseph (December 11, 2009), "Ke$ha: A Music Mix Q&A" (http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/12/11/kesha-tik-tok-interview/), Entertainment Weekly, , retrieved December 12, 2009 [9] Malone, Aibhe (January 8, 2010),All that glitter$(http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/features/ all-that-glitter-2004689.html), Independent.ie, , retrieved January 10, 2010 [10]$uper$tar Ke$ha Top$ Chart$(http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122610692), NPR, January 16, 2010, , retrieved January 29, 2010 [11] Barnett, Sophie (March 24, 2010),MTV Fashion File: Ke$ha(http://www.mtv.com.au/news/586564b8-mtv-meets-kesha/), MTV Networks, , retrieved April 9, 2010 [12] Scaggs, Austin (January 26, 2010), "Party Animal: Behind Ke$ha's Big Debut" (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31896095/ party_animal_behind_kehas_big_debut),Rolling Stone, , retrieved January 29, 2010 [13] Werde, Bill (February 19, 2010), "Ke$ha: The Billboard Cover Story" (http://www.billboard.com/#/news/ ke-ha-the-billboard-cover-story-1004069106.story),Billboard, , retrieved February 28, 2010 [14] Moses, Hussein (October 26, 2009),Ke$ha Hearts NZ!(http://www.mtv.co.nz/news/3348a757-kesha-hearts-nz/), MTV Networks, , retrieved December 14, 2009 [15] Barracato, Joseph (February 6, 2010),Ke$ha tale(http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/music/ ke_ha_tale_SCroxHhzrCE4kmm9NWGbwN), NYP Holdings, , retrieved February 12, 2010 [16]WAPS interviews Ke$ha(http://www.wearepopslags.com/2009/waps-interviews-kesha/), We Are Pop Slags, October 28, 2009, , retrieved October 29, 2009 [17] Gordon, Sandra (November 25, 2009), "Breaking & Entering: Ke$ha" (http: //www.billboard.com/news#/features/ breaking-entering-ke-ha-1004048466.story),Billboard(Nielsen Business Media, Inc.), , retrieved November 26, 2009 [18] Levine, Nicke (November 13, 2009),Interview– Ke$ha(http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/interviews/a186156/keha.html), Digital Spy Limited, , retrieved November 13, 2009 [19] Caramanica, Jon (December 23, 2009), "Changing the Face (and Sound) of Rap" (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/arts/music/ 27rappers.html),The New York Times, , retrieved December 26, 2009 [20] RCA Music Group (December 3, 2009). "Red-Hot Pop Sensation Ke$ha to Release Debut Album" (http://www.prnewswire.com/ news-releases/red-hot-pop-sensation-keha-to-release-debut-album---animal---on-january-5-2010-78439387.html). Press release. . Retrieved December 4, 2009. [21] "TiK ToK–wa/viewAlbum?id=326891844&s=143441),Single" (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/ iTunes(Apple Inc.), , retrieved December 14, 2009

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Kesha [22]FMQB CHR Airplay Archive 2009(http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#29), Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc., , retrieved November 16, 2009 10/5 Mainstream [23] Trust, Gary (December 24, 2009), "Chart Beat Thursday: Ke$ha" (http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/ chart-beat-thursday-ke-ha-janet-reba-1004055444.story),Billboard(Nielsen Business Media, Inc.), , retrieved December 25, 2009 [24]Ke$ha–Charts Music (http://acharts.us/performer/kesha),αCharts.us, , retrieved December 24, 2009 [25] Pietroluongo, Silvio (December 30, 2009), "Ke$ha Sets Female Download Record" (http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/ industry/e3id839769e9efdcc3a6502403952534708),Billboard(Nielsen Business Media, Inc.), , retrieved December 31, 2009 [26] Trust, Gary (January 25, 2010), "'TiK' Talk: Ke$ha Breaks Pop Songs Record" (http://www.billboard.com/#/news/ tik-talk-ke-ha-breaks-pop-songs-record-1004061675.story),Billboard(Nielsen Business Media, Inc.), , retrieved January 29, 2010 [27] Pietroluongo, Silvio (February 11, 2010), "Ke$ha Holds Atop Hot 100, Pink Glows with 'Glitter'" (http: //www.billboard.com/#/news/ ke-ha-holds-atop-hot-100-pink-glows-with-1004066948.story),Billboard(Nielsen Business Media, Inc.), , retrieved February 12, 2010 [28] Rosen, Jody (January 4, 2010), "Ke$ha Animal" (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/31445629/review/31633404/animal), Rolling Stone, , retrieved March 29, 2010 [29] Caulfield, Keith (January 23, 2010), "Kesha ends Boyle's 'Dream' with No 1. debut at Billboard 200" (http://www.billboard.com/news/ ke-ha-ends-boyle-s-dream-with-no-1-debut-1004058983.story#/news/ke-ha-ends-boyle-s-dream-with-no-1-debut-1004058983.story), Billboard(Nielsen Business Media, Inc.), , retrieved January 23, 2010 [30]Ke$ha on SNL!!!(http://www.keshasparty.com/us/news/keha-snl), Sony Music Entertainment, April 1, 2010, , retrieved April 2, 2010 [31] http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/04/13/travie-mccoy-kesha-want-u-bad/ [32] Vena, Jocelyn (April 2, 2010),3OH!3 Prepare Fans For Another Ke$ha Collaboration(http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1635358/ 20100402/three_oh_three.jhtml), MTV Networks, , retrieved April 5, 2010 [33] Avid Exposure (March 10, 2010). 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2010Animal 1 • Released: January 5, 2010 • Label: RCA • Format: CD, digital download

The discography of American pop singer Kesha consists of one studio album and three singles. Her works also include songs unreleased as singles, which have nevertheless found chart success, as well as appearances on released works of other artists. An active musician since 2005, her breakthrough came in early 2009 after an uncredited appearance on Flo Rida's number one single "Right Round". Her debut single, "Tik Tok", was released in August 2009 to much commercial success. It reached number one in eleven countries and set the record for the most digital downloads in a week by a female artist and the total weekly Top 40 Mainstream airplay records in the US. The song also became the longest-running number one debut single by a female artist since 1977, spending nine consecutive weeks at the top. Her debut album,Animal, was released in early 2010 and debuted at number one in the US.

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