Kesha Rose Sebert

Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), better known by the mononym Kesha ( /ˈkɛʃə/ KESH-ə, stylized Ke$ha), is an American pop singer, rapper and songwriter. At age eighteen, Kesha was signed to Dr. Luke‘s record label and publishing company. Although an active musician since 2005, singing background vocals and writing songs for other artists, her breakthrough only came in early 2009 after appearing on Flo Rida‘s number one single, “Right Round.” Her debut single, “Tik Tok“, released in late 2009, reached number one in eleven countries. Her debut album, Animal, was released in January 2010 and debuted at number one in the US. By September, Kesha had sold two million albums worldwide.

Image and artistry Kesha has been noted for her party girl image, however, she insists that critics should look past her image, saying “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. [...] I think it’s a bummer when people don’t represent that properly, when they portray me as purely one-dimensional.” She has said that the dollar sign in her stage name was meant to be ironic, in that she “actually [stood] for the opposite of putting a lot of emphasis on money.”

Kesha’s styling comprises messy hair, smudged makeup and a wardrobe she describes as “garbage-chic”. The look developed from her being poor and trying to brand herself as best she could on a budget. Her stage makeup is characterized by dramatic makeup at her right eye, inspired by A Clockwork Orange, and body glitter. Kesha came in at number fifty-six on Maxim‘s 2010 Hot 100 “definitive list of the world’s most beautiful women”.

• Tik Tok (2009)
• Blah Blah Blah (2010)
• Your Love Is My Drug (2010)
• Take it Off

♦ Kesha – Tik Tok ♦

Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy
(Hey, what up girl?)
Got my glasses on, I’m out the door
I’m gonna hit this city (Lets go)
Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
Cause when I leave for the night, I ain’t coming back
I’m talking – pedicure on our toes, toes
Trying on all our clothes, clothes
Boys blowing up our phones, phones
Drop-topping, playing our favorite cds
Pulling up to the parties
Trying to get a little bit tipsy

Don’t stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, Imma fight
Till we see the sunlight
Tick tock, on the clock
But the party don’t stop no
Woah-oh oh oh
Woah-oh oh oh [x2]

Ain’t got a care in world, but got plenty of beer
Ain’t got no money in my pocket, but I’m already here
And now the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger
I’m talking about – everybody getting crunk, crunk
Boys trying to touch my junk, junk
Gonna smack him if he getting too drunk, drunk
Now, now – we goin till they kick us out, out
Or the police shut us down, down
Police shut us down, down
Po-po shut us -

Don’t stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, Imma fight
Till we see the sunlight
Tick tock, on the clock
But the party don’t stop no
Woah-oh oh oh
Woah-oh oh oh [x2]

DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
You got me now
You got that sound
Yea, you got me

DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
Put your hands up
Put your hands up
No, the party don’t start til I walk in

Don’t stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, Imma fight
Till we see the sunlight
Tick tock, on the clock
But the party don’t stop no
Woah-oh oh oh
Woah-oh oh oh [x2]