Ke$ha

The daughter of struggling singer-songwriter and single mother Pebe Sibert, Ke$ha had a poor upbringing. But after moving to Nashville, Tennessee she accompanied her mother to gigs and together they started writing songs. Ke$ha dropped out of school at 17, returning to LA to launch her own career where she became friends with Paris Hilton, and sang backing vocals on Hilton's single Nothing In This World. She subsequently worked with various writers, sang backing vocals on Britney Spears' Lace And Leather and appeared in the video for Katy Perry's hit single I Kissed A Girl. Ke$ha also appeared on Flo Rida's Number 1 single Right Round and finally became a star in her own right with her 2009 debut single Tik Tok. A Number 1 in 11 different countries, the track recorded 610,000 digital downloads in one week, a record for a female artist. Her debut album Animal was released in January, 2010, assimilating rap into pop, dance, electro and rock music, topping the album charts in the USA and several other countries and selling over two million copies. It also produced three more huge hits, Blah Blah Blah, Your Love Is My Drug and Take It Off.