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Kesha
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn March 1, 1987 (39 years)
Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2009 she was featured on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round".
She has earned two number-one albums on the US Billboard 200 with Animal (2010) and Rainbow (2017), and the top-ten records Warrior (2012) and High Road (2020). She attained ten top-ten singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, including "Tik Tok", "Right Round" with Flo Rida, "My First Kiss" with 3OH!3, "Blah Blah Blah", "Your Love Is My Drug", "Take It Off", "We R Who We R", "Blow", "Die Young", and "Timber" with Pitbull. Her 2009 single "Tik Tok" was the best-selling digital single in history, selling over 14 million units internationally, until surpassed in 2011.[1] She fulfilled her five-album contract with Kemosabe Records by releasing the album Gag Order (2023), and released her first independent album, Period (2025), under her own label, Kesha Records.
Kesha's career was halted between Warrior and Rainbow due to a legal dispute with her former producer, Dr. Luke, which began in 2014. A series of lawsuits, known collectively as Kesha v. Dr. Luke, were exchanged between the two parties in which Kesha accused him of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and employment discrimination against her, while Dr. Luke claimed breach of contract and defamation. The case was settled out of court in June 2023.
Kesha is listed as the 26th top artist on Billboard's 2010s decade-end charts.[2] She has received various awards and nominations, including the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act in 2010. Kesha has also co-written songs for other artists, including "Till the World Ends" (2011) for Britney Spears and songs for Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Miranda Cosgrove.
She has earned two number-one albums on the US Billboard 200 with Animal (2010) and Rainbow (2017), and the top-ten records Warrior (2012) and High Road (2020). She attained ten top-ten singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, including "Tik Tok", "Right Round" with Flo Rida, "My First Kiss" with 3OH!3, "Blah Blah Blah", "Your Love Is My Drug", "Take It Off", "We R Who We R", "Blow", "Die Young", and "Timber" with Pitbull. Her 2009 single "Tik Tok" was the best-selling digital single in history, selling over 14 million units internationally, until surpassed in 2011.[1] She fulfilled her five-album contract with Kemosabe Records by releasing the album Gag Order (2023), and released her first independent album, Period (2025), under her own label, Kesha Records.
Kesha's career was halted between Warrior and Rainbow due to a legal dispute with her former producer, Dr. Luke, which began in 2014. A series of lawsuits, known collectively as Kesha v. Dr. Luke, were exchanged between the two parties in which Kesha accused him of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and employment discrimination against her, while Dr. Luke claimed breach of contract and defamation. The case was settled out of court in June 2023.
Kesha is listed as the 26th top artist on Billboard's 2010s decade-end charts.[2] She has received various awards and nominations, including the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act in 2010. Kesha has also co-written songs for other artists, including "Till the World Ends" (2011) for Britney Spears and songs for Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Miranda Cosgrove.
Filmography
| 2025 | KPOPPED (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Diane Warren: Relentless · as Self |
| 2024 | Paris & Nicole: The Encore (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Dynamo is Dead · as Self |
| 2023 | The Muppets Mayhem (TV Series) · as Kesha |
| 2023 | The Roast of Bert Kreischer · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Huluween Dragstravaganza · as Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Taylor Hawkins: Tribute Concert · as Self |
| 2022 | Conjuring Kesha (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Loot (TV Series) · as Kesha |
| 2021 | That's My Jam (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home · as Self |
| 2020 | The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2019 | American Music Awards 2019 · as Self - Performer |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Rainbow: The Film · as Self |
| 2018 | 2018 Billboard Music Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | The 60th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Performer |
| 2017 | 2017 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | 2016 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2016 | Noisey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2014 | Rising Star (TV Series) · as Self - Expert |
| 2014 | 2014 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Amp'd Up (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | American Music Awards 2013 · as Self - Performer |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Player |
| 2013 | 2013 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | The Show with Vinny (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2013 · as Self - Performer |
| 2013 | Nikki & Sara Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | The Haunting Of (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Nashville (2012) (TV Series) · as Kesha |
| 2012 | 2012 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | Katy Perry: Part of Me · as Self |
| 2012 | Project Runway All Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2011 | Impractical Jokers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The X Factor (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The 2011 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | 2010 American Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2010 | BRAVO: Best of 2010 · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | 2010 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2010 | 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | Radio 1's Big Weekend (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Victorious (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Brit Awards 2010 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2010 | The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Die Oliver Pocher Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2008 | The City (2008) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | America's Best Dance Crew (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Morning Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | El Hormiguero 3.0 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Germany's Next Topmodel (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2005 | The X Factor (AU) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Simple Life (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2002 | CMT Crossroads (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Sunrise (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | MTV Europe Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1994 | Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Rock in Rio (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | American Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1972 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self (segment: The Guru) |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |