About
Kesha 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 Mofatt for Joe Sun. Pebe, a single mother, struggled financially while supporting herself, Kesha, and her older brother Lagan. They had to rely on welfare payments and food stamps to get by. When Kesha was a baby, Pebe would often have to look after her onstage while performing. Kesha says she has no memory of her father. However, a man 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. Two of her maternal great grandparents were immigrants from Szentes, Hungary while her other maternal great grandmother was originally from Poland. Pebe moved the family to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1991 after securing a new publishing deal for her songwriting. Kesha's younger brother Louis was born shortly after. Pebe would bring Kesha and her brothers along to recording studios at time, and this 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 the way she dressed which included homemade purple velvet pants and purple hair. 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. She took songwriting classes, and was also taught how to write songs by Pebe. Her career beginnings started in 2005. To read about Ke$ha's career beginnings, click on the button below.