Semi protected edit request on 4 June 2014 Kesha Rose Sebert born March 1 1987 pronounced formerly stylized as Ke ha is an American singer songwriter and rapper In 2005 at age 18 Kesha was signed to producer Dr Luke s record label Kemosabe Entertainment and publishing company Although an active musician since then singing background vocals and writing songs for other artists her breakthrough came in early 2009 after appearing on rapper Flo Rida s number one single Right Round although she was uncredited Her debut album Animal and her first extended play Cannibal were released in 2010 Kesha s irreverent music and image propelled her to immediate commercial success with Animal debuting as the number one album in the United States She also achieved three number one singles Tik Tok We R Who We R and Timber and a string of top ten hits from the album and its re release At the same time she continued to write songs for other artists including Till the World Ends for Britney Spears Warrior her second studio album was released in December 2012 spawning Kesha s eighth top ten hit with Die Young Tik Tok is among the best selling digital singles in history selling over 14 million units internationally