Like Lady Gaga before her, Kesha was definitely born this way. As the daughter of a singer-songwriter, Kesha’s mother often had to perform at shows with baby Kesha right offstage. They lived on food stamps and eventually moved to Nashville where Kesha was immersed in the music industry that would soon become her home. Kesha’s family even appeared in Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie’s reality show The Simple Life.

At the tender age of 16, Kesha dropped out of school and moved to Los Angeles to make her mark in the recording industry under the wing of famous producer Dr. Luke. Kesha eventually went back to school for her GED demonstrating her committment to her career and education.

It turns out moving to L.A. was the best thing she ever did and ended up with her guesting on tracks by Flo Rida and Taio Cruz, appearing in the Katy Perry video for “I Kissed a Girl” and co-writing songs for Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears, including the mega-hit Till the World Ends. Now, following her worldwide success on the electro-pop scene Kesha is setting her eyes on an old school rock album. Perhaps she’ll find inspiration on upcoming Van Halen tour dates. With Kesha’s instincts, whatever the outcome it’s sure to be brilliant.