Klas Åhlund eventually graduated from his hardcore life and became yet another Swedish artist recognized for his songwriting and production abilities. One of his many credits includes a co-songwriting credit on Ke$ha's Cannibal EP.
Kesha Sebert's status as the daughter of a singer-songwriter has helped her cement her own status as a singer-songwriter (though of the dance-pop variety). It's surely true Kesha has a foundational hand in all of her songs, but she just as surely gets a lot of help from her friends especially on the production side of her music by pop kings Dr. Luke and Max Martin and a freelancing core of others.
Dr. Luke signed Kesha as a potential artist to build up after receiving her demo tape (notorious for a terrible, attention-grabbing rap performance), but soon forgot her as his own success took off to another level with his work with Kelly Clarkson. During this down time, Kesha kept honing her songwriting for a debut album and cementing her image as a strong, fractured free spirit that flirts with the insanity of bravado and self-destruction (the least of which is her stylized stage name) and enamors with the romance and carnal power of youth.
After difficulties acquiring a record deal (with her association with Dr. Luke an impediment), Ke$ha got a boost from a series of happenstance guest performances for Flo Rida. The success of these singles led to a record deal with RCA in 2009 and Ke$ha had more than enough material (over 200 songs) for her 2010 debut Animal. Bolstered by her debut hit single "TiK ToK", the album also took off and established Ke$ha as a commercial force in the new wave of electronic dance pop. The success of the album saw three more singles, an extra EP, a remix album, and her Get Sleazy world tour.
Here is the discography surrounding Ke$ha's debut album:
Invisible (2005 compilation song)
TiK ToK (2009 single)
Animal
Blah Blah Blah (2010 single)
Your Love Is My Drug (2010 single)
Take It Off (2010 single)
We R Who We R (2010 single)
Cannibal (2010 EP)
Blow (2011 single)
I Am the Dance Commander + I Command You to Dance: The Remix Album (2011 remix compilation)
Sleazy Remix 2.0: Get Sleazier (2011 promo single)
"TiK ToK" by Ke$ha
"Blow (Cirkut Remix)" by Ke$ha
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