1. Rosemary Patricia "Pebe" Sebert is an American singer and songwriter from Brentwood, Tennessee, and the mother of pop singer Kesha.
24 Facts About Pebe Sebert
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The songs Pebe Sebert wrote for other artists have combined sales of over 8 million copies in the United States alone.
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In 2013, Pebe Sebert appeared as a regular on reality show Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life, which starred Kesha and was filmed by her son Lagan.
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Pebe Sebert was born on March 17,1956, in Michigan City, Indiana, and her early years were spent on her parents' farm.
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Pebe Sebert began singing and making up songs at age 4 and singing publicly by age six, and she trained as a singer and played piano and guitar.
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Pebe Sebert sang in groups, bands, and as a solo artist.
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Pebe Sebert entered the Interlochen Arts Academy at age 15, where she participated in the Madrigal group, which toured by invitation in Europe.
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Pebe Sebert toured as a soprano with the American Youth Symphony and Choir.
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Pebe Sebert began playing coffeehouses in Chicago and Europe throughout her high school years.
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In 2004, Pebe Sebert lent her vocals on X-Mas Balls' debut holiday album, She Left Me For Rudolph, singing "If I Was an Angel" with Ned McElroy and Jerry Williams.
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In 2010, Pebe Sebert co-wrote her daughter Kesha's hit song "Your Love Is My Drug", which became a Top 10 single in nine countries and reached triple-platinum in the US Later that year, Pebe Sebert and Kesha gave the song "Disgusting" to pop singer Miranda Cosgrove for her debut album, and contributed the title track for Miley Cyrus's debut EP, The Time of Our Lives.
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Pebe Sebert provided backing vocals for the tracks "Dirty Love", which featured Iggy Pop, and "Gold Trans Am".
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In 2013, Pebe Sebert co-wrote Kesha and American rapper Pitbull's hit single "Timber", which was released on October 2,2013, and became a Top 10 single in 28 countries and No 1 in 12 countries.
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On December 31,2013, Kesha released a music video for "Dirty Love", which Pebe Sebert had co-written and for which she contributed vocals.
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In 2017, Pebe Sebert co-produced Kesha's comeback album Rainbow which features two new tracks co-written by the duo, as well as a duet of "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You", between Kesha and Parton.
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Pebe Sebert co-wrote the duet "Safe" with Kesha and her son Louie, who performed it alongside indie rapper Chika.
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Pebe Sebert was married to Hugh Moffatt, with whom she wrote "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You", for seven years, separating in 1984.
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In 1987, Pebe Sebert gave birth to daughter Kesha Rose Pebe Sebert.
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Pebe Sebert frequently brought Kesha and her brother along to recording studios and encouraged Kesha to sing.
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Pebe Sebert moved the family to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1991 after securing a new publishing deal for her songwriting.
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Pebe Sebert has one adopted son, Louis Sage "Louie" Pebe Sebert, who was born on October 12,1999.
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Pebe Sebert appeared in an episode of the television series Victorious alongside Kesha.
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Pebe Sebert checked into Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center in Lemont, Illinois, for rehab in January 2014, claiming that she had post-traumatic stress disorder from the trauma of Kesha being attacked by her record label and Dr Luke.
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Pebe Sebert has admitted that she is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic and had taken Kesha to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings with her since Kesha was a year old.