Kesha born Estella Wizzart, was an English

England

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 singer and contestant on the television show Stars In Their Eyes

Stars In Their Eyes

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on ITV

ITV

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 in 2004.

Biography

Wizzart was born in 1988 around the area of Fallowfield

Fallowfield

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 and Withington

Withington

Withington is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre, about south of Fallowfield, north-east of Didsbury, and east of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, near the centre-to-south edges of the Greater Manchester Urban Area; in the...

, some miles south of Manchester City Centre

Manchester City Centre

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. In 2004, Wizzart appeared on the British

United Kingdom

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 talent show

Talent show

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 Stars in Their Eyes:Kids performing the song "Un-Break My Heart

Un-Break My Heart

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" by Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton

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.

Shortly before her death, Wizzart had completed her A-level examinations, in English language

English studies

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, law

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, and philosophy

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, receiving two A grades and one B grade. Wizzart had planned to attend the University of Manchester

University of Manchester

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 to study law.

Murders

On 12 July 2007 Wizzart and her mother Beverley Samuels were murdered in their home in Fallowfield. Her brother Fred was also murdered at the scene. Although the murders took place in the early morning, their bodies were not discovered until 18:00 (GMT) when neighbours noticed their absence.

After Beverley failed to answer calls at the front door, a neighbour entered the first floor of the house using a stepladder. Pierre Williams

Pierre Williams

Pierre Williams is a British triple-murderer born in 1975. In 1997, Williams, who lived in the city of Manchester, travelled to the suburb of Fallowfield where he entered the house of his ex-partner Beverly Samuels and proceeded to beat her to death...

, an ex-boyfriend of Wizzart's mother, was convicted of the three murders on 6 March 2008 and given three life sentences

Life imprisonment

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. Kesha is buried at Southern Cemetery, Manchester

Southern Cemetery, Manchester

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, alongside her mother and brother.

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