Kesha, Elena Semechin and Harriet Herbig-Matten receive GLAMOR Women of the Year Awards
At theWe honor impressive women who have achieved something special in their field. These three women are high-flyers, comeback icons and true inspirations that we can all learn from.
That's why we're pleased to honor three special women this year:
US pop singerKesha, which is celebrating its empowered comeback this year, will be presented at this year's awards ceremony as ?Music Icon? excellent. swimmerElena Semechinreceives the award as ?Athlete of the Year? for their impressive performance at the Paralympic Games in.Harriet Herbig-Mattenthat run through the seriesgained international fame almost overnight, is known as ?Rising Actress? honored.
Kesha receives the award for ?Music Icon?
Before TikTok became one of the biggest social media channels, we had to think about one person in particular: Kesha. In the summer of 2010, the song was played up and down the radio stations and brought the singer worldwide fame. Kesha, whose real name is Kesha Rose Sebert, already made it with her debut album ?Animal? internationally in the top ten, in the USA even at number 1 in the album charts. In the same year she received the MTV Europe Music Award for “Best Newcomer”.
Kesha discovered her love for music early on: she gained her first experiences as a background singer for Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. If you look closely, you'll also see Kesha in the background as one of the girls in the music video for Katy Perry's hit single "I Kissed a Girl".
She also worked on the song ?Right Round? by Flo Rida, who brought her her own record deal in 2009 at the age of 18. In 2012, her album "Warrior" was released, and in 2017 Kesha released her third album "Rainbow", which again reached number 1 in the US charts and was even nominated for a Grammy. Most recently she released the albums ?High Road? in 2020 and ?Gag Order? in 2023.
At the beginning of 2024, she announced that she wanted to make new music and founded her own label, Kesha Records. She then performed her hit “Tik Tok” at the Coachella Festival in California. and celebrated in July 2024 with their single ?Joyride? their empowered comeback under their new label. In the latestInterviewIn October 2024, the pop singer says she has a ten-year plan to completely transform the music industry.
For her role in the music industry, GLAMOR named her a "Music Icon" at this year's Women of the Year Awards. excellent.
Elena Semechin receives the award for ?Athlete of the Year?
This woman came in at the ParaolympicsNobody passed by: The multiple world and European champion and Olympic breaststroke champion Elena Semechin left everyone behind at this year's Paralympic Games, won gold and even set a new world record.
The Kazakh native has had to overcome some resistance in her life. At the age of seven, she was diagnosed with the rare hereditary disease Stargardt's disease, a retinal disease that can have various effects. As a rule, those affected lose some of their vision, but do not become completely blind. Elena Semechin now has two percent vision.
At the age of eleven she came to Germany with her family. She only started swimming at the age of 13. In 2015, at the age of 21, she moved to Berlin to compete for the Paralympic Sports Club Berlin.
Her huge talent quickly becomes visible and promoted: in September 2021, the swimmer won gold at the Paralympics in Tokyo. Shortly afterwards, another stroke of fate followed and she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. After surgery and therapy, Semechin returned to the pool, winning two silver medals in 2022 and gold at the World Championships in Manchester in 2023. In Paris it was the gold medal and the world record: the greatest proof of her incredible strength and willpower.
With her extraordinary courage and perseverance, she has proven that even serious setbacks will not stop her. As ?Athlete of the Year? she is honored for her tireless fighting spirit, her remarkable resilience and sporting achievement.
Harriet Herbig-Matten receives the award for “Rising Actress”.
In the spring of 2024, she appeared on every For You feed on TikTok:impressed with her role as Ruby Bell in “Maxton Hall” in May 2024. The world between us? not just German audiences. The adaptation of the Bestseller novel series ?Save Me? by Mona Kasten became the world's most-watched series on Amazon Prime Video. This made her an internationally sought-after actress and now works with brands such as Bvlgari, Boss and Longchamp.
Harriet also started small? but quickly developed into a go-getter. The Munich-born actress began her career early. After making a short film with her older brother at the age of twelve, she took on the lead role in the comedy "Das Pubertier" alongside Jan Josef Liefers and Heike Makatsch the next year. The film? In the same year, the now 21-year-old starred in the crime comedy “Confessions of the Imposter Felix Krull”. to see.
In 2020 she already worked with Amazon Prime Video and was seen as Tina in the new edition of the “Bibi & Tina” series. In the film based on it? Bibi & Tina? Just different? from 2022 she also sang and danced on the big screen.
In 2024 she completed filming for the second seasonaway. A launch date is not yet known, but we can be sure that it will go viral again. Harriet Herbig-Matten has established herself as one of the most promising talents in the German acting scene and will be recognized as a “Rising Actress” at this year’s Women of the Year Award for her outstanding talent. honored.
