Tasha Viets-VanLear, better known as just Tasha, is an American musician from Chicago.
Tasha was born and raised in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago.[1] Tasha grew up involved in theater and poetry. Tasha attended Northside College Preparatory High School as well as St. Olaf College.[2] After moving back to Chicago after college, Tasha worked for Black Youth Project 100.[3]
Tasha released her first EP in 2016 titled Divine Love.[3][2] The EP is described as being about both "political activism and self-love".[4] In 2018, Tasha announced plans to release her debut full-length album, and shared the new song "Kind of Love".[5] Tasha also shared a new song titled "New Place" prior to releasing the record.[6] The album, titled Alone at Last, was released in 2018 through Father/Daughter Records.[7][8][9]
In April 2020, Tasha shared a new song titled "But There's Still The Moon".[10]
Tasha's second full-length album, Tell Me What You Miss the Most, was released on November 5, 2021.[11]