Tasha Baxter

Tasha Baxter
Baxter performing at 12 Decades Hotel, Maboneng, 2011
Baxter performing at 12 Decades Hotel, Maboneng, 2011
Background information
Birth nameTasha Olga Mauveen Baxter
Born (1981-07-02) 2 July 1981 (age 43)
Cape Town, South Africa
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • DJ
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
  • drums
  • piano
Years active2002–present
Labels

Tasha Baxter (born 2 July 1981) is a South African singer-songwriter.[1][2][3] Baxter has 5 South African Music Awards nominations and won "Best Pop Album" and "Newcomer of the Year" for her album "Colour of Me".[4]

Baxter is most well known in South Africa for her debut solo studio album "Colour of Me" on EMI. Internationally Baxter became prominent for her collaborations in the Electronic dance music and Drum & Bass scenes. Multiple of Baxter's collaborations reached number one or top positions on the Beatport charts such as "Snowblind" with Au5[5] and "Cloudburn" with Feed Me and on the Top 40 UK singles charts with "In the Beginning" with Roger Goode.[2]

  1. ^ "SAMAs Nominations For Freshlyground, Zonke, Baxter". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "ROGER GOODE FEAT. TASHA BAXTER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. ^ Stone, Katie. "Flux Pavilion Releases "Saviour" ft. CRaymak and Tasha Baxter". EDM.com – The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Freshlyground Leads South African Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. ^ "The Story Behind The Song: Au5 – Snowblind". UKF. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2021.