{{BLP sources|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Tasha Holiday | image = | alt = | caption = | alias = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|19|1997|3|15}}<ref name="billboard">{{cite book|date=March 15, 1997|title=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|page=30|issn=0006-2510}} Retrieved September 25, 2015.</ref> | birth_place = Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/just-the-way-you-like-it-mw0000619247|title=Just the Way You Like It - Tasha Holiday {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|work=AllMusic|last=Henderson|first=Alex|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}</ref> | origin = | genre = R&B | associated_acts = | instrument = | years_active = 1990s | label = MCA | website = }}
'''Tasha Holiday''' is an American contemporary R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-the-way-you-like-it-mw0000619247|title=Just the Way You Like It - Tasha Holiday | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref> Her biggest success <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CTkDAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Tasha+Holiday%22&pg=PA64|title=Jet|page=64|first=Johnson Publishing|last=Company|date=April 21, 1997|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|via=Google Books}}</ref> was with the single "Just the Way You Like It" which peaked in the top thirty of the ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart, and became one of BET's most played music videos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aw4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Tasha+Holiday%22&pg=PA75|title=Billboard|page=75|date=April 12, 1997|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref> ''Billboard'' Magazine called her album ''Just the Way You Like It'' "a promising debut".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kg8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Tasha+Holiday%22&pg=PA61|title=Billboard|page=61|date=May 10, 1997|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref> She also sang vocals on the single "Don't You Worry" by reggae artist Ruffa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Dont-You-Worry-Ruffa/dp/B000002PXY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1340672638&sr=8-3&keywords=ruffa+don%27t+you+worry|title=Ruffa - Don't You Worry |website=Amazon.com}}</ref>
In 2006, she appeared on the track "Life So Real" (with Da Unknown) on the Lil' O album ''Neva Lay Down Vol. 1 [Explicit]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/feat-Unknown-Tasha-Holiday-Explicit/dp/B004PUDC06/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1340672538&s=dmusic&sr=1-2|website=Amazon.com|title=Life So Real (feat. Da Unknown & Tasha Holiday) [Explicit]: Lil' O: MP3 Downloads}}</ref>
In 2011, she worked with producer Mike Nitty and a single, "I Used To Love You" was released on YouTube on June 22, 2011.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrTWGcecXQs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/CrTWGcecXQs |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title="i use 2 love you"- TASHA HOLIDAY (world premiere) NEW SINGLE!!|date=22 June 2011|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They also premiered a song "They Want Me to Stop" earlier that year.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us4RLs_Oz2g |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/Us4RLs_Oz2g |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=MIKE NITTY & TASHA HOLIDAY "THEY WANT ME TO STOP" (LEAK)|date=13 January 2011|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In 2014, two more collaborations between Nitty and Holiday were released ("Stop Playin'"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/wethemob/stop-playin-mike-nitty-feat-tasha-holiday-unreleased|title=STOP PLAYIN- Mike Nitty FEAT. Tasha Holiday (unreleased)|website=Soundcloud.com|accessdate=2020-04-18}}</ref> and "Can't Stop Runnin'"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/wethemob/cant-keep-runnin-mike-nitty-feat-tasha-holiday|title=" CAN'T KEEP RUNNIN "- MIKE NITTY Feat. TASHA HOLIDAY|website=Soundcloud.com|accessdate=2020-04-18}}</ref>) on Nitty's SoundCloud account. The following year, she collaborated with Nookie on the song "Dreams."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/firstladynookie/dreams-nookie-ft-tasha|title="DREAMS" NOOKIE FT. TASHA HOLIDAY"|website=Soundcloud.com|accessdate=2020-04-18}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== ====Studio albums==== *''Just the Way You Like It'' (1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Just-Way-Like-Tasha-Holiday/dp/B000002P1J/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1340672675&sr=1-1&keywords=tasha+holiday|title=Tasha Holiday - Just the Way You Like It |website=Amazon.com|accessdate=2020-04-18}}</ref>
====EPs==== *''The Acapellas'' (EP) (1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Tasha-Holiday-The-Acapellas/release/3163530|title=Tasha Holiday - The Acapellas|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=2020-04-18}}</ref>
===Singles=== {|class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- !style="width:6em;font-size:90%;line-height:1.3"| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks !style="width:6em;font-size:90%;line-height:1.3"| ''Billboard'' Hot 100 |- | 1996 | "Just the Way You Like It" |align="center"| 26 |align="center"| 93 |rowspan="2"| ''Just the Way You Like It'' |- | 1997 | "So Real, So Right" / "Just One Night" |align="center"| 100 |align="center"| — |}
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