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Tasha Layton (born October 27, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and worship leader, based in Nashville, Tennessee.

After Layton had a CCM radio hit in 2019 with her debut radio single "Love Lifting Me", it was "Into the Sea (It's Gonna Be OK)" in 2020 that really broke through for her, lifting her to make Billboard's top 5 Female Christian Artists in 2020. In 2021, her success continues to grow with her latest hit single "Look what You've Done" nearing surpassing the number of weeks on the charts of 2020's "Into the Sea (It's Gonna Be OK)", and media labeling her one of Christian music's "fastest rising stars".

Early life and education
Originally from Pauline, South Carolina, she sang at her local church before a series of events led her to a period of spiritual reflection and exploration.

Layton reaffirmed her Christian faith and enrolled in The King's Seminary, California where she completed a Master of Divinity degree. During that time, Layton reprised her role as a worship leader and began working as a session vocalist in the city.

In 2010, she auditioned for season 9 of American Idol, reaching the top 60.

Shortly after, she successfully auditioned for a background singer position for Katy Perry and spent the next four years touring with her. During this time, she performed as a part of live productions at Disneyland in Anaheim, California and worked as a session vocalist on content for Cirque du Soleil. She was featured on several songs featured on the children's television station Nickelodeon.

Layton moved Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a solo music career and in 2013 become a voice and theology of worship instructor at Trevecca Nazarene University. During this time she met and married Keith Everette Smith, a Grammy Award and GMA Dove Award-winning musician and producer.

Career
In 2018, Layton signed to BEC Recordings and in October of that year, released her debut radio single, 'Love Lifting Me'. It reached the top 25 on both the Billboard Christian Airplay and AC Monitored charts and moved into the top 20 on the AC Indicator chart.

On July 10 of 2019, she released her debut EP entitled Love Running Wild. In December 2019, she was nominated for Female Artist of the Year in New Release Today's We Love Christian Music Awards. In April of 2020, Layton released a single entitled 'Into The Sea' which was featured on and climbed to the number 9 spot on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart and peaked at number 4 on their Christian Digital Downloads chart. Her first EP, Love Running Wild, was officially released to radio and streaming services on June 28, 2019. A track included on the EP entitled 'Love Lifting Me' achieved Top 25 status on the Billboard Christian Airplay and AC Monitored charts, and Top 20 on the AC Indicator chart.

After signing to BEC Records on September 5, 2018, she released the single 'I Belong to You' to streaming outlets. The single was featured on her debut EP entitled Love Running Wild. The song was officially released to radio and streaming services on June 28, 2019. A track included on the "Love Lifting Me" EP achieved Top 25 status on the Billboard Christian Airplay and AC Monitored charts, and Top 20 on the AC Indicator chart.

In April 2020, Layton released a single entitled 'Into The Sea'. The song was featured on and climbed to the number 9 spot on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart and peaked at number 4 on their Christian Digital Downloads chart. It was featured on FreeCCM.com's 'Music You Should Be Listening To' section upon its release, and featured on '365 Days of Inspiring Media' and K-Love Radio's New Artist Watch.

Singles
Singles released to radio.

Other tracks
Singles not released to radio.