Tasha
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 42 |
Played by | Grace Gummer |
Movies/Shows | Learning to Drive |
Official site | tashacobbs.org |
Date of birth | July 7,1981 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Jesup |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Spouse | Kenneth Leonard |
Instruments | Vocals |
Genres | Contemporary Christian Music |
Urban Contemporary Gospel | |
Contemporary Christian Music | |
Urban Contemporary Gospel | |
Parents | Fritz Cobbs |
Bertha Cobbs | |
Songs | You Know My NameHeart. Passion. Pursuit. · 2017 Gracefully BrokenHeart. Passion. Pursuit. · 2017 Your SpiritHeart. Passion. Pursuit. · 2017 View 25+ more |
List | You Know My NameHeart. Passion. Pursuit. · 2017 |
Gracefully BrokenHeart. Passion. Pursuit. · 2017 | |
Your SpiritHeart. Passion. Pursuit. · 2017 | |
Albums | Royalty: Live at the Ryman |
Grace | |
Heart. Passion. Pursuit. | |
One Place Live | |
Origin | Sao Paulo |
State Of Sao Paulo | |
Brazil | |
Record labels | CEIA |
Tasha & Tracie | |
Skos genre | Hip-Hop/Rap |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 3279882 |
Tasha Life story
Tasha & Tracie is a Brazilian hip hop duo formed by twin sisters Tasha Okereke and Tracie Okereke, who work in art, fashion, activism and music. Tasha & Tracie unite rap with funk carioca in their songs.
Love Island's Tasha: 'A little sign language goes a long way'
Tasha Ghouri was Love Island 's first deaf contestant. Now her time on The Show is over, she wants to use her on-screen fame to make a real-life impact for other deaf people.
" I never had anyone to Look Up to that's Like Me on websites or TV, " says Tasha - who finished fourth in the ITV competition this summer.
Before The Villa , the 24-year-old modelled - for websites such as Asos - with her cochlear implant visible, yet she was a rare example.
But according to Tasha , the depiction of the deaf community on TV is " moving in a very positive direction".
" I think representation is really coming a long way from where it was a couple of years ago, " she tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.
" For example, Rose [Ayling-Ellis] on Strictly, And Then I'm on Love Island , " she says.
Eastenders actress Rose, Strictly Come Dancing 's first deaf contestant, won The Show Last Year .
" That's a massive thing for the deaf community, and in terms of representation, [it] doesn't happen enough in my opinion, " says Tasha .
'Don't cover your mouth!'But away from the screen, Tasha says there is still work to do - Something she wants to help to address.
" A lot of people never know How To approach people that are deaf or hearing impaired because they don't know How To communicate, " Tasha tells Newsbeat.
" [You can be deaf-friendly] by learning basic British Sign Language , because if you just learn basic conversation, that really does go a long way. "
" Always make sure your lips are based on them, because a lot of deaf [and] hearing-impaired people lip-read. Especially me, I'll always look For You 24/7. Another thing is don't cover your mouth! "
She also encourages others to " be open and not to be judgmental".
" Don't say comments like, 'I never knew you were deaf', or 'I couldn't tell because you're quiet'. I find it quite offensive. "
Tasha is encouraging others to learn BSL, and to become more deaf-friendly.
'Left out of conversations'A month since The Final , Tasha is still with her Love Island boyfriend, Andrew Le Page.
But for fans to understand their latest announcement on Social Media , they'll have to know BSL, as they talk about their search for A House .
The Islander says this is to highlight how deaf people can sometimes feel left out of conversations.
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.Tasha wears a cochlear implant, a small electronic device that electrically stimulates the nerve for hearing.
While Tasha was on Love Island , her dad explained in a Social Media post how Tasha 's cochlear implant can make day-to-day life more difficult.
" Not many people are educated on how cochlear implants work and the side effects they come with, so it can be very draining for me, " says Tasha .
She says wearing the device can take a physical toll, with the magnet and coil inside the device sometimes giving her bad migraines.
" I'm socially active and I'm constantly having to lip-read. Being in group situations, I'm having to really focus on one person's voice, so I can miss out on many conversations. "
" Even [on Love Island ] when somebody said, 'I've got a text', and read out the message, the amount of times I missed out on what was said, " she adds.
" So it can really strain, there were days in The Villa where I was absolutely drained and exhausted. "
But Tasha tells Newsbeat that the response to her time on The Show has been better than she expected.
" It's honestly been so overwhelming, but in the most positive way, seeing all the beautiful messages from so many people in the deaf community.
" I did not expect it at all. "
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Source of news: bbc.com