Jasmine Thompson
Background information
Birth nameJasmine Ying Thompson[1]
Born (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 23)
London, England, United Kingdom
OriginCentral London
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2010–present
LabelsAtlantic Records
Websitejasminethompsonmusic.com

Jasmine Ying Thompson (born 8 November 2000) is an English singer and songwriter from Central London.[1] Thompson became well-known with her YouTube channel, which has over 1,500,000 subscribers and over 150 million views.[3] Her acoustic reworking of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" made number 32 on the UK Singles Chart[4] after being featured in an advert for supermarket chain Sainsbury's for their by Sainsbury's range.[5][6] "Ain't Nobody" also made number 32 in Scotland. In 2015 German music producer and DJ Felix Jaehn released a remix titled "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)", the song has reached the Top 10 in 11 countries. Her voice has been described as "particularly smoky" and "eerie".[2]

Career

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Jasmine Thompson in 2013
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Under The Willow Tree (EP) 2013 cover

2013: Bundle of Tantrums

In July 2013, Thompson released a cover of Naughty Boy's single "La La La". In August she released 3 different covers: a cover of Taylor Swift's "Everything Has Changed" (as a duet with Gerald Ko), a cover of Passenger's "Let Her Go" and a cover of David Guetta's "Titanium". In September the same year, she released her debut album Bundle of Tantrums which included the singles "La La La", "Let Her Go" and "Titanium". In September 2013, Thompson released a cover of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody". The song featured in an advert for supermarket chain Sainsbury's for their by Sainsbury's range. The song has peaked to number 32 on both the UK Singles Chart and Scottish Singles Chart. In October 2013 she released her first extended play Under the Willow Tree. In early July, Thompson supported Aussie pop phenomenon Cody Simpson on his Acoustic Tour. She finished the Tour in Birmingham, posting a photo of the fans on Twitter and thanking them for their support.

2014–present: Another Bundle of Tantrums

On 20 April 2014 she released her second album Another Bundle of Tantrums, the album peaked at number 126 on the UK Albums Chart. In September 2014, Thompson's cover of "Everybody Hurts" was used in the BBC autumn trailer for EastEnders. The trailer showed characters Kat Moon, Sharon Watts and Linda Carter repeating Thompson's lyrics. On 25 May 2015 Jasmine Thompson announced via her Facebook page that she has been signed to a contract with Atlantic Records.[7] Thompson released her first single on the label entitled "Adore".[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK US Heat
Bundle of Tantrums[9]
  • Released: 6 September 2013
  • Label: N/A (independent)
  • Format: Digital download
 160 8
Another Bundle of Tantrums[10]
  • Released: 20 April 2014
  • Label: N/A (independent)
  • Format: Digital download
 126 —

Extended plays

Title Details
Under the Willow Tree[11]
  • Released: 20 October 2013
  • Label: N/A (independent)
  • Format: Digital download
Take Cover[12]
  • Released: 9 December 2014
  • Label: N/A (independent)
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[4] 		GER
[13] 		IRE
[14] 		SCO
[15]
2013 "Ain't Nobody" 32 — 76 32 Non-album single
2015 "Adore" — 91 — — TBA
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[16] 		AUT
[17] 		BEL
(FL)
[18] 		BEL
(WA)
[19] 		DEN
[20] 		FRA
[21] 		GER
[13] 		IRE
[14] 		NLD
[22] 		SWE
[23] 		SWI
[24]
2014 "Sun Goes Down"
(Robin Schulz featuring Jasmine Thompson) 		7 3 6 8 — 15 2 11 — 57 3 Prayer
2015 "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)"
(Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson) 		— 1 6 7 2 3 1 38 1 7 5 Non-album singles
"Unfinished Sympathy"[25]
(The Six featuring Jasmine Thompson) 		— — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b "Jasmine Thompson". StarNow. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b Fred Thomas. "Jasmine Thompson". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ^ "TantrumJas". YouTube. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Jasmine Thompson > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "Sainsbury's - By Sainsbury's Range". Tvadmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Counting Stars earns OneRepublic first ever UK Number 1 single". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Jasmine Thompson – Facebook announcement". Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "Lots of you have been asking when I will be releasing new original music.. I'm really happy to say that my new single is out on June 12th! Its called Adore and is a really special song to me - I can't wait for you to hear it grin emoticon #iadoredyou". Facebook. Jasmine Thompson. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  9. ^ "Bundle of Tantrums". iTunes. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "Another Bundle of Tantrums". iTunes. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  11. ^ "Under the Willow Tree – EP". iTunes. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Take Cover – EP". iTunes. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  13. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jasmine Thompson". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  14. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  15. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  16. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  17. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  18. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Belgian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  19. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Belgian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  20. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  21. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  22. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  23. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  24. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  25. ^ "Unfinished Sympathy (feat. Jasmine Thompson) - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

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