Jasmine Thompson
Jasmine Ying Thompson (born 8 November 2000) is an English singer and songwriter. She began her career at the age of ten by filming herself singing and uploading the videos to YouTube.[3] In 2014, she was featured on German deep house producer Robin Schulz's song "Sun Goes Down",[3] which charted within the top 10 in multiple countries including Australia, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.[4] As of March 2019, her YouTube channel has amassed over 3.3 million subscribers and over 570 million views.
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| Birth name | Jasmine Ying Thompson[1] |
| Born | 8 November 2000 London, England[2] |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Atlantic |
| Website | jasminethompsonmusic |
Her acoustic cover version of Chaka Khan's original "Ain't Nobody" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart in 2013;[5] this success led to the song being featured in an advertisement by Sainsbury's. The remixed version from Thompson was then remixed again by DJ Felix Jaehn—as "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)"—in 2015 and became a huge hit, peaking at number two in the UK, and charting in several other countries.[6][7] Her voice has been described as "eerie", "soft", and "enchanting".[2]
Early life
Jasmine Ying Thompson was born on 8 November 2000 in London,[8] to an English father and a Chinese mother.[9] In 2017, Thompson opened up about the divorce of her parents, at an interview about Wonderland, which inspired her latest EP at that time.[10] Thompson has an older brother, named Jed.[11]
Career
2013: Bundle of Tantrums
In July 2013, Thompson self-released a cover of Naughty Boy's single "La La La".[12] In August, she released three different covers: a cover of Taylor Swift's "Everything Has Changed" (as a duet with Gerald Ko),[13] a cover of Passenger's "Let Her Go",[14][15] and a cover of David Guetta's "Titanium".[15] In September the same year, she self-released her debut album Bundle of Tantrums, which included the singles "La La La", "Let Her Go", and "Titanium".[16][17]
In September 2013, Thompson released a cover of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody".[18] The song featured in an advert for UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's for their by Sainsbury's range. The song has peaked at number thirty-two on the UK Singles Chart. In October 2013, she released the extended play Under the Willow Tree.[19] One of the songs, named "Run", enjoyed moderate success in Europe and the United States.[citation needed]
2014: Another Bundle of Tantrums
On 20 April 2014, Thompson 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.[20][21] Jasmine also released a cover of Clean Bandit's song "Rather Be" on 13 April 2014.[22]
2015–2016: Adore EP
On 12 June 2015, Thompson released her first single on Atlantic Records's label, entitled "Adore".[3] Later that year, on 18 September, Thompson released her third extended play, Adore. It included 5 songs: "Adore", "Do It Now", "Great Escape", "Let Myself Try", and "Crystal Heart".
In 2015, German music producer and DJ Felix Jaehn released a remix of "Ain't Nobody", originally released by Thompson in 2013 titled "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)". The song became a worldwide hit, topping the charts in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Israel, and the Netherlands, and peaking within the top ten of the charts in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Romania, Sweden, and Switzerland.[citation needed]
In 2016, her cover of "Mad World" was used in the trailer for Ewan McGregor's film American Pastoral.[17][23] In the same year, her cover of "Mad World" was also used in the French movie Ares. It is played at the end of the movie leading to the credits.[23][24]
2017: Wonderland EP
On 19 May 2017, Thompson released her fourth extended play, Wonderland.[25][26]
2019: Colour EP
On 29 March 2019, Thompson released her fifth extended play, Colour.[27][28]
2020: New music
On 16 July 2020, Thompson collaborated with German DJ Zedd on the song "Funny".[29]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| UK | US Heat | ||||
| Bundle of Tantrums[30] |
| 160 | 8 | ||
| Another Bundle of Tantrums[31] |
| 126 | 9 | ||
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Under the Willow Tree[32] |
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| Take Cover[33] |
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| Adore |
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| Wonderland[34] |
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| Colour |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||||||
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| UK [5] | FRA [35] | GER [36] | IRE [37] | ITA [38] | SCO [39] | SWI [40] | |||||||
| 2013 | "Ain't Nobody" | 32 | — | — | 76 | — | 32 | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 2015 | "Adore" | — | — | 91 | — | 34 | — | 39 |
| Adore | |||
| 2016 | "Do It Now"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2017 | "Mad World" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-album singles | |||
| "Where We Belong" (with Hugel) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Rise Up" (with Thomas Jack) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Wonderland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderland | |||||
| "Old Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2018 | "Lonely Together" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 2019 | "Loyal" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Colour | ||||
| "Take Care" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "More" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "This Year's Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| 2020 | "Love for the Lonely" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||
| "Funny" (with Zedd) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2021 | "Already There" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Love Is Just a Word" (with Calum Scott)[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||||||||
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| UK [5] | AUS [43] | AUT [44] | FRA [35] | GER [36] | IRE [37] | ITA [38] | NLD [45] | SWE [46] | SWI [40] | |||||
| 2014 | "Sun Goes Down" (Robin Schulz featuring Jasmine Thompson) | 94 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 62 | — | 57 | 3 |
| Prayer | |
| 2015 | "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" (Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
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| "Unfinished Sympathy"[47] (The Six featuring Jasmine Thompson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| 2016 | "Steady 1234" (DJ Vice featuring Jasmine Thompson and Skizzy Mars) | — | — | 22 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 58 | — |
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| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Songwriting credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
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| 2017 | 3LAU | Non-album single | "Hot Water" (with Audien featuring Victoria Zaro) | Justin Blau, Nathaniel Rathbun, Emily Schwartz, Scott Friedman, Ido Zmishlany, Victoria Zaro |
| 2018 | Marshmello | Speak Your Mind | "Friends" (with Anne-Marie) | Christopher Comstock, Anne-Marie Nicholson, Natalie Dunn, Eden Anderson, Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Sarah Blanchard |
| Don Diablo | Future | "Higher" (featuring Betty Who) | Donald Schipper, Martijn van Sonderson, Lindy Robbins, Michael McGinnis, Nickolas Scapa | |
| 2020 | Selena Gomez | Rare | "Kinda Crazy" | Selena Gomez, Justin Tranter, Rami Yacoub, Kristoffer Fodgelmark, Albin Nedler |
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- ^ a b c "Teen star Jasmine Thompson talks fame and her debut album ahead of Love Music Your Way fest – The National". The National. Abu Dhabi. from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "australian-charts.com – Robin Schulz feat. Jasmine Thompson – Sun Goes Down". Australian-charts.com. from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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- ^ "Sainsbury's – By Sainsbury's Range". Tvadmusic.co.uk. 11 September 2013. from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
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- ^ a b "Jasmine Thompson : découvrez son nouveau single "Mad World"". Rfm.fr. from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Arès – Netflix". Netflix.com. from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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- ^ "Another Bundle of Tantrums". iTunes Store. from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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- ^ a b . Italian Charts. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Ain't Nobody": "Chart Archive – October 12, 2013". Official Charts Company. from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b . Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Jasmine Thompson- Do it Now (pre-order single)". Itunesm4a.net. from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "love is just a word – Single". Apple Music. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ . Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
- ^ . Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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External links
- Official website
- Jasmine Thompson on Instagram