Jasmine Thompson

Jasmine Thompson
Background information
Birth name	Jasmine Ying Thompson[1]
Born	8 November 2000 London, United Kingdom
Origin	English and Chinese
Genres	Pop teen pop dance-pop R&B[2]
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Atlantic Records
Associated acts	Robin Schulz Felix Jaehn
Website	jasminethompsonmusic.com

Jasmine Ying Thompson (born 8 November 2000), better known professionally as just Jasmine Thompson, is an English and Chinese singer and songwriter. Her first public releases were cover versions (remix) of songs in 2010. She achieved wider recognition after being featured on German deep house producer Robin Schulz's song "Sun Goes Down". This song charted within the top 10 in multiple countries including Australia, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As of April 2016, her YouTube channel has over 2.1 million subscribers and over 300 million views.

Her acoustic cover version of Chaka Khan's original "Ain't Nobody" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart,^[3] this success lead to the song being featured in an advertisement by Sainsbury's. The remixed version from Thompson was then remixed by DJ Felix Jaehn in 2015, and became a huge hit, peaking at number 2 in the UK, and charting in several other countries. The video has received over 230 million views online.^[4][5] Her voice has been described as "eerie", "soft" and "incandescent".^[2] She is of half English (father) and half Chinese (mother) descent.^[6]

Career

Jasmine Thompson in 2013.

Under The Willow Tree cover.

2013: Bundle of Tantrums

In July 2013, Thompson self-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 self-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 U.K. 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. One of the songs, named "Run", enjoyed moderate success in Europe and the United States, and it remains a popular song among fans. 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] 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.^[9]

Discography

	"Demons – Imagine Dragons (Cover by Jasmine Thompson)" A sample in which her "particularly smoky, eerie" voice can be heard.
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Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK	US Heat
Bundle of Tantrums[10]	Released: 6 September 2013 Label: N/A (independent) Format: Digital download	160	8
Another Bundle of Tantrums[11]	Released: 20 April 2014 Label: N/A (independent) Format: Digital download	126	9

Extended plays

Title	Details
Under the Willow Tree[12]	Released: 20 October 2013 Label: N/A (independent) Format: Digital download
Take Cover[13]	Released: 9 December 2014 Label: N/A (independent) Format: Digital download
Adore	Released: 18 September 2015 Label: Atlantic Records Format: CD, digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions						Album
		UK [3]	GER [14]	IRE [15]	ITA [16]	SCO [17]	SWI [18]
2013	"Ain't Nobody"	32	—	76	—	32	—	Non-album single
2015	"Adore"	—	91	—	34	—	39	Adore
	"Do It Now"[19]	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	"Where We Belong" (with Hugel)	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions													Album
		UK [3]	AUS [20]	AUT [21]	BEL (FL) [22]	BEL (WA) [23]	DEN [24]	FRA [25]	GER [14]	IRE [15]	ITA [16]	NLD [26]	SWE [27]	SWI [18]
2014	"Sun Goes Down" (Robin Schulz featuring Jasmine Thompson)	94	7	3	6	8	—	15	2	11	62	—	57	3	Prayer
2015	"Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" (Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson)	2	6	1	6	7	2	2	1	5	22	1	7	5	Non-album singles
	"Unfinished Sympathy"[28] (The Six featuring Jasmine Thompson)	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

1. "Jasmine Thompson". StarNow. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
2. Fred Thomas. "Jasmine Thompson". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
3. "Jasmine Thompson > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
4. "Sainsbury's - By Sainsbury's Range". Tvadmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
5. "Counting Stars earns OneRepublic first ever UK Number 1 single". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
6. "Jasmine Thompson Questions | ReverbNation". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
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. In 2015, she was one of the first artists participating in Spotify's secretive ad campaign that placed paid for entries in the app's "recently played" list.
10. "Bundle of Tantrums". iTunes. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
11. "Another Bundle of Tantrums". iTunes. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
12. "Under the Willow Tree – EP". iTunes. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
13. "Take Cover – EP". iTunes. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
14. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jasmine Thompson". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
15. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
16. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 36 (dal 02-09-2013 al 08-09-2013)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
17. Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
    • For "Ain't Nobody": "Chart Archive > October 12, 2013". Official Charts Company.
18. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
19. "Jasmine Thompson- Do it Now (pre-order single)". www.itunesm4a.net. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
20. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
21. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
22. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Belgian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
23. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Belgian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
24. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
25. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
26. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
27. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jasmine Thompson". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
28. "Unfinished Sympathy (feat. Jasmine Thompson) - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 31, 2015.