Jasmine Thompson

Jasmine Ying Thompson (born 8 November 2000) is an English singer and songwriter. Thompson 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.

Jasmine Thompson
Background information
Birth nameJasmine Ying Thompson[1]
Born (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000
London, England[2]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2010–present
LabelsAtlantic
Associated acts
Websitejasminethompsonmusic.com

Her acoustic cover version of Chaka Khan's original "Ain't Nobody" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart;[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 "incandescent".[2]

Early life

Thompson was born on 8 November 2000 in London, England,[8] to an English father and a Chinese mother.[9] In 2017, Thompson opened up about the divorce of her parents, which has inspired her, at an interview about Wonderland, her latest EP at that time.[10]

Career

2013: Bundle of Tantrums

In July 2013, Thompson self-released a cover of Naughty Boy's single "La La La".[11] In August, she released 3 different covers: a cover of Taylor Swift's "Everything Has Changed" (as a duet with Gerald Ko),[12] a cover of Passenger's "Let Her Go",[13][14] and a cover of David Guetta's "Titanium".[14] 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".[15][16]

In September 2013, Thompson released a cover of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody".[17] 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.[18] One of the songs, named "Run", enjoyed moderate success in Europe and the United States.

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.[19][20]Jasmine also released a cover of Clean Bandit's song "Rather Be" on 13 April 2014.[21]

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.

In 2016, her cover of "Mad World" was used in the trailer for Ewan McGregor’s film American Pastoral.[16][22] In the same year, her cover of ″Mad World″ also was used in the French movie, Ares. It is played at the end of the movie leading to the credits.[22][23]

2017: Wonderland EP

On 19 May 2017, Thompson released her fourth extended play, Wonderland.[24][25]

2019: Colour EP

On 29 March 2019, Thompson released her fifth extended play, Colour.[26][27]

2020: New music

On 16 July 2020, Thompson collaborated with German DJ Zedd on the song "Funny".[28]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK US Heat
Bundle of Tantrums[29]
  • Released: 6 September 2013
  • Label: N/A (independent)
  • Format: Digital download
 1608
Another Bundle of Tantrums[30]
  • Released: 20 April 2014
  • Label: N/A (independent)
  • Format: Digital download
 1269

Extended plays
Title Details
Under the Willow Tree[31]
  • Released: 20 October 2013
  • Label: N/A (independent)
  • Format: Digital download
Take Cover[32]
  • Released: 9 December 2014
  • Label: N/A (independent)
  • Format: Digital download
Adore
  • Released: 18 September 2015
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, digital download
Wonderland[33]
  • Released: 9 May 2017
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Digital download
Colour
  • Released: 29 March 2019
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Digital download

As lead artist
Year Title Peak chart positions Certification Album
UK
[5]		 FRA
[34]		 GER
[35]		 IRE
[36]		 ITA
[37]		 SCO
[38]		 SWI
[39]
2015 "Ain't Nobody" 32——76—32— Non-album single
"Adore" ——91—34—39
  • FIMI: Platinum
  • ZPAV: Gold
 Adore
2016 "Do It Now"[40] ———————
2017 "Mad World" —14—————
  • FIMI: Gold
 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)		 ———————
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Year Title Peak chart positions Certification Album
UK
[5]		 AUS
[41]		 AUT
[42]		 FRA
[34]		 GER
[35]		 IRE
[36]		 ITA
[37]		 NLD
[43]		 SWE
[44]		 SWI
[39]
2014 "Sun Goes Down"
(Robin Schulz featuring Jasmine Thompson)		 94731521162—573
  • BVMI: 3x Gold
  • FIMI: Gold
  • IFPI: Swit: Platinum
 Prayer
2015 "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)"
(Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson)		 26121522175
  • BPI: Gold
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BEA: Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: 2x Platinum
  • SNEP: Gold
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
 Felix Jaehn and I
"Unfinished Sympathy"[45]
(The Six featuring Jasmine Thompson)		 —————————— Non-album singles
2016 "Steady 1234"
(DJ Vice featuring Jasmine Thompson and Skizzy Mars)		 ——22—9———58—
  • BVMI: Gold
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Songwriting credits
YearArtistAlbumSongCo-written with
20173LAUNon-album single"Hot Water" (with Audien featuring Victoria Zaro)Justin Blau, Nathaniel Rathbun, Emily Schwartz, Scott Friedman, Ido Zmishlany, Victoria Zaro
2018MarshmelloSpeak Your Mind"Friends"
(with Anne-Marie)		Christopher Comstock, Anne-Marie Nicholson, Natalie Dunn, Eden Anderson, Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Sarah Blanchard
Don DiabloFuture"Higher"
(featuring Betty Who)		Donald Schipper, Martijn van Sonderson, Lindy Robbins, Michael McGinnis, Nickolas Scapa
2020Selena GomezRare"Kinda Crazy"Selena Gomez, Justin Tranter, Rami Yacoub, Kristoffer Fodgelmark, Albin Nedler

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