Jasmine Thompson Biography

Jasmine Ying Thompson (born 8 November 2000) is an English singer and songwriter. In 2011, She started her YouTube channel with her cover of "Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song". In 2013, Jasmine gained popularity with covers of various songs, such as "Passenger - Let Her Go". In 2014, she was 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 August 2016, her YouTube channel has over 2.36 million subscribers and over 350 million views.

Her acoustic cover version of Chaka Khan's original "Ain't Nobody" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart; this success led 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. Her voice has been described as "eerie", "soft" and "incandescent". She is of half English (father) and half Chinese (mother) descent.

Career

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. Thompson released her first single on the label entitled "Adore". 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.

Discography

Studio albums

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

Extended plays

Title	Details
Under the Willow Tree	Released: 20 October 2013 Label: N/A (independent) Format: Digital download
Take Cover	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	GER	IRE	ITA	SCO	SWI
2013	"Ain't Nobody"	32	"?	76	"?	32	"?
2015	"Adore"	"?	91	"?	34	"?	39	Adore
	"Do It Now"	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2016	"Where We Belong"	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	rowspan="2"
	"Rise Up"	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
""?" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Album
		UK	AUS	AUT	FRA	GER	IRE	ITA	NLD	SWE	SWI
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	Felix Jaehn
	"Unfinished Sympathy" (The Six featuring Jasmine Thompson)	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
""?" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.