Jasmine Ying Thompson (born 8 November 2000) is an English singer. She began her career at the age of ten by filming herself singing and uploading the videos to

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. In 2014, she was featured on German

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producer

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's song " Sun Goes Down", which charted within the top 10 in multiple countries including Australia, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. As of March 2019, her YouTube channel has amassed over 3.3 million subscribers and over 570 million views. Her acoustic cover version of

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's original "

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" reached number 32 on the

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in 2013; this success led to the song being featured in an advertisement by

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. The remixed version from Thompson was then remixed again by DJ

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—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. Her voice has been described as "eerie", "soft", and "incandescent".

Early life

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

Career

2013: ''Bundle of Tantrums''

In July 2013, Thompson self-released a cover of

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's single " La La La". In August, she released 3 different covers: a cover of

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's " Everything Has Changed" (as a duet with Gerald Ko), a cover of

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's " Let Her Go", and a cover of

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's "

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". 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

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". The song featured in an advert for UK supermarket chain

for their ''by Sainsbury's'' range. The song has peaked at number thirty-two on the

. 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.

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

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. In September 2014, Thompson's cover of "Everybody Hurts" was used in the

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Early life

Career

2013: ''Bundle of Tantrums''

2014: ''Another Bundle of Tantrums''

2015–2016: ''Adore'' EP

2017: ''Wonderland'' EP

2019: ''Colour'' EP

2020: New music

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Songwriting credits

References

External links