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. In 2014, she was featured on German deep house producer Robin Schulz's song "Sun Goes Down", which charted within the top 10 in multiple countries including Australia, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Her acoustic cover version of Chaka Khan's original "Ain't Nobody" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart in 2013; 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. Her voice has been described as "eerie", "soft", and "enchanting".

Early life Jasmine Ying Thompson was born on 8 November 2000 in London, to an English father and a Chinese mother. Her parents divorced when she was very young, a life-changing event that attracted her to music and in 2017 inspired her second EP, Wonderland. Thompson has an older brother, named Jed.

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 three 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 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. 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. Jasmine also released a cover of Clean Bandit's song "Rather Be" on 13 April 2014.

2015–2016: Adore EP

On 12 June 2015, Thompson released her first single on Atlantic Records's label, entitled "Adore". 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. 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.

2017: Wonderland EP On 19 May 2017, Thompson released her fourth extended play, Wonderland.

2019: Colour EP On 29 March 2019, Thompson released her fifth extended play, Colour.

2020: New music On 16 July 2020, Thompson collaborated with German DJ Zedd on the song "Funny".

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 Format: CD, digital download Wonderland Released: 19 May 2017 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download Colour Released: 29 March 2019 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album UK FRA GER IRE ITA SCOPeak positions for singles in Scotland: For "Ain't Nobody": SWI "Ain't Nobody" 2013 32 — — 76 — 32 — "Adore" 2015 — — 91 — 34 — 39 FIMI: Platinum ZPAV: Gold Adore "Do It Now" 2016 — — — — — — — "Mad World" 2017 — 14 — — — — — FIMI: Gold rowspan="3" "Where We Belong" — — — — — — — "Rise Up" — — — — — — — "Wonderland" — — — — — — — Wonderland "Old Friends" — — — — — — — "Lonely Together" 2018 — — — — — — — "Loyal" 2019 — — — — — — — Colour "Take Care" — — — — — — — "More" — — — — — — — "This Year's Love" — — — — — — — rowspan="13" "Love for the Lonely" 2020 — — — — — — — "Funny" — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Already There" 2021 — — — — — — — "Love Is Just a Word" — — — — — — — "Without You" 2024 — — — — — — — "I Follow You" — — — — — — — "IDK" — — — — — — — "If This Christmas Isn't White" — — — — — — — "Invisible" 2025 — — — — — — — "Needed a Change" — — — — — — — "On The Run" — — — — — — — "Did I Miss It" — — — — — — — "Outta My Head" — — — — — — — Future Renainssance "No Poetry" — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "You Are My Sunshine" — — — — — — — "Try To Wait" 2026 — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Celebrate" — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album UK AUS AUT FRA GER IRE ITA NLD SWE SWI "Sun Goes Down"(Robin Schulz featuring Jasmine Thompson) 2014 94 7 3 15 2 11 62 — 57 3 BVMI: 3× Gold FIMI: Gold IFPI Swit: Platinum Prayer "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)"(Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson) 2015 2 6 1 2 1 5 22 1 7 5 BPI: Gold ARIA: 3× Platinum BEA: Platinum IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum SNEP: Gold BVMI: 2× Platinum FIMI: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Felix Jaehn and I "Unfinished Sympathy"(The Six featuring Jasmine Thompson) — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Steady 1234" 2016 — — 22 — 9 — — — 58 — BVMI: Gold"Outta My Head" (Cheat Codes and M-22 featuring Jasmine Thompson)2026__________Future Resiniance "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Songwriting credits Year Artist Album Song Co-written with 2017 3lau "Hot Water" Justin Blau, Nathaniel Rathbun, Emily Schwartz, Scott Friedman, Ido Zmishlany, Victoria Zaro 2018 Marshmello Speak Your Mind "Friends" Christopher Comstock, Anne-Marie Nicholson, Natalie Dunn, Eden Anderson, Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Sarah Blanchard Don Diablo Future "Higher" 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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