Jasmin Walia

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Jasmin Walia
Walia in 2015
Walia in 2015
Background information
BornEssex, England
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2012–present
Labels

Jasmin Walia is a British singer and television personality. Originally of Indian descent, she has released songs in English, Punjabi and Hindi languages. In 2017, her single "Bom Diggy" with Zack Knight peaked at number one on the BBC Asian Network's Official Asian Music Chart. It has over 424 million combined streams, becoming the biggest British Asian single of the last 5 years.[1][2] She was nominated for Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year at the 11th Mirchi Music Awards for the song "Bom Diggy". The song was also nominated for Mirchi Music Award for Song of The Year.[3]

Early life[]

Jasmin Walia was born in Essex, England to parents of Indian descent.[4] She has a brother named Danny Walia.[5]

Career[]

Childhood singing and career beginnings[]

Walia started singing at the age of around 7–8, and was first in her family to sing. While watching television, she used to imitate the actors in the lounge. She said in a session, "I used to sit there every Saturday night, performing "Over The Rainbow" to my dad, and he picked up the fact that I loved singing and enrolled me into singing classes."[6] She demonstrated a vehemence for stage at a very young age. She started attending a theatre school at the age of 10.[7] She used to listen to the Indian music and watch Bollywood movies.

She did four A levels and got three As and a B, and subsequently applied to the Cambridge to study philosophy, but failed to get through. She went to the interview with Natwest Bank and got hired for the job of Customer Adviser. She also enrolled with ACCA for an accountancy course, but later decided to drop out of the study programme.[6]

Walia first worked as an extra in the British reality TV series, The Only Way Is Essex in 2010, and was promoted to a full cast member in 2012.

2012-2015: TOWIE and X-Factor[]

Walia became popular in the UK by appearing on the reality TV show The Only Way Is Essex. She was part of series 7 to 14 (September 2012 – April 2015). While series 7 to 12 were released by ITV2, ITVBe has original release rights for series 13 to 14. She also recorded for The Only Way Is Las Vegas, with the shooting starting in September 2013.

She started a YouTube channel in February 2014 and started uploading song covers with artists including Zack Knight, intens-ti and Ollie Green Music.Popular tracks like "Rather Be", "Dark Horse" and "All of Me" were among her first covers.

In September 2014, Walia auditioned for the singing talent show, The X Factor: Series 11, but all four judges rejected her, leaving her sobbing. She said in an interview, "I was completely shattered. You're waiting around, getting more and more nervous watching everyone around you."[8]

In May 2015, she declared about quitting the TOWIE show on Twitter: "I can confirm that I am taking a break from filming #TOWIE but would like to thank everyone involved with the show, Producers, Crew & Cast x [sic]."

Walia next appeared in the British television show Desi Rascals 2, streamed by Sky One from July to September 2015. The show also featured her then-boyfriend Ross Worswick. Before shooting for the show, she said, "This is the opportunity I've been looking for that will allow me to explore my cultural roots whilst still maintaining all the glitz and glamour that I love."[9] The structured reality TV series delved deeper into the lives of a diverse set of West Londoners in their quests to fulfil their dreams and overcome challenges.[9]

2016 to present: Career as a singer[]

Walia launched her first single, "Dum Dee Dee Dum", in April 2016 with Zack Knight. The song, written by Knight, P Cruz Michaela, and Reesa/Shide, and composed by Zack Knight and P Cruz, was released on the record label T-Series. Her second single, "Girl Like Me", was released on her YouTube channel in November 2016 and was made available for digital download on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Amazon Music. The track was written by Zack Knight and Harley Nixon, and the music video was directed by Roger Russell.

In December 2016, Walia appeared in the theatre show Aladdin at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre alongside Michelle Collins.[10]

She partnered with T-Series once again in March 2017 with the release of her third song, "Temple". Walia and Zack Knight wrote this song, it was composed by Knight, and the music video was directed by Luke Biggins and Roger Russell. In May 2017, Walia released her fourth single, "Go Down". Its music video was shot in Dubai. The music label Saavn LLC released her fifth song, "Bom Diggy", with her long-term music partner, Zack Knight, who also wrote and composed the track. The music video, published in August 2017 on Knight's official YouTube channel, was directed by Knight and Luke Biggins. It was shot in the London nightclub, Café de Paris.[6] The video received over 8,630,000 YouTube views in less than two months.

She debuted in Bollywood with the song "Bom Diggy" in the 2018 film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. The song peaked at number one on the Indian pop charts for several weeks.[11][12]

In July 2020, Walia became the first British Indian female singer who got featured on Times Square Billboard - One Times Square - in New York City for her single, "Want Some".[13]

In the media[]

Walia was named in the Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women List by Eastern Eye in 2014 with Zayn Malik[14] and 2015 with Sanaya Irani.[15]

Discography[]

Singles[]

Year Track Name label Ref.
2016 "Dum Dee Dum" T-Series [1]
"Girl like Me" [citation needed]
2017 "Go Down" BMI
"Temple"
2018 "Bom Diggy" Saavn
"Bom Diggy Diggy"
(for Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety) 		T-Series
"Sahara" Revolve records [16]
2019 "Mañana" [17]
2020 "Want Some" Virgin EMI [1]

Television[]

Year Name Role Notes Ref
2005 Casualty Jessica Farquer
2009 The Bill Aisha Khatri
2010 Doctors Sunita Desai
2010–2015 The Only Way Is Essex Herself
2014 The X Factor Contestant [18]
2015 Desi Rascals Herself
2017 Dinner Date Contestant [19]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Jasmin Walia releases 'Want Some'". Telangana Today. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ "The Official Asian Music Chart". BBC. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ 11th Mirchi Music Awards
  4. ^ "Jasmin Walia". youtube.com. Jasmin Walia on YouTube. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. ^ Hulme, Charlotte (2 February 2021). "Where Jasmin and Danny Walia are now after leaving TOWIE to chase new career dreams". Reach Magazines Publishing Plc. OK!. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Jasmin Walia - Q & A". YouTube. Jasmin Walia on YouTube. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  7. ^ Greenwood, Carl (18 April 2015). "TOWIE's Jasmin Walia set for Bollywood success after being named Sexiest Asian in the UK". MGN Limited. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  8. ^ Kelly, Emma. "'Simon mugged me off!' Jasmin Walia blasts X Factor after waiting 15 hours for audition". Daily Star. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b BHOGAL, HARVEY. "Jasmin Walia joins Desi Rascals Series 2". DESIblitz. DESIblitz. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Guides: Christmas pantomimes 2016". 16 November 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  11. ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (9 September 2017). "Jasmin Walia: Music helps escape from life". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Saavn Delivers Chart Topping Original Music and Strengthens Global Reach". Dataquest. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Jasmin Walia becomes first British Indian female singer to feature on Times Square Billboard". RnMTeam. RnMTeam. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Zayn Malik and Jasmin Walia voted Britain's sexiest Asian stars as Bollywood continue to try to woo the 1D star". 10 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Priyanka Chopra voted 'Sexiest Asian Woman' in UK poll". 10 December 2015. The highest placed British woman is once again TV actress Jasmin Walia (28) and Canadian actress Hannah Simone (35), a newcomer in the list, is the highest-placed North American.
  16. ^ "Jasmine Walia's new single with Zack Knight 'Sahara' crosses 1.2 million views". Radioandmusic.com. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  17. ^ Khatoon, Farah (16 December 2019). "After Dum Dee Dee, UK-based singer Jasmin Walia to make you dance on Manana". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. ^ "TOWIE's Jasmin Walia exclusively opens up about THAT X Factor audition as she continues successful music career: 'I hope I can prove Simon Cowell wrong!'". ok.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Celebrity Dinner Date: Jasmin Walia - S7". Radio Times.

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