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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jasmin Walia
| image = Jasmin Walia at Phoenix Theatre in London (cropped).jpg
| caption = Walia in 2015
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Essex]], England
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| occupation = Singer and television personality
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = {{flat list |
* [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
* [[Virgin EMI Records|Virgin EMI]]
}}
| associated_acts =
}}
'''Jasmin Walia''' is a British singer and television personality of Indian descent; she has released songs in English, [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[Hindi]]. In 2017, her single "[[Bom Diggy (song)|Bom Diggy]]" with [[Zack Knight]] peaked at number one on the [[BBC Asian Network]]'s Official Asian Music Chart. It currently has over 424 million combined streams.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Jasmin Walia releases 'Want Some' |website=Telangana Today |date=21 December 2020 |url=https://telanganatoday.com/jasmin-walia-releases-want-some |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Official Asian Music Chart|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b096t0q0|website=BBC|accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2018/nominations-hindi-2018/ 11th Mirchi Music Awards]</ref>

==Early life==
Jasmin Walia was born in [[Essex]], England to parents of Indian descent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jasmin Walia |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/jasminwalia/about |website=youtube.com |publisher=Jasmin Walia on YouTube |access-date=23 May 2021}}</ref> She has a brother named Danny Walia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hulme |first1=Charlotte |title=Where Jasmin and Danny Walia are now after leaving TOWIE to chase new career dreams |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/where-is-jasmin-walia-now-23429896 |access-date=23 May 2021 |agency=OK! |publisher=Reach Magazines Publishing Plc. |date=2 February 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
===Childhood singing and career beginnings===
Walia started singing at the age of around 7–8, and was the first in her family to sing. While watching television, she used to imitate the actors in the lounge. She said in a Q&A session, "I used to sit there every Saturday night, performing "[[Over The Rainbow]]" to my dad, and I think that he picked up the fact that I loved singing and enrolled me into singing classes."<ref name=yt1/> She demonstrated a vehemence for stage at a very young age. She started attending theatre school at the age of 10.<ref>{{cite news|last=Greenwood|first=Carl|title=TOWIE's Jasmin Walia set for Bollywood success after being named Sexiest Asian in the UK|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/towies-jasmin-walia-set-bollywood-5541238|accessdate=17 October 2017|publisher=MGN Limited|date=18 April 2015}}</ref> She used to listen to [[Music of Bollywood|Indian music]] and watch [[Bollywood]] movies.

She did four [[GCE Advanced Level|A levels]] and got three As and a B, and subsequently applied to the [[University of Cambridge]] to study philosophy, but did not get accepted. She worked for [[National Westminster Bank|Natwest Bank]] as a Customer Adviser for a few years. She also enrolled with the [[Association of Chartered Certified Accountants|ACCA]] for an accountancy course, but later decided to drop out.<ref name="yt1">{{cite web|title=Jasmin Walia - Q & A|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpAAqy5wmNo&t=487s|website=YouTube|publisher=Jasmin Walia on YouTube|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref>

===2012–2015: ''TOWIE'' and ''The X Factor''===
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. She was part of series 7–14 (September 2012 – April 2015). While series 7 to 12 were released by [[ITV2]], [[ITVBe]] has the original release rights for series 13 and 14. She also recorded ''The Only Way Is Las Vegas'', with shooting beginning in September 2013.

She started a [[YouTube]] channel in February 2014 and began uploading song covers alongside artists including [[Zack Knight]], intens-ti and Ollie Green Music. Popular tracks like "[[Rather Be]]", "[[Dark Horse (Katy Perry song)|Dark Horse]]" and "[[All of Me (John Legend song)|All of Me]]" were among her first covers.{{cn|date=September 2022}}

In September 2014, Walia auditioned for the [[The X Factor (UK series 11)|eleventh series]] of the singing talent show, ''[[The X Factor (UK series 11)|The X Factor]]'', 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."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|date=2014-10-08|title=TOWIE Jasmin Walia talks X Factor fail|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a602162/towie-jasmin-walia-on-x-factor-fail-maybe-ill-try-the-voice/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In May 2015, she confirmed that she would be 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 then appeared in the British television show [[Desi Rascals|''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 began, 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."<ref name=desi>{{cite web|last1=BHOGAL|first1=HARVEY|title=Jasmin Walia joins Desi Rascals Series 2|url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/jasmin-walia-joins-desi-rascals-series-2|website=DESIblitz|publisher=DESIblitz|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name=desi/>

===2016 to present: Career as a singer===
Walia released her first single, "Dum Dee Dee Dum", in April 2016 as a collaboration with Zack Knight. The song, written by Knight, P Cruz Michaela, and Reesa/Shide, and composed by Zack Knight and P Cruz, was released via [[Super Cassettes Industries T-Series|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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Guides: Christmas pantomimes 2016|url=http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-and-comedy/guides-christmas-pantomimes-2016-1-7682237|accessdate=17 October 2017|date=16 November 2016}}</ref>

She partnered with T-Series once again in March 2017 for the release of her third song, "Temple". Composed by Zack Knight, Walia and Knight wrote the song. 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]]. [[Saavn|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 (London)|Café de Paris]].<ref name=yt1/> The video received over 8,630,000 YouTube views in less than two months.

She debuted in [[Bollywood]] with the song "[[Bom Diggy (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.<ref name="Nadadhur 2017">{{cite web |last=Nadadhur |first=Srivathsan |title=Jasmin Walia: Music helps escape from life |website=The Hindu |date=9 September 2017 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/jasmin-walia-music-helps-escape-from-life/article19650756.ece |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Saavn Delivers Chart Topping Original Music and Strengthens Global Reach |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1966795514 |url-access=subscription |website=[[Dataquest]] |date=22 November 2017 |access-date=21 December 2020|id={{ProQuest|1966795514}} }}</ref>

In July 2020, Walia became the first British Indian female singer to be featured on the Times Square Billboard - [[One Times Square]] - in [[New York City]] for her single, "Want Some".<ref name="Jasmin Walia becomes first British Indian female singer to feature on Times Square Billboard">{{cite news |title=Jasmin Walia becomes first British Indian female singer to feature on Times Square Billboard |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/200725-jasmin-walia-becomes-first-british-indian |access-date=23 May 2021 |agency=RnMTeam |publisher=RnMTeam |date=25 July 2020}}</ref>

==In the media==
Walia was named in the Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women List by ''[[Eastern Eye]]'' in 2014 alongside [[Zayn Malik]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/zayn-malik-jasmin-walia-voted-4785205.amp|title=Zayn Malik and Jasmin Walia voted Britain's sexiest Asian stars as Bollywood continue to try to woo the 1D star|last=Rossington|first=Ben|date=10 December 2014|work=Daily Mirror}}</ref> and 2015 with [[Sanaya Irani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-voted-sexiest-asian-woman-in-uk-poll/lite/|title=Priyanka Chopra voted 'Sexiest Asian Woman' in UK poll|quote=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.|date=10 December 2015|work=Indian Express}}</ref>

==Discography==
=== Singles ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Track Name
! scope="col"| label
! scope="col"| Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| "Dum Dee Dum"
| rowspan="2"| [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
|<ref name=":0"/>
|-
| "Girl like Me"
|{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| "Go Down"
| [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]]
|
|-
| "Temple"
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018
| "[[Bom Diggy (song)|Bom Diggy]]"
| [[Saavn]]
|
|-
| "[[Bom Diggy Diggy (song)|Bom Diggy Diggy]]" <br><small>(for ''[[Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety]]'')</small>
| [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
|
|-
| "Sahara"
| Revolve records
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Jasmine Walia's new single with Zack Knight 'Sahara' crosses 1.2 million views |website=Radioandmusic.com |date=2 May 2018 |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/180502-jasmine-walias-new-single-zack-knight-sahara |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| "Mañana"
|
|<ref>{{cite web |first=Farah |last=Khatoon |title=After Dum Dee Dee, UK-based singer Jasmin Walia to make you dance on Manana |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/dec/06/after-dum-dee-dee-uk-based-singer-jasmin-walia-to-make-you-dance-on-manana-20367.html |date=16 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|"Want Some"
| [[Virgin EMI Records|Virgin EMI]]
|<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
! Role
! Notes
! Ref
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Jessica Farquer
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Aisha Khatri
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Sunita Desai
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2010–2015
| ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]''
| Herself
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]''
| Contestant
|
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/1051532/towie-jasmin-walia-x-factor-audition-simon-cowell-singing-only-way-is-essex-clean-bandit|work=ok.co.uk|title=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!'|accessdate=15 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Desi Rascals]]''
| Herself
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Dinner Date]]''
| Contestant
|
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fj7qtc/dinner-date--s7-e4-celebrity-dinner-date-jasmin-walia|title=Celebrity Dinner Date: Jasmin Walia - S7|website=Radio Times}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm1813849}}
{{Commons category|Jasmin Walia}}
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[[Category:English people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Essex]]
[[Category:Punjabi-language singers]]
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Ahluwalia]]

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