1) JASMINE (real name unknown), born May 19th, 1989, is a Japanese R&B/soul and pop singer from Tokyo, Japan. Growing up in a musical family and regularly singing in a gospel group, JASMINE was given a contract with Sony Music Entertainment after sending in a demo of her debut single, “sad to say”, to the company in 2009, which topped the RIAJ download charts upon it’s major label release. A regular on the Japanese radio station J-Wave, JASMINE is regularly exposed to the Japanese audience and has a growing fanbase with teens and young adults alike. Often reputed to be the next Utada Hikaru, JASMINE writes all of her original material herself and considers Utada a big influence. When she was 13, she witnessed a gospel choir perform at the Yokota U.S. military base and was inspired to become a musician. When she was in the tenth grade, JASMINE dropped out of high school to pursue her dream. 2) A Finnish folk singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1996). 3) A contestant for 2007 Romanian Eurovision pre-selection, with the song Music in My Soul. 4) A band is from the 1970s. It’s one of the earliest groups in which Pelle Miljoona performed. 5) A contestant on Disney Channel’s “Next Big Thing” - has a hit single called ‘Make a Movie’ on iTunes 6) An up and coming Australian singer |
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