1. Jasmin Walia is a British singer and television personality of Indian descent; she has released songs in English, Punjabi and Hindi.
19 Facts About Jasmin Walia
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Jasmin Walia was nominated for Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year at the 11th Mirchi Music Awards for the song "Bom Diggy".
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Jasmin Walia was born in Essex, England to parents of Indian descent in the year 1995.
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Jasmin Walia started attending theatre school at the age of 10.
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Jasmin Walia used to listen to Indian music and watch Bollywood movies.
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Jasmin Walia did four 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.
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Jasmin Walia worked for Natwest Bank as a Customer Adviser for a few years.
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Jasmin Walia enrolled with the ACCA for an accountancy course, but later decided to drop out.
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Jasmin 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.
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Jasmin Walia recorded The Only Way Is Las Vegas, with shooting beginning in September 2013.
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Jasmin Walia started a YouTube channel in February 2014 and began uploading song covers alongside artists including Zack Knight, intens-ti and Ollie Green Music.
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In September 2014, Jasmin Walia auditioned for the eleventh series of the singing talent show, The X Factor, but all four judges rejected her, leaving her sobbing.
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Jasmin Walia then appeared in the British television show Desi Rascals 2, streamed by Sky One from July to September 2015.
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Jasmin Walia released her first single, "Dum Dee Dee Dum", in April 2016 as a collaboration with Zack Knight.
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In December 2016, Jasmin Walia appeared in the theatre show Aladdin at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre alongside Michelle Collins.
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Jasmin Walia partnered with T-Series in March 2017 for the release of her third song, "Temple".
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In May 2017, Jasmin Walia released her fourth single, "Go Down".
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Jasmin Walia debuted in Bollywood with the song "Bom Diggy" in the 2018 film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.
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In July 2020, Jasmin 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".