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Jasmine Sandlas
Sandlas in 2016
Born	(1985-09-04) 4 September 1985 (age 39) Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Citizenship	American
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2008–present
Musical career
Genres	R&B Hindustani classical music pop Punjabi folk
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Sony Music India
Musical artist
Website	https://www.jasminesandlas.com/

Jasmine Kaur Sandlas (born 4 September 1985) is an American playback singer, television personality, performer, songwriter who mainly sings Punjabi songs. Sandlas was born in Jalandhar, India and raised in Stockton, California. Sandlas's first song, "Muskan" (2008), became a hit. In 2014, she began her Bollywood playback singing career with the song "Yaar Na Miley" for the film Kick. Upon its release, "Yaar Na Miley" went viral, topped the charts, and earned Sandlas wide critical acclaim for her singing style. She also received several awards, including the "Most Popular Song of the Year 2016" "Most popular song of year 2016 – PTC Punjabi Film Awards" and Screen Award for Best Female Playback. She was also featured on the TEDx Talks, MTV Coke Studio and Spoken Word platforms.

Early life and background

Jasmine Kaur Sandlas was born in 1985 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, to a Punjabi Sikh Labana family. Her mother put her on stage to sing at an early age. During her school days she participated in many song competitions and then that was the time when she got influenced by many Punjabi folk singers. At the age of 12 or 13, she and her family migrated to California, where she was inspired by West Coast music. She was only 16 when she began writing songs.

Music career

Her first song, 'Muskan', from the album 'The Diamond', written by Lalie Gill was great success worldwide. In 2012, she did an album 'Gulabi' with rapper Bohemia. After the launch of "Gulabi" album, she started receiving recognition from the mainstream Punjabi music industry. In 2015, Jasmine Sandlas was out with single Punjab De Javak. Jasmine's career began with underground album 'The Diamond' in 2008. Her Bollywood playback singing career began with Kick, for which she did the song called "Devil-Yaar Naa Miley" with Yo Yo Honey Singh.

2012:Gulabi

In 2012, the Gulabi album was launched by Sony Music Company.

2014:Entry into Bollywood

In 2014, she debuted in Bollywood as a playback singer in movie Kick alongside Yo Yo Honey Singh.

2016

Jasmine has given two singles "Ishq Da Sutta" and "Raat Jashan Di" for the movies One Night Stand and Zorawar, respectively.

Jasmine is also part of the TV series on women-empowerment called Angels of Rock, by MTV India. Jasmine along with three other artists biked from Mumbai to the Atarri border (travelling through Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP, Punjab along the way), covering places in rural as well as urban India. Along the way, they met some inspiring women who have scripted their own success stories in varied fields and are using their voice to speak up and discuss issues that urgently need attention. Each episode will also end with a special song. The first episode of season 1, aired on 31 July 2016.

2020: What's in a Name

In 2020, her third album What's in a Name was launched on Sandlas's own YouTube channel. The album was produced by Intense and Hark. The illustration was designed by Diksha and animation is done by VFX kalakaar.

2021: The Great Punjabi Experiment

TGME was an experiment that Jasmine Sandlas started to observe if her predictions, about what kind of music people like, were right or wrong. It consisted of 9 songs. First Song "Gaana challe ya na" was released on 8 March 2021 whereas last song "Dil Tutteya" was released on 10 February 2022.

2022

Jasmine Sandlas released an EP called "Tini" on her birthday that included 4 songs: “Yakeen”, “Kehnda Hi Nahi”, “Hava Vich” and “Kehri Gali.”

Sandlas released a single called "Jee Jeha Karda" on 7 November.

2023

Jasmine's first project of the year was called "Jehri ve" which also had Gippy Grewal's vocals in it. The track was from the movie "mitraan da naa chalda" and came out on 30 January.

“Ittar", written by Jaani, was released on 7 March. B praak composed the music.

Jasmine was inducted into the Women Songwriter's Hall of Fame for her impact on the music industry.

Discography

Soundtrack albums

Singles

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

Coke Studio (India)

MTV Spoken Word

Television

MTV INDIA "Angels Of Rock"

Awards and nominations

See also

• List of Indian playback singers

References

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2. "Jasmine Sandlas released Tere Vangu". The Times of India. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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4. Venkat, Vaivasvat (29 December 2012). "Ludhiana goes international to ring in New Year...would invite rapper Bohemia, Jasmine Sandlas and DJ Hitesh". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
5. "Jasmine Sandlas Speaks at TEDxSIULavale".
6. "Jasmine Sandlas". Desi Hip Hop. 15 October 2011.
7. ^ Fernandesi, Kasmin S (18 July 2014). "Jasmine Sandlas: I was a little girl from Punjab with dreams larger than life". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
8. Sen, Debarati S (6 May 2016). "Jasmine Sandlas: Good music comes from great energy". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
9. "Happy Birthday, Jasmin Sandlas: 'Illegal Weapon' To 'Laddu', Top 5 Songs With Which The Gulabi Queen Rocked The Music Charts!". The Times of India. 4 September 2020. The 'Gulabi Queen' of the Punjabi music industry, who is often called the powerhouse performer, Jasmine Sandlas has ringed in her 30th birthday today.
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11. "Bohemia live-in concert with Jasmine Sandlas". Gulf Digital News – Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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14. "Angels of Rock". MTV India.
15. "Singers Jasmine, Shalmali, Akasa, Anusha are MTV India's 'Angels of Rock'". Radioandmusic.com. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
16. "Jasmine Sandlas Releases Third Album "What's In A Name"". Siachen Studios. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
17. "Jasmine Sandlas – Tini - EP (2022, 256kpbs, File) - Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
18. "Jasmine Sandlas – Jee Jeha Karda (2022, 256kbps, File) - Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
19. "3rd Annual Women Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Celebrates Icons". Ein Presswire. 18 April 2023.
20. "Nominations – Mirchi Music Awards 2014". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
21. Anusha, Nava (11 October 2018). "BritAsia TV Music Awards 2018 Winners". www.desiblitz.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
22. Dhiren, Manga (7 December 2019). "BritAsia TV Music Awards 2019 Winners". www.desiblitz.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

External links

1. Jasmine Sandlas on Facebook
2. Jasmine Sandlas on Instagram

• American women singers
• Punjabi rappers
• Punjabi-language lyricists
• Punjabi-language singers
• Bollywood playback singers
• Indian women playback singers
• Indian women songwriters
• Indian songwriters
• Indian voice actresses
• Living people
• Singers from California
• People from Jalandhar
• American musicians of Indian descent
• American women musicians of Indian descent
• American women songwriters
• Songwriters from California
• Women musicians from Punjab, India
• Singers from Punjab, India
• Folk-pop singers
• 21st-century American women
• 1985 births