Jasmine Trias
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Jasmine Trias is an American
singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season
of American Idol
, due in part to tremendous call-in support from California, New York, and her native state of Hawaii
. She has released one album to date, Jasmine Trias
. Along with Camile Velasco
, she is among the first two people of Filipino descent to ever advance to the American Idol finals.
immigrants to the state of Hawaii
from Tanza
, Cavite
. Trias attended Maryknoll School, a Roman Catholic preparatory school of the Diocese of Honolulu
. As a representative of Maryknoll School
, she won the Brown Bags to Stardom 2001 state singing competition and the Road to Fame 2003 youth talent competition. Trias graduated from Maryknoll School in June 2004.
. She auditioned in her home state of Hawaii. Trias made it to the top twelve performers and eventually finished as the second runner-up.
, Hong Kong
, Malaysia, Indonesia
, Philippines
, Singapore
, and Taiwan
, among others. The Manila Times
newspaper captured the mood of her ancestral country in an April headline: "Everybody Wants Jasmine." During the American Idol season, hundreds of internet fan sites from over a dozen countries were established in several Asian and European languages.
Trias also appeared on GMA Network
's reality show Extra Challenge
with Brunei starlet Ruffa Gutierrez
(former Miss World
runner-up) and Donita Rose
(former MTV VJ). She also visited the housemates of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
on March 6 and stayed in the house overnight, leaving on March 7.
summarized the mood in Trias' home state of Hawaii by saying, "Jasmine has enough votes in Hawaii to become governor or mayor easily." Lieutenant Governor James Aiona
, in his capacity as acting governor, declared Jasmine Trias Day by executive order. Trias has also done various commercials in Hawaii discouraging smoking, drinking, and drug use. On February 27, 2005, Trias released a CD single entitled "Flying Home," which was sold exclusively in Pizza Hut
and Taco Bell
stores in Hawaii. The single was intended to capture her feelings of returning to Hawaii after months of working on tour and on her album.
Trias was a part of the JCPenney and Seventeen
"Rock Your Prom" Fashion Show. She performed in Springfield, Missouri
and Glendale, California
in March 2005.
Musically, some have compared Trias to Michelle Branch
and Vanessa Carlton
. Trias signed a record deal with Clockwork Entertainment, a company which has worked with Dream and Bad Boy Records
(headed by P. Diddy), to record and produce her debut album. She also signed a record deal with Universal Records
for the album's release in the Philippines. Her self-titled debut album with Clockwork Entertainment was released on July 12, 2005 in the U.S.
. It has since sold 14,000 copies in the US alone according to Nielsen SoundScan
and a reported 50,000 worldwide. She has since been certified platinum in the Philippines. Trias headlined tours in Manila
, San Francisco
, Los Angeles, and Guam
in 2004. To end her whirlwind visit to the Philippines, dubbed "Jasmania," she met President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
. Trias left Clockwork Entertainment due to poor management and promotion; and is now with Universal Records Philippines. "Excuses," "Sana Lagi," "Too Many Walls" and "DJ Don't Quit" peaked in the Top 10 on a popular Live365
Internet station called Idol Waves. "I'd Rather" managed to reach #1.
Jasmine was featured in the music video to The Black Eyed Peas
single Bebot
, playing apl.de.ap
's sister.
She was featured as a commentator on MTV
/TRL
for the sixth season of American Idol
. She also filmed a movie in the Philippines titled "Suddenly It's Magic" produced by GMA Films
; it is shelved indefintely. In addition, she was featured as a guest judge for a children's competition on The Tyra Banks Show
and made appearances on three American Idol national follow-up shows: American Idol Extra
, American Idol Tonight and It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle.
Jasmine has stated in many different interviews that she will start working on new albums for the U.S. and the Philippines for release this year.
Trias is the host of a television program called Pacific Groove in Hawaii.
Jasmine is currently performing with Hawaii's very own Society of Seven
at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
in Las Vegas. The show debuted on November 6, 2009.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season
American Idol (Season 3)
The third season of American Idol premiered on Monday, January 19, 2004 and continued until May 26, 2004. The third season was won by Fantasia Barrino, who defeated Diana DeGarmo by an approximate margin of 2% ; the vote total was the highest recorded vote total in the show's history until the...
of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
, due in part to tremendous call-in support from California, New York, and her native state of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. She has released one album to date, Jasmine Trias
Jasmine Trias (album)
Jasmine Trias is the eponymous debut album from the Filipino American Pop/R&B singer Jasmine Trias.-United States release:Jasmine Trias was released in the United States on July 12, 2005 under the Clockwork Entertainment label. As of July 2007, the album had sold 14,000 copies in the United States...
. Along with Camile Velasco
Camile Velasco
Ciara-Camile Roque Velasco is a Filipino-American singer and was one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series, American Idol...
, she is among the first two people of Filipino descent to ever advance to the American Idol finals.
Biography
Trias was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Mililani Town, Hawaii. She is the eldest daughter of FilipinoFilipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
immigrants to the state of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
from Tanza
TANZA
TANZA was a pioneering New Zealand record label, from 1949 to 1956. TANZA stands for To Assist New Zealand Artists, and was the first company to record and produce records in New Zealand...
, Cavite
Cavite
Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south...
. Trias attended Maryknoll School, a Roman Catholic preparatory school of the Diocese of Honolulu
Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu
The Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, officially in Latin Dioecesis Honoluluensis, is an ecclesiastical territory or particular church of the Catholic Church in the United States...
. As a representative of Maryknoll School
Maryknoll School
Maryknoll School is a private, coeducational Catholic Christian school serving children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Honolulu, Hawaii...
, she won the Brown Bags to Stardom 2001 state singing competition and the Road to Fame 2003 youth talent competition. Trias graduated from Maryknoll School in June 2004.
American Idol
Trias first gained recognition on the third season of American IdolAmerican Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
. She auditioned in her home state of Hawaii. Trias made it to the top twelve performers and eventually finished as the second runner-up.
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| Top 32/Group 4 | N/A | "Run to You" | Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among... |
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| Top 12 | Soul | "Inseparable Inseparable (song) "Inseparable" is a song originally recorded by R&B singer Natalie Cole. Released in 1975, it was her second straight number one single on the Hot Soul Singles chart from her debut album,Inseparable, and also reached number thirty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart... " |
Natalie Cole Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"... |
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"Breathe Breathe (Faith Hill song) "Breathe" is a country song by American recording artist Faith Hill, released as the first single from her 1999 album of the same name. The song was written by Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar. "Breathe" became Hill's 7th number one on the country music charts in the US. The song spent four weeks... " |
Faith Hill Faith Hill Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... |
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"You're All I Need to Get By You're All I Need to Get By "You're All I Need to Get By" is a song recorded by the American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and released on Motown Records' Tamla label in 1968. It was the basis for the 1995 single "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" from Method Man and Mary J... " |
Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range.... & Tammi Terrell Tammi Terrell Thomasina Winifred Montgomery, known as Tammi Terrell was an American singer-songwriter most notable for her association with Motown and her duets with Marvin Gaye. As a teenager she recorded for the Scepter–Wand, Try Me and Checker record labels. She signed with Motown in April 1965 and enjoyed... |
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"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is the first single from British musician Elton John's 1974 album Caribou; it was released that year during the latter half of May in the United Kingdom, and on 10 June in the United States.-Lyrics and music:... " |
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| Top 8 | Movie Soundtracks | "When I Fall in Love When I Fall in Love "When I Fall in Love" is a 1952 popular song recorded by many artists.When I Fall in Love may also refer to:* When I Fall in Love , an album by Chris Botti, with a version of the 1952 song... " |
Celine Dion Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record... & Clive Griffin Clive Griffin Clive Griffin is a British pop vocalist, best known for his hit duet, "When I Fall in Love" with pop singer Celine Dion. His debut album Step By Step sold 10,000 copies in his native UK in the late 1980s, and featured several singles, "Head Above Water", "Don't Make Me Wait", "The Way We Touch"... |
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| Top 7 | Barry Manilow Barry Manilow Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."... |
"I'll Never Love This Way Again I'll Never Love This Way Again "I'll Never Love This Way Again" is a 1979 hit recorded by American soul singer Dionne Warwick. The song was composed by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings and produced by Arista labelmate Barry Manilow.... " |
Barry Manilow Barry Manilow Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."... |
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| Top 6 | Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those... |
"Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those... |
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"The Way You Look Tonight The Way You Look Tonight "The Way You Look Tonight" is a song featured in the film Swing Time, originally performed by Fred Astaire. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. The song was sung to Ginger Rogers as Penelope "Penny" Carroll by Astaire's character of John "Lucky" Garnett while Penny was busy... " "Almost Like Being in Love Almost Like Being in Love "Almost Like Being in Love" is a popular song published in 1947. The music was written by Frederick Loewe, and the lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.... " |
Tony Bennett Tony Bennett Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz.... Nat King Cole Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres... |
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| Top 4 | Disco Disco Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and... |
"Everlasting Love Everlasting Love "Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden that has been a hit for various artists, including Robert Knight, Carl Carlton, Love Affair, and Gloria Estefan.- Overview :... " "It's Raining Men It's Raining Men "It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 originally for Dave Balfour's album Stars , and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982... " |
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"Saving All My Love for You Saving All My Love for You "Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin with arrangement by Gene Page. It was originally a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978 on their album Marilyn & Billy... " "Mr. Melody Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"... " "All by Myself All by Myself "All by Myself" is a power ballad written and performed by Eric Carmen in 1975.The verse is based on the second movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18... " |
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Post Idol career
After Trias' appearance on American Idol, her fanbase grew in the United States and in foreign countries where the show was aired: AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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, Malaysia, Indonesia
Indonesia
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, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, among others. The Manila Times
Manila Times
The Manila Times is the oldest existing English language newspaper in the Philippines. It is published daily by The Manila Times Publishing Corp. with editorial and administrative offices at 371 A...
newspaper captured the mood of her ancestral country in an April headline: "Everybody Wants Jasmine." During the American Idol season, hundreds of internet fan sites from over a dozen countries were established in several Asian and European languages.
Jasmine in the Philippines
In the Philippines, Trias has done television commercials and billboard ads for McDonald's, Smart Telecommunications, Hapee Toothpaste, and Bench Clothing. On October 6, 2004, Trias released a promotional single for McDonald's entitled "Love Ko 'To" (the local translation of McDonald's "i'm lovin' it" slogan). McDonald's restaurants in the Philippines offered a promotional meal called the "Jasmine Trio", which consisted of a Strawberry Float, fries, and the McDonald's exclusive Love Ko 'To CD-Single.Trias also appeared on GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
's reality show Extra Challenge
Extra Challenge
Extra Challenge was a one-of-a-kind Filipino reality show that has blazed a trail in Philippine television. The show has attracted a wide following after it presented episodes where strange yet amusing predicaments befall on participants. It is shown in the Philippines by GMA Network every weekday...
with Brunei starlet Ruffa Gutierrez
Ruffa Gutiérrez
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(former Miss World
Miss World
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runner-up) and Donita Rose
Donita Rose
Donita Rose-Villarama, , also known as Donita Rose, Donita, is a Filipina actress, TV Host and former MTV Asia VJ.-Biography:...
(former MTV VJ). She also visited the housemates of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
The first celebrity edition of Pinoy Big Brother, titled Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition is a special edition of the original show...
on March 6 and stayed in the house overnight, leaving on March 7.
Career
Managing Director of Honolulu Ben LeeBenjamin Lee (politician)
Benjamin B. Lee, popularly known as Ben Lee, served from 1998 as managing director of the City & County of Honolulu under Mayor of Honolulu Jeremy Harris. During leaves of absence by Mayor Harris, Lee had assumed the role of acting mayor of Honolulu several times during his tenure...
summarized the mood in Trias' home state of Hawaii by saying, "Jasmine has enough votes in Hawaii to become governor or mayor easily." Lieutenant Governor James Aiona
James Aiona
James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr. is an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. He is of Hawaiian, Chinese, and Portuguese descent...
, in his capacity as acting governor, declared Jasmine Trias Day by executive order. Trias has also done various commercials in Hawaii discouraging smoking, drinking, and drug use. On February 27, 2005, Trias released a CD single entitled "Flying Home," which was sold exclusively in Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
and Taco Bell
Taco Bell
Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food. Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items...
stores in Hawaii. The single was intended to capture her feelings of returning to Hawaii after months of working on tour and on her album.
Trias was a part of the JCPenney and Seventeen
Seventeen (magazine)
Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...
"Rock Your Prom" Fashion Show. She performed in Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
and Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
in March 2005.
Musically, some have compared Trias to Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch
Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums, The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper, and was subsequently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2003...
and Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Lee Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter...
. Trias signed a record deal with Clockwork Entertainment, a company which has worked with Dream and Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...
(headed by P. Diddy), to record and produce her debut album. She also signed a record deal with Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
for the album's release in the Philippines. Her self-titled debut album with Clockwork Entertainment was released on July 12, 2005 in the U.S.
United States
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. It has since sold 14,000 copies in the US alone according to Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
and a reported 50,000 worldwide. She has since been certified platinum in the Philippines. Trias headlined tours in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, Los Angeles, and Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
in 2004. To end her whirlwind visit to the Philippines, dubbed "Jasmania," she met President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
. Trias left Clockwork Entertainment due to poor management and promotion; and is now with Universal Records Philippines. "Excuses," "Sana Lagi," "Too Many Walls" and "DJ Don't Quit" peaked in the Top 10 on a popular Live365
Live365
Live365 is an Internet radio network where members can create their own online radio station or listen to other Live365 broadcasters' online stations. As of October 2006, there were about 6,500 active stations, some of which play niche genres seldom heard on AM/FM radio...
Internet station called Idol Waves. "I'd Rather" managed to reach #1.
Jasmine was featured in the music video to The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
single Bebot
Bebot
"Bebot" is a promotional single from The Black Eyed Peas' fourth studio album, Monkey Business. The single was released in the Phillippines, Asia and Australia on August 4, 2006. The title of the song is derived from a Filipino slang word analogous to "babe", playing the English slang term for "hot...
, playing apl.de.ap
Apl.de.ap
Allan Pineda Lindo, Jr. better known as apl.de.ap , is a Filipino-American rapper, record producer, and occasional drummer who is best known as a member of The Black Eyed Peas.-Early life:Pineda was born in Belfast...
's sister.
She was featured as a commentator on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
/TRL
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
for the sixth season of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
. She also filmed a movie in the Philippines titled "Suddenly It's Magic" produced by GMA Films
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
; it is shelved indefintely. In addition, she was featured as a guest judge for a children's competition on The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired on Friday, May 28, 2010.-2005-2009: Syndication:...
and made appearances on three American Idol national follow-up shows: American Idol Extra
American Idol Extra
American Idol Extra was a television show that was shown on the Fox Reality Channel and Star! and billed as "the show that picks up right where American Idol leaves off"...
, American Idol Tonight and It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle.
Jasmine has stated in many different interviews that she will start working on new albums for the U.S. and the Philippines for release this year.
Trias is the host of a television program called Pacific Groove in Hawaii.
Jasmine is currently performing with Hawaii's very own Society of Seven
Society of Seven
Society of Seven is a variety troupe that performs a variety show of the same name. Formed in the early 1960s as a pop group named The Fabulous Echoes, the group released a number of records in Asia, recording with the Hong Kong-based Diamond Records...
at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
The Gold Coast Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This locals' casino is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming Corporation. The Gold Coast is located one mile west of the Las Vegas Strip on West Flamingo Road. It is located across the street from the Palms Casino...
in Las Vegas. The show debuted on November 6, 2009.
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... ) |
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| US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| 2005 | Jasmine Trias Jasmine Trias (album) Jasmine Trias is the eponymous debut album from the Filipino American Pop/R&B singer Jasmine Trias.-United States release:Jasmine Trias was released in the United States on July 12, 2005 under the Clockwork Entertainment label. As of July 2007, the album had sold 14,000 copies in the United States...
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20 | 11 |
Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population... : Platinum Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... : Gold |
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Singles
- 2004: "Love 'Ko To"
- 2005: "Excuses"
- 2005: "Lose Control"
- 2006: "Sana Lagi"
- 2006: "Kung Paano"
- 2006: "I'd Rather"
- 2007: "The Christmas Song"
Album appearances
- 2005: American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics
- "Midnight Train to Georgia"
- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (with the Top 12 finalists)
Awards and recognitions
| Year | Award-giving Body | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MTV Pilipinas | Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Video ("Lose Control") | Nominated |
| 2006 | Mobile MYX Top Picks Myx myx or MYX is the music channel of ABS-CBN brand and the #1 music channel in the Philippines. It is also a part of Studio 23's program line-up. In 2007, MYX North America was launched in the United States.... |
Ringtone of the Week (May) ("Kung Paano") | Won |
| 2006 | The Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Na Hoku Hanohano Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2006 | The Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Na Hoku Hanohano Awards | Most Promising Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2006 | The Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Na Hoku Hanohano Awards | Contemporary Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2006 | PARI's Awit Awards (the Philippine Grammy Awards) | Best R&B Song ("Lose Control") | Nominated |
| 2006 | PARI's Awit Awards (the Philippine Grammy Awards) | Best Vocal Arrangement ("Lose Control") | Nominated |
| 2006 | Hawaii Music Awards | Pop Album of the Year | Won |
| 2006 | Hawaii Music Awards | Best New Artist of the Year | Won |
| 2006 | Philippine Hip-Hop Music Awards | Female R&B Artist of the Year | Won |
| 2005 | Askmen.com | Singer of the Week (January) | Won |
| 2005 | AlohaJoe.com | Artist of the Month (August) | Won |
| 2005 | FHM FHM FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For... Magazine (Philippines) |
Top 100 Sexiest Women (#50) | Won |
| 2005 | Hawaii Music Awards | Entertainer of the Year | Won |
| 2004 | People Magazine (Asia) | People of the Year Award | Won |
| 2004 | Kalayaan Performing Arts | Music Award | Won |
| 2004 | Y Style Fashion Awards | Bench Model of the Year | Won |
| 2004 | Maryknoll High School | Music Award | Won |
| 2004 | Quezon Quezon -History:Originally, what now forms Quezon was divided among the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, and Nueva Ecija. The area was first explored by Juan de Salcedo in 1571-1572, during his expedition from Laguna to Camarines provinces.... City Chamber of Ngo-Po Inc |
Filipino World Class Achiever's Award | Won |
Videography
- 2004: "Love 'Ko To"
- 2004: "Kailangan Koy Ikaw" (for Smart IDD)
- 2005: "Excuses"
- 2005: "Lose Control"
- 2005: "Sana Lagi"
- 2006: "Kung Paano"
- 2006: "BebotBebot"Bebot" is a promotional single from The Black Eyed Peas' fourth studio album, Monkey Business. The single was released in the Phillippines, Asia and Australia on August 4, 2006. The title of the song is derived from a Filipino slang word analogous to "babe", playing the English slang term for "hot...
", Generations 1 and 2 (by The Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
) - 2007: "Pinoy Love" (by HonoreHonoré-Princes of Monaco:*Honoré II of Monaco*Honoré III of Monaco*Honoré IV of Monaco*Honoré V of Monaco-Other people:*Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright*Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician...
)
Television
| Year | Show | Episode | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin | series | Herself | Airs on ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ... |
| 2008 | Pacific Groove | Herself (TV host) | ||
| 2007 | Your Song: Ang Soundtrack ng LoveLife mo! Your Song (TV series) Your Song is a weekly musical anthology series of ABS-CBN in the Philippines, broadcast every Sunday after ASAP. The show premiered on February 12, 2006.... |
"I'd Rather," by Jasmine Trias | Joanne | Airs on ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ... |
| 2006 | Your Song: Ang Soundtrack ng LoveLife mo! Your Song (TV series) Your Song is a weekly musical anthology series of ABS-CBN in the Philippines, broadcast every Sunday after ASAP. The show premiered on February 12, 2006.... |
"Kung Paano," by Jasmine Trias | Joanne | Airs on ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ... |