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Jasmine V
Birth nameJasmine Marie Villegas
BornDecember 7th, 1993
San Jose, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2003–present
Labels
Websitejasminevmusic.com

Jasmine Marie Villegas, known professionally as Jasmine V, is an American singer. She was signed to Damon Dash's Dame Dash Music Group at the age of 12 and RCA Records at the age of 16 before signing to Interscope Records and Ester Dean's Eye Know a Secret (E.K.A.S.) Records.[2][3]

Career

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At the age of nine, Villegas appeared in a commercial for the animated feature The Land Before Time IX.[4] and her first professional singing performance at age 11, performing the United States national anthem at a Los Angeles Clippers game.[4] Later that year, she signed a record contract with Damon Dash's Dame Dash Music Group and worked extensively on a debut that was slated to feature collaborations from label-mate and former Missy Elliott protégée, Nicole Wray.[4] When she was 16, she then signed with RCA Records, and appeared in Justin Bieber's music video for his single "Baby", as his love interest in the video. She later joined Bieber on the second part of his My World Tour as well as at the Kids' Choice Awards. She also appeared in the Sean Kingston and Bieber music video for Eenie Meenie.[4] Villegas has also written with musician Nick Jonas.[5]

In 2013, Villegas signed with Interscope Records and Ester Dean's Eye Know a Secret (E.K.A.S.) Records.[6] She later appeared alongside American rapper Becky G, on the cover of Latina magazine's February 2014 issue.[7]

Her single, "That's Me Right There" featuring Kendrick Lamar debuted August 5, 2014, and rose to No. 39 on the Billboard Twitter Top Tracks chart.[8] Her debut EP was released on November 10, of that year.[9] On March 11, 2015, Villegas released a new single called "One Night" featuring Problem and Jeremih.[10][11][12] The song samples "Kiss of Life" by Sade.[13] On May 3, 2015, Villegas released the first installment in her songbook series (books inspired by her life and songs), co-written with R.W. Thomas.[14] On June 8, 2015, Jasmine released a Spanish single titled "Renegades".

Personal life

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Villegas is of Filipino and Mexican descent. She has three brothers, Robert Villegas, Jream Andrew Sablan (a.k.a. Jdrew, Jream Andrew), and Justin Villegas. Her parents separated when she was a young girl. Her grandmother, Sofia Vales, was the one who got her started into modeling at the young age of six. Jasmine started out doing beauty pageant contests.[15]

Villegas dated Justin Bieber from 2009 to 2010.[16]

In 2014, Villegas began dating Youtuber Ronnie Banks after he appeared in her music video for the single "That's Me Right There." On November 2, 2015, Villegas announced via Twitter that she was expecting her first child with Banks.[17] On February 19, 2016, she gave birth to their daughter. Villegas got engaged to Banks in December 2016, later the engagement was broken off.

On May 17, 2020, Villegas had a son with her boyfriend Omar Amir.[18]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title Album details
That's Me Right There
No Judgement
  • Released: May 3, 2019
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Self-released

Mixtapes

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Title Album details
S(he) Be(lie)ve(d)[19]
  • Released: September 20, 2011
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Self-released

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US
Airplay
"Serious" 2010 — — Non-album single
"All These Boys" — —
"Didn't Mean It" 2012 — —
"Paint A Smile" 2013 — —
"That's Me Right There" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) 2014 105 81[20] That's Me Right There EP
"Me and My Broken Heart" (with Golden) — — Non-album single
"Main Chick" (with Golden) — —
"Gimme More" 2016 — —
"Devil Wears Prada" (featuring Ronnie Banks) 2017 — —
"Coldest Heartbreak Pt. II" (with Jrem Andrew) 2018 — —
"Hands To Myself" 2019 — —
"Personal" — —
"Lessons" 2020 — —
"Real You" — —
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  • 2011: Why Can't We Be Friends? (Sean Kingston feat. Jasmine V)
  • 2011: Hello (Ryan Leslie feat. Jasmine Villegas)
  • 2013: Now Is The Time (Wally Lopez feat. Jasmine V)
  • 2015: Get It On [Remix] (Ap The Great feat. Jasmine V, K Camp)
  • 2017: The Chase [Interlude] (ITSG3! feat. Jasmine Villegas)
  • 2019: Hold Me Down (Prince Sole feat. Jasmine V)

Filmography

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Guest starring appearances

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Year Show Episode Role Notes
2003 My Wife and Kids Michael's Band Rachel Guest appearance
2004 Threat Matrix Extremist Makeover Daughter 1#
2004 Kellogg's Eggo — Girl eating Eggo Commercial
2004 Stuff by Hilary Duff — Girl
2005 Arwin! — Lydia Main role alongside Selena Gomez
2006 The Nine Outsiders Tiffany Guest appearance
2007 That's So Raven Teacher's Pet Patty
2007–08 SOP Music variety show Herself Partnered with Julie Anne San Jose

Music video appearances

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Year Song Artist Role Notes
2004 "Jesus Walks" Kanye West Angel Cameo
2005 "How to Deal" Frankie J Herself
2010 "Baby" Justin Bieber Love interest Main role
2010 "Eenie Meenie" Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber Party-goer Extra
2011 "My Girl (Remix)" Mindless Behavior feat. Ciara, Tyga, Lil Twist Herself Cameo
2012 "Slide Over" Baby Bash Guy's love interest Main role
2013 "What U Like" Jream Andrew Herself
2013 "Now Is The Time" Wally Lopez
2015 "This Could Be Us" Rae Sremmurd Swae Lee's ex-girlfriend Cameo
2015 "Selfish Girls" Jake Miller Herself

References

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  1. ^ "SFPL Artist Spotlight: Ester Dean is One to Watch, Signs New Artist Jasmine V". August 4, 2014.
  2. ^ "Interview: Meet Jasmine V". Chicago Tribune. September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Jasmine Villegas – the Hello Group". Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Bio. jasminevmusic.com.
  5. ^ "New Details on Jasmine V and Nick Jonas Collaboration". J-14.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "JASMINE V – the DOPE MAG Interview - Pure DOPE Magazine". dopemag.net. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "JASMINE V & BECKY G ARE LATINA'S FEBRUARY 2014 COVER STARS!". Latina magazine. December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  8. ^ "Jasmine V chart history". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Jasmine Villegas on Life After Justin Bieber's "Baby" Video". February 14, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2014 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Davis, Justin. "Listen to Jasmine V's New Song 'One Night' f/ Jeremih and Problem". Complex. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  11. ^ Goddard, Kevin (March 11, 2015). "Jasmine V – One Night Feat. Jeremih & Problem". HotNewHipHop.
  12. ^ "New Music: Jasmine V feat. Jeremih & Problem – One Night". This Is RnB. March 12, 2015.
  13. ^ Breezy, Elle (March 11, 2015). "Jasmine V – One Night ft. Jeremih & Problem". Singers.
  14. ^ Jasmine Villegas; R.W. Thomas (May 3, 2015). I Love Your Crazy (The Songbooks of Jessie V Book 1). BST Publishing, LLC.
  15. ^ "Jasmine V and Kendrick Lamar Release New Single". Melissa Castellanos. August 10, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  16. ^ "Jasmine Villegas FINALLY Gets Candid About Her Previous Relationship with Justin Bieber (Exclusive)". YouTube. August 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "Jasmine V Is Pregnant and 'So Excited' to Be a Mom". Cosmopolitan. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  18. ^ Juneau, Jen. "Jasmine V Is a Mom — Again! Singer Welcomes Son Zayne: 'God Is Always on Time'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  19. ^ "NEW MUSIC: JASMINE V. – 'S(HE) BE(LIE)VE(D)' [MIXTAPE]". Rap-Up. September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  20. ^ "That's Me Right There by Jasmine V and Kendrick Lamar – Music Charts". Acharts.co.
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