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Jasmine Trias Profile |
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Birth Date: November 3, 1986
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Birth Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Birth Name: Jasmine Soriano Trias
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Height: 5'1"
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Biography |
Jasmine Soriano Trias (born November 3, 1986) is a
Filipino-American singer and 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
two albums to date, one in the United States and one in the
Philippines.
After Trias' appearance on American Idol, her fanbase grew
in the United States and in foreign countries where the show
was aired: Australia, 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.
Managing Director of Honolulu Ben Lee summarized the mood in
Trias' home state of Hawaii by saying, "Jasmine has enough
votes in Hawai'i to become governor or mayor easily."
Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, in his capacity as acting
governor, declared Jasmine Trias Day by executive order.
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 has also done various commercials in Hawaii
discouraging smoking, drinking, and drug use.
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.
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.
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 also appeared on GMA Network's reality show Extra
Challenge with fellow internationally known Filipinas 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.
Musically, some have compared Trias to Michelle Branch and
Vanessa Carlton. Trias has 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 also featured in the music video to Black Eyed
Peas single Bebot, playing apl.de.ap's sister.
Trias is the first American Idol finalists to hold residency
on the Las Vegas Strip while performing with the Society of
Seven to temporarily replace Lani Misalucha at the Flamingo
Hotel. She debuted on the strip on February 15 to a packed
house and her run will continue through March 25. The show
will be pattern the way of Misalucha's performance including
mixes celebrity impersonation, costume changes, comedy, and
musical performances. In the show Trias impersonates
celebrities such as Britney Spears, Shakira, Beyoncé, and
Janet Jackson. Her most notable performance includes the
song "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"; recently sung by
American Idol finalist and Oscar award winning actress
Jennifer Hudson in the movie musical Dreamgirls.
She will also be featured as a commentator on MTV/TRL for
the sixth season of American Idol. She is also filming a
movie in the Philippines titled "Suddenly It's Magic"
produced by GMA Films, to be released in Summer 2007. She
will also be featured as a guest judge for a children's
competition on The Tyra Banks Show. She will also be making
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 her
second album this summer and you can expect it to be
released in 2008.
Jasmine will be the host of a new television program called
Pacific Groove in Hawaii, which will air soon. |
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Other
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Father Rudy, mother Nora.
Two younger siblings: brother Ronel and sister Neolani.
Was a part of a singing group called Krystal Clear.
Released her first CD single in February 2005 as a special
promotional deal with Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurants in
her home state of Hawaii
She is of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish ancestry
Younger brother Ronel is an outfielder on the University of
Hawaii at Hilo baseball team. |
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since January 17, 2008