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's Dame Dash Music Group at the age of 12 and

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at the age of 16 before signing to

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and

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's Eye Know a Secret (E.K.A.S.) Records.

Career

At the age of nine, Villegas appeared in a commercial for the animated feature '' The Land Before Time IX''.Bio
jasminevmusic.com. and her first professional singing performance at age 11, performing the

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at a

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game. Later that year, she signed a record contract with

's Dame Dash Music Group and worked extensively on a debut that was slated to feature collaborations from label-mate and former

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protégée,

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. When she was 16, she then signed with

, and appeared in

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's music video for his single "

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as well as at the

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. She also appeared in the

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. Villegas has also written with musician

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. In 2013, Villegas signed with

and

's Eye Know a Secret (E.K.A.S.) Records. She later appeared alongside American rapper

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debuted August 5, 2014, and rose to No. 39 on the

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Twitter Top Tracks chart. Her debut EP was released on November 10, of that year. On March 11, 2015, Villegas released a new single called "One Night" featuring Problem and

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. The song samples " Kiss of Life" by

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. 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. On June 8, 2015, Jasmine released a Spanish single titled "Renegades".

Personal life

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. Villegas dated

from 2009 to 2010. 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. 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.

Discography

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

* 2011: ''Why Can't We Be Friends?'' (

feat. Jasmine V) * 2011: ''Hello'' (Ryan Leslie feat. Jasmine Villegas) * 2013: ''Now Is The Time'' (Wally Lopez feat. Jasmine V) * 2015: ''Get It On emix' (Ap The Great feat. Jasmine V, K Camp) * 2017: ''The Chase nterlude' (ITSG3! feat. Jasmine Villegas) * 2019: ''Hold Me Down'' (Prince Sole feat. Jasmine V)

Filmography

Guest starring appearances

Music video appearances

References

External links

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