Jasmine Trias Biography

Jasmine Trias (born November 3, 1986) is an American singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season of American Idol. She has released one album to date, Jasmine Trias.

Biography

Trias was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Mililani Town, Hawaii. She is the eldest daughter of Filipino 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.

American Idol

Trias first gained recognition on the third season of American Idol. She auditioned in her home state of Hawaii. Trias made it to the top twelve performers. She received praises on her rendition of "Inseparable" on Top 12 night, with Simon Cowell replying, "Jasmine, it was just superb". Paula Abdul even threw a rose to her on the stage and, together with Randy Jackson, praised her maturity in that performance.

She was able to survive eliminations, despite criticisms on her performances on some instances of the competition. She first landed on the bottom 3 with Camile Velasco and Diana DeGarmo. On Top 4 performance night, when she received criticisms for her performance of "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls, Cowell suggested that night that she will almost be eliminated the next day but she made it into the top 3. On Top 3 results show, when Ryan Seacrest announced that Trias was eliminated, she had her last message on American Idol, "I wanna thank all my fans for believing in me and for embracing my talents and for making my dreams come true. I mean, this top 3, I cannot ask for more".

She was the highest-placed Asian-American contestant on American Idol until Jessica Sanchez made it in the eleventh season finale.

Performances/results

Week #

Theme

Song choice

Original artist

Order #

Result

Top 32/Group 4

N/A

"Run to You"

Whitney Houston

5

Advanced

Top 12

Soul

"Inseparable"

Natalie Cole

11

Safe

Top 11

Country

"Breathe"

Faith Hill

8

Safe

Top 10

Motown

"You're All I Need to Get By"

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

7

Safe

Top 9

Elton John

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"

Elton John

3

Bottom 2

Top 8

Movie Soundtracks

"When I Fall in Love"

Celine Dion & Clive Griffin

6

Safe

Top 7

Barry Manilow

"I'll Never Love This Way Again"

Barry Manilow

4

Safe

Top 6

Gloria Estefan

"Here We Are"

Gloria Estefan

5

Bottom 3

Top 5

Big band

"The Way You Look Tonight" "Almost Like Being in Love"

Tony Bennett Nat King Cole

4 9

Bottom 2

Top 4

Disco

"Everlasting Love" "It's Raining Men"

Carl Carlton The Weather Girls

1 5

Safe

Top 3

Contestant's Choice Judge's Choice(Paula Abdul) Clive Davis' Choice

"Saving All My Love for You" "Mr. Melody" "All by Myself"

Whitney Houston Natalie Cole Eric Carmen

1 4 7

Eliminated

• ^: When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in the particular night, Trias was in the bottom two, but declared safe when George Huff was eliminated.

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: 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. She also appeared in the fourth season finale of American Idol.

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's reality show Extra Challenge with 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.

Career

Managing Director of Honolulu Ben Lee 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 number one.

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 Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The show debuted on Aug. 16th 2012.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak positions		Certifications (sales threshold)	Sales
		US Indie	US Heat
2005	Jasmine Trias Released: US: July 12, 2005 PH: September 1, 2005 AS: April 6, 2006 Label: Universal/Clockwork Format: CD	20	11	AS: Platinum PH: Gold	US sales: 14,000 Asia sales: 30,000 Philippines sales: 15,000 Worldwide sales: 59,000

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	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 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 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: "Bebot", Generations 1 and 2 (by The Black Eyed Peas)
• 2007: "Pinoy Love" (by Honore)

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Episode	Role	Notes
2009	Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin	series	Herself	Airs on ABS-CBN
2008	Pacific Groove		Herself (TV host)
2007	Your Song: Ang Soundtrack ng LoveLife mo!	"I'd Rather," by Jasmine Trias	Joanne	Airs on ABS-CBN
2006	Your Song: Ang Soundtrack ng LoveLife mo!	"Kung Paano," by Jasmine Trias	Joanne	Airs on ABS-CBN