Jasmine Sandlas

Jasmine Sandlas (born 4 September 1985) is an Indian-American singer, television personality, performer, songwriter who mainly sings Punjabi songs. Sandlas was born in Jalandhar, India and raised in Stockton, California. Sandlas's first song, "Muskan"

Early life and background Jasmine Kaur Sandlas was born in 1985 in Ropar, Punjab, India, to a Punjabi Sikh Labana family. Her mother put her on stage to sing at an early age. During her school days she participated in many song competitions and then that was the time when she got influenced by many Punjabi folk singers. At the age of 12 or 13, she and her family migrated to California, where she was inspired by West Coast music. She was only 16 when she began writing songs. Around the same time, she discovered early 2000s hip-hop and pop artists like 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears, Outkast, Gwen Stefani and Nelly Furtado.

Music career

2007–2014: Debut with The Diamond, Gulabi and Bollywood Her first song, "Muskan", released in 2007, from her underground debut album The Diamond, which was subsequently released in 2008, written by Lalie Gill, achieved great success worldwide. After the launch of the album, she started receiving recognition from the mainstream Punjabi music industry.

In 2012, her debut studio album Gulabi was launched by Sony Music Company. She collaborated on the album with rapper Bohemia, who produced the album, and featured on the song "Adhi Rati" , which was released as the lead single. The album was released on November 6, 2012.

Her Bollywood playback singing career began with the soundtrack of the film Kick, on which she sung the song "Yaar Naa Miley", with Yo Yo Honey Singh in 2014.

2015–16: Further singles in the film industry and Angels of Rock In 2015, Jasmine Sandlas released the single "Punjab De Javak". Jasmine sung two singles, "Ishq Da Sutta" and "Raat Jashan Di", for the film soundtracks of One Night Stand and Zorawar, respectively.

Jasmine was also the part of the TV series focusing on women-empowerment called Angels of Rock, by MTV India. Jasmine, along with three other artists namely, Shalmali Kholgade, Akasa Singh, Anusha Mani traveled from Mumbai to the Atarri border (travelling through Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP, Punjab along the way), covering places in rural as well as urban India. Along the way, they met some women who scripted their own success stories in varied fields and used their voice to speak up and discuss issues that urgently need attention. The pilot episode premiered on 31 July 2016.

2017–2022: Successful singles, What's In A Name and debut EP Starting in 2017, she released a string of commercially successful singles with singer Garry Sandhu and producer Intense, including "Illegal Weapon" and "Laddu" in 2017, and "Sip Sip" in 2018. "Sip Sip" and "Illegal Weapon" went on to be remixed and used in the film soundtrack of the Bollywood movie, Street Dancer 3D (2020).

In 2020, her third album, What's in a Name, was released on the day of her father's birthday. The album was produced by Intense and Hark. The illustration for the album cover was designed by Diksha and animation was designed by VFX Kalakaar.

TGPE (The Great Punjabi Experiment) was an experimental album that Jasmine Sandlas released to observe "if her predictions, about what kind of music people like, were right or wrong". It consisted of 9 songs. The first promotional single "Gaana Challe Ya Na" was released on 8 March 2021 and the album rollout concluded with the single release of "Dil Tutteya", which was released on 10 February 2022. Sandlas released a single called "Jee Jeha Karda" on 7 November 2022.

2023–present: Return to film soundtracks Jasmine's first project of the year, "Jehri Ve" released on 30 January 2023, which also had vocals from fellow singer Gippy Grewal. The track was included on soundtrack of the Punjabi movie Mitran Da Naa Chalda. In August 2023, she dropped the Rude EP, consisting of four songs. In the same year, Jasmine was inducted into the Women Songwriter's Hall of Fame for her impact on the music industry.

In May 2024, she returned to contribute to Bollywood music, after a gap of four years, by lending her vocals to the track "Taras", for the film soundtrack of Munjya.

In 2025, she released the track "POLS", that she called "a rebirth in her artistic journey". She also collaborated with rapper Raga on the track "Brown Baddie", marking a return to her early hip-hop rooted music. She also contributed to the soundtrack of the film Raid 2, on the song "Nasha". She also released her fourth album, Legal Robbery, produced by Intense in October 2025.

In the same year, she also earned widespread praise for her collaborations with composer Shashwat Sachdev for the soundtracks for the web-series The Ba***ds of Bollywood and the film Dhurandhar.

Next year, she appeared on the soundtrack of the sequel to Dhurandhar, titled Dhurandhar: The Revenge. In April 2026, she was featured in GQ India 's list of "Most Influential Young Indians of 2026". In July 2026, she kicked off her first solo nationwide 4-city tour, The Dream Girl tour.

Discography Soundtrack albums

As a singer

As a lyricist

Singles Gill Machhrai, Rony Ajnali (lyrics)Warner Music IndiaMain BandeyMani SinghGuddiKRN Walia, LATF

Studio albums Title Album details Music The Diamond Released: 25 March 2010

Label: The Diamond Lane Records Formats: CD, digital download Mixman Shawn Gulabi Released: 29 October 2012 Label: Sony Music India Formats: CD, digital download Bohemia What's in a Name Released: 4 June 2020 Label: Jasmine Sandlas Records Formats: CD, digital download Intense, Hark Tini (EP) Released: 4 September 2022

Label: Jasmine Sandlas Records

Formats: CD, digital download Jashan Dhillon, Krn Walia, RaaginderRude (EP) Released: 2023

Label: Jasmine Sandlas Records

Formats: CD, digital downloadMofusion, Krn WaliaASAP (As Soft As Possible) (EP) Released: 29 April 2025

Label: Warner Music India

Formats: CD, digital downloadMofusion, ScxthLegal Robbery Released: 17 October 2025

Label: Warner Music India

Formats: CD, digital downloadIntense

Collaboration and compilation albums Title Album details Album byNotes The Diamond . Released: 4 September 2012 . Label: Sony Music India

. Formats: CD 7. "This Song" Mixman Shawn Desi Revolution Vol. 1 . Released: 13 December 2011 . Label: DHH

. Formats: CD 3. "Na Suno" feat. Bohemia Ultimate Desi Hiphop Party Released: 30 October 2014 . Label: Sony Music India

. Formats: CD, Digital download 8. "Adhi Raati" feat. Bohemia

Coke Studio (India) Title Co-artist(s) Music Episode Season Released "Sawan Mein" Divya Kumar Sachin–Jigar 2 4 12 April 2015

MTV Spoken Word Title Co-artist(s) Music Year "Pinjra" Badshah Dr Zeus 2015

Filmography

Television MTV India Angels Of Rock SongEpisodeSeasonNotes"Agar Tu"21"Rudi No Radio""Jaagde Ke Sutte"81"Ludhiana Cares"

Awards and nominations Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 7th Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year "Yaar Naa Miley" from Kick Brit Asia TV Music Awards 2018 Best Female Act Brit Asia TV Music Awards 2019 Best International Female Act