Jasmine S. Murray (born December 12, 1991)[2] is a contemporary Christian singer and beauty pageant titleholder.

At the time of the pregnancy, her mother Lisa Murray was working the night shift at the Weyerhaeuser plant in Columbus, Mississippi, and was lethargic and noticed her body swelling.

She suffered a severe form of pre-eclampsia when pregnant with Jasmine, and the doctors expected neither of them to survive the pregnancy.

Before her American Idol run, she competed in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen scholarship pageant and was a student at the Mississippi School of the Arts, where she was continuing her education until she graduated in 2010.

[6] Murray competed in the Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen pageant in 2006 where she won the activewear preliminary award and placed fourth runner-up.

Murray was originally eliminated in the second semi-final, but was brought back for the wild card round and the judges chose her to join the Top 13.

During the top 13 week, she performed "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5, with Simon Cowell giving a minor critique that it was "a little bit robotic at times."

American Idol's African-American viewer ratings dropped by 28% in the episode following Murray's elimination.

Murray has been on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Live with Regis and Kelly with also-cast-off contestant Jorge Núñez.

Tour 2009, Murray also performed Beyoncé song Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) at the 2009 Mary Kay Seminar.