Yazz
Sign in to saveYazz (born Yasmin Evans; 19 May 1960) is a British pop singer, who remains perhaps best known for her 1988 UK number one single "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records are credited to Yazz and the Plastic Population.
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Yazz (born Yasmin Evans in Shepherd's Bush, London on May 19, 1960) is a British pop singer who remains best known for her successful 1988 dance track, "The Only Way Is Up". After a spell as a catwalk model, she scored a number of club hits after recording with group, Biz, in 1983. Her first commercial success came in early 1988, when she supplied the vocals on Coldcut's "Doctorin' the House". She soon launched a solo career on Big Life records, a label set up by her future husband Jazz Summers
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Key facts
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.name
- Yazz
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.birth_place
- Shepherd's Bush, London, England
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.occupation
- Singer
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.instruments
- Vocals, guitar
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.years_active
- 1988–present
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Key dates
- Born
- 19 May 1960
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yasmin
- Family name
- Evans
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Baptists
- Genre
- Christian music
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Yazz (born Yasmin Evans; 19 May 1960) is a British pop singer, who remains perhaps best known for her 1988 UK number one single "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records are credited to Yazz and the Plastic Population.
==Career== Yazz was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, to a Jamaican father and a British mother. She attended Holland Park School, where she excelled at sports, including the 400 metres. She was also a member of the England under-19 volleyball team. Following a spell as a catwalk model, she scored a number of club hits after recording with the group the Biz in 1983. Her first commercial success came in early 1988, when she sang on Coldcut's "Doctorin' the House". She soon launched a solo career on Big Life records, a label set up by her husband Jazz Summers, releasing her debut solo single, "The Only Way Is Up", in the summer of 1988. It went on to spend five weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart, eventually becoming the second-biggest-selling UK single of the year. Her follow-up "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" was another big hit (UK number 2), while her debut album Wanted (UK number 3) was certified double platinum in the UK in September 1989 for sales exceeding 600,000.
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