Yazz

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This article is about the solo artist 'Yazz'. For the synthpop duo known as 'Yaz' in the US, see Yazoo (band). For other uses of the word 'Yaz', see Yaz.

Yazz (born Yasmin Evans, 19 May 1960, in Shepherd's Bush, London) is a British pop singer, who remains best known for her successful 1988 dance track, "The Only Way Is Up".


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[edit] Career

After a spell as a catwalk model, she scored a number of club hits after recording with the 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, releasing her debut 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 biggest selling UK single of the year. Suddenly one of Britain's biggest pop acts, her follow up was another big hit, whilst her debut album went Top Ten.

She continued to have hits into 1989 but has since recorded only sporadically, releasing one single during 1990 and not releasing another until 1992. She returned to the charts in 1993, performing with Aswad on the Top 40 hit "How Long". She continued to release singles throughout the 1990s, including a cover version of The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye". In 1997 she recorded the album Natural Life, which was only released in some parts of Europe and Asia.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Wanted (1988) UK #3, AUS #43
  • The Wanted Remixes (1989) UK #53
  • One On One (1994)
  • Natural Life (1997)
  • At Her Very Best (2001) UK #166

[edit] Singles

  • "Doctorin' the House" (with Coldcut) (1988) UK #6, Ger # 11
  • "The Only Way Is Up" (1988) UK #1, US #96, AUS #2, NZ #1, Ger # 3
  • "Stand Up For Your Love Rights" (1988) UK #2, AUS #22, NZ #8, Ger # 10
  • "Fine Time" (1989) UK #9, NZ #18, Ger # 32
  • "Where Has All The Love Gone" (1989) UK #16, Ger # 40
  • "Treat Me Good" (1990) UK #20, AUS #100, Ger # 55
  • "One True Woman" (1992) UK #60
  • "How Long" (with Aswad) (1993) UK #31, Ger # 52
  • "Have Mercy" (1994) UK #42, Ger # 86
  • "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" (1994) UK #56
  • "Good Thing Going" (1996) UK #53
  • "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1997) UK #61
  • "Abandon Me" (1998) UK #79

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