Jazzy (singer)

Yasmine Byrne (born 1996 or 1997), known professionally as Jazzy or Jazzy Yaz, is an Irish dance-pop singer-songwriter. Jazzy has had four hits on the UK Singles Chart, "Make Me Feel Good" and "Don't Stop Just Yet" with Belters Only and with her own two solo hits "Giving Me" and "Feel It"; the four hits charted at No. 4, No. 84, No. 3 and No. 35 respectively.[2] She is the first Irish woman to reach No. 1 on Spotify.[1]

Jazzy
Birth nameYasmine Byrne[1]
Also known as
  • Jazzy
  • Jazzy Yaz
Born1996 or 1997 (age 26–27)[1]
Crumlin, Dublin,[1] Ireland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2020–present
LabelsChaos[1]

Music career

Jazzy Yaz

Jazzy first came to attention in 2020 as a member of the Dublin band Powerful Creative Minds,[3] for which she used the name "Jazzy Yaz".[4] On 29 April 2020, the band released "Baby Maybe", and on 19 June 2020 they released "Vivid Dreams".[5] On 9 November 2020 they released "Problems of These Days", on 25 November 2020 they released "Hope Is Good, Change Is Real", and on 16 December 2020, the latter two turned up on their EP #39.[6][5] On 5 March 2021, Jazzy Yaz featured on Ben Rainey's "Let Yourself Go", a cover of Room 5's "Make Luv".[7] On 14 August 2021, Powerful Creative Minds released a further EP, Am I Wasting Time, and on 15 October 2021, they released "Do For Love".[6][8]

Ireland & UK chart hits

On 26 November 2021,[9] Jazzy featured as lead vocals on the Belters Only's song "Make Me Feel Good", which charted at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart[10] and No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart, making them the first Irish dance act to top said chart since Mark McCabe did so with Maniac 2000.[11] On 25 March 2022, Belters Only & Jazzy released a second single together titled "Don't Stop Just Yet",[12] which charted at No. 84 on the UK Singles Chart.[10]

On 10 March 2023, Jazzy released her first solo single titled "Giving Me",[2][9] which peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart[10] and at No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart, making her the first Irish solo female artist to top said chart since Julie-Anne Dineen did so with Do You Believe?,[13] and the first Irish female artist to reach No. 1 on Spotify.[14][15]

Artistry

Byrne told The Irish Post in March 2023 that Lauryn Hill influenced her to start singing, and also named Raye, Eliza Rose, Carla Monroe, Hayley May, and Karen Harding as influences.[16]

Personal life

Yasmine Byrne was born in Dublin to a single mother and grew up in Crumlin with her brother and a sister.[1] She attended Saint Agnes' Primary School, where she learned violin.[17][13] She is of part Jamaican descent, through her estranged father.[1][16][18] She previously worked at Tesco.[1][2][18]

Discography

Singles
List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE
[19]		 UK
[10]
"Make Me Feel Good"
(with Belters Only)		 2022 14 Non-album singles
"Don't Stop Just Yet"
(with Belters Only)[21]		 1584
"Giving Me" 2023 13 Constellations
"Feel It"[22] 2235
"NRG"[23] 20
[24]		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

References
  1. Smith, Mary Cate (10 June 2023). "DJ Jazzy: 'I went from working in a bakery in Tesco to a number-one song'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. Griffiths, George (1 June 2023). "Jazzy interview: "If you can't play it in the club, it's not Jazzy!"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. O'Toole, Lucy (13 June 2023). "Jazzy on Longitude 2023: "I'm 100% going to bang out a few unreleased tunes – and I'd like to see Ice Spice and Calvin Harris!"". Hot Press. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. Coffey, Cailean (April 2023). "Interview: Powerful Creative Minds discuss debut EP '#39'". Soul Doubt Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. Brayden, Kate (15 December 2020). "Crumlin four-piece Powerful Creative Minds release debut EP, #39". Hot Press. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. "Powerful Creative Minds - Discography". Spotify. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. "Jazzy Yaz". Spotify. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. Music Ed. (11 May 2023). "Jazzy's potential: A huge superstar". The Evening Echo. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. "Jazzy - Discography". Spotify. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. "Discography: Jazzy". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  11. Ainsley, Helen (22 February 2023). "Belters Only earn landmark first Number 1 single in Ireland with Make Me Feel Good ft. Jazzy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  12. "Don't Stop Just Yet by Belters Only & Jazzy". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  13. "Jazzy first Irish female artist to hit No 1 in 14 years". RTE. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  14. Brayden, Kate (12 May 2023). "Jazzy becomes first Irish female artist to hit No.1 on Spotify charts". Hot Press. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  15. Audley, Fiona (25 May 2023). "Jazzy buys round of drinks for everyone in pub after single reaches number one in Ireland". The Irish Post. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  16. "Ten minutes with Jazzy". The Irish Post. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  17. "Jazzy". Top40.nl. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  18. Meagher, John (1 July 2023). "'They go on about your colour but then they go and slap on a bottle of tan' – rising Dublin pop star Jazzy". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  19. "Discography Jazzy". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  20. "British certifications – Jazzy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 August 2023. Type Jazzy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  21. "Don't Stop Just Yet - Single by Belters Only, Jazzy". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  22. "Feel It (Club Edit) - Single by Jazzy". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  23. Major, Michael (9 October 2023). "Jazzy Announces Highly Anticipated Debut EP 'Constellations'; Shares Brand New Track 'NRG'". Broadway World. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  24. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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