Yazz
Yazz ( Yasmin Evans, born May 19, 1960 in Shepherd 's Bush, London) is a British singer, keyboard player and song writer.
Biography
Yasmin Evans began her musical career in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the band ' Biz '. Thereafter, the daughter of a Jamaican father and a British woman spent several years working as a model before she joined the group in 1987 Coldcut. Doctorin ' the House became a Top 10 hit in the UK and a Top 20 hit in Germany.
In 1988, she launched a solo career. Here she succeeded at the opening her biggest success, The Only Way is Up. The song, which combined pop and House elements, became a number one hit in the UK and finished third in the German charts. Other top - ten singles were Stand Up for Your Love Rights (1988 UK # 2, DE # 10 ) and Fine Time ( 1989 UK number 9 ). With Where Has All the Love Gone? ( 16th place) and Treat Me Good ( 20th place ) reached Yazz 1989 and 1990 top 20 positions in the UK charts.
Until 1997, succeeded with six other singles entry into the British charts, but only on average positions. Among them was the title How Long, a collaboration with the British reggae band Aswad, who was also a chart hit in Germany ( place 52). Other commercial successes were denied Yazz.