Yazz

Yazz (born Yasmin Evans in Shepherd's Bush, London on May 19 1963) 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

Yazz (born Yasmin Evans in Shepherd's Bush, London on May 19 1963) 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, 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 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.