Jazzy (singer)

Irish pop-dance singer-songwriter (born 19 September 1996)

Jazzy

Birth name| Yasmine Byrne[1]
Also known as|

* Jazzy
* Jazzy Yaz

Born|  (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28)[1]
Crumlin, Dublin,[1] Ireland
Genres|

* Funky house
* euro house
* dance-pop
* eurodance
* garage house
* acid house
* progressive trance
* tech house
* vocal trance

Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter
* record producer

Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 2020–present
Labels| Chaos[1]

Musical artist

Yasmine Byrne (born 19 September 1996), known professionally as Jazzy or Jazzy Yaz, is an Irish dance-pop singer-songwriter, best known for her singles "Make Me Feel Good" and "Don't Stop Just Yet" with Belters Only, "Zeros" with Cassö and Headie One, "Somedays" with Sonny Fodera and D.O.D., and her solo singles "Giving Me", "Shooting Star" and "Feel It".

## Music career

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### Jazzy Yaz

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Jazzy first came to attention in 2020 as a member of the Dublin band Powerful Creative Minds,[2] for which she used the name "Jazzy Yaz".[3] On 29 April 2020, the band released "Baby Maybe", and on 19 June 2020 they released "Vivid Dreams".[4] 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.[5][4] On 5 March 2021, Jazzy Yaz featured on Ben Rainey's "Let Yourself Go", a cover of Room 5's "Make Luv".[6] 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".[5][7]

### Ireland & UK chart hits

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On 26 November 2021,[8] 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[9] 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.[10] On 25 March 2022, Belters Only & Jazzy released a second single together titled "Don't Stop Just Yet",[11] which charted at No. 84 on the UK Singles Chart.[9]

On 10 March 2023, Jazzy released her first solo single titled "Giving Me",[12][8] which peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart[9] 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

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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

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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][12][18]

## Discography

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### Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions  Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions

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IRE
[19]
Constellations |

* Released: 20 October 2023[20]
* Label: Polydor
* Format: Digital download, streaming

| 21
No Bad Vibes |

* Released: 22 November 2024[21]
* Label: Polydor
* Format: Digital download, streaming

| —

### Singles

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List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

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IRE
[19] | UK
[9]
"Make Me Feel Good"
(with Belters Only) | 2022  | 1 | 4  |

* BPI: 2× Platinum[22]

| Non-album singles
"Don't Stop Just Yet"
(with Belters Only)[23] | 15 | 84  |
"Giving Me"  | 2023  | 1 | 3  |

* BPI: Platinum[22]

| Constellations
"Feel It"[24] | 22 | 35  |

* BPI: Silver[22]

"NRG"[25] | 20 | —  |
"Life Lesson"
(with Belters Only & Sonny Fodera)[26] | 23 | —  |  | Non-album single
"Shooting Star"[27] | 2024  | 34 | 98  |  | Constellations (expanded)
"We Groovin"
(with Jamie Jones)[28] | — | —  |  | Non-album singles
"Zeros"
(with Cassö and Headie One)[29] | 91 | 92  |
"Make Up"  | 62 | —  |  | No Bad Vibes
"Somedays"
(with Sonny Fodera and D.O.D)[30] | 5 | 5  |

* BPI: Silver[22]

"The Heat"
(with Alok)[31] | — | —  |  | Non-album single
"No Bad Vibes"
(with Kilimanjaro)[32] | 91
[33] | 94  |  | No Bad Vibes
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ 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.
3. ^ Coffey, Cailean (April 2023). "Interview: Powerful Creative Minds discuss debut EP '#39'". Soul Doubt Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
4. ^ a b Brayden, Kate (15 December 2020). "Crumlin four-piece Powerful Creative Minds release debut EP, #39". Hot Press. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
5. ^ a b "Powerful Creative Minds - Discography". Spotify. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
6. ^ "Jazzy Yaz". Spotify. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
7. ^ Music Ed. (11 May 2023). "Jazzy's potential: A huge superstar". The Evening Echo. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
8. ^ a b "Jazzy - Discography". Spotify. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
9. ^ a b c d
* For all except where noted: "Discography: Jazzy". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
* For "No Bad Vibes": "No Bad Vibes - Jazzy/Kilimanjaro". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ "Don't Stop Just Yet by Belters Only & Jazzy". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
12. ^ a b 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.
13. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Ten minutes with Jazzy". The Irish Post. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
17. ^ "Jazzy". Top40.nl. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
18. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Discography Jazzy". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
20. ^ "Constellations - EP by Jazzy". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
21. ^ Plynton, Niya (7 November 2024). "Jazzy announces No Bad Vibes EP". hotpress.com. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
22. ^ a b c d "British certifications – Jazzy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 October 2024. Type Jazzy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
23. ^ "Don't Stop Just Yet - Single by Belters Only, Jazzy". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
24. ^ "Feel It (Club Edit) - Single by Jazzy". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
25. ^ Major, Michael (9 October 2023). "Jazzy Announces Highly Anticipated Debut EP 'Constellations'; Shares Brand New Track 'NRG'". Broadway World. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
26. ^ "Life Lesson - Single by Belters Only, Sonny Fodera, Jazzy". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
27. ^ "Jazzy Unveils Single Shooting Stars". Hash Tag Magazine. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
28. ^ "Jamie Jones Teams Up With Jazzy For Vivid Single "We Groovin"". This Song Is Sick. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
29. ^ "cassö drops 'Zeros' as follow-up to hit debut release 'Prada'". Sports Playlists. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
30. ^ "Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D Link for Fantastic Summer Anthem 'Somedays' | CULTR". Cultr. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
31. ^ "Alok teams up with Jazzy for 'Heat'". Total Ntertainment. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
32. ^ "Jazzy Joins Forces with Kilimanjaro on the Afro House Tune "No Bad Vibes"". Universal Music. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
33. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 46, 2024)". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

## External links

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* Jazzy discography at Discogs
* Jazzy at AllMusic
* Jazzy's channel on YouTube

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