Yasmine Byrne (born ), known professionally as Jazzy or Jazzy Yaz, is an Irish

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singer-songwriter. Jazzy has had four hits on the

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" 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. She is the first Irish woman to reach No. 1 on

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Music career

Jazzy Yaz

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

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". 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".

Ireland & UK chart hits

On 26 November 2021, Jazzy featured as lead vocals on the Belters Only's song "

", which charted at No. 4 on the

and No. 1 on the

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, making them the first Irish dance act to top said chart since

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did so with

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. On 25 March 2022, Belters Only & Jazzy released a second single together titled "Don't Stop Just Yet", which charted at No. 84 on the UK Singles Chart. On 10 March 2023, Jazzy released her first solo single titled " Giving Me", which peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and at No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart, making her the first Irish solo female artist to top said chart since

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did so with Do You Believe?, and the first Irish female artist to reach No. 1 on Spotify.

Artistry

Byrne told '' The Irish Post'' in March 2023 that Lauryn Hill influenced her to start singing, and also named Raye,

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, Carla Monroe,

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, and

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as influences.

Personal life

Yasmine Byrne was born in Dublin to a single mother and grew up in Crumlin with her brother and a sister. She attended Saint Agnes' Primary School, where she learned

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. She is of part Jamaican descent, through her estranged father. She previously worked at

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Discography

Singles

References

External links

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