Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Music»Artists - L to Z»Artists - Y
    Artists - Y Music - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    Yazz (& The Plastic Population)

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    Yasmin Evans was born in Shepherd’s Bush, London, on 19 May 1963 to a Jamaican father (who worked as a station manager at Leicester Square station on London’s underground) and an English mother.

    Following a spell as a catwalk model in Germany, she scored a number of club hits after recording with the group The Biz in 1983. They released a single called Fallin’ which flopped.

    Her first commercial success came in early 1988 when she sang on Coldcut’s Doctorin’ the House prompting her to launch a solo career.

    yazz4

    She recorded a high-energy cover of the Otis Clay soul track The Only Way Is Up which became the year’s biggest-selling single in the UK in 1988 and sold over 1.8 million copies worldwide.

    The subsequent release, Stand Up For Your Love Rights, was a Yazz original.

    After the initial success of her first album, Wanted, a second album – One on One – came out in 1993 and virtually disappeared without trace.

    Yazz returned in 1997 with the album Natural Life, produced by Ali Campbell of UB40 and featuring the single Never Can Say Goodbye, a former big hit for Gloria Gaynor and – to a lesser extent – for The Communards.

    Her 2008 album Running Back to You, charted her spiritual journey and her newfound Christian faith. Yazz is now based in Spain and an active member of the Calahonda Baptist Church.

    Video

    Related Posts

    • Musical Youth
      Musical Youth
      Musical Youth formed in 1979 at Duddeston Manor School in Birmingham, England. The pop/reggae group featured two sets of brothers…
    • Paul Young
      Paul Young
      Following the sad demise of The Q Tips in September 1982, vocalist Paul Young signed a solo record deal with CBC/Columbia and…
    • Kylie Minogue
      Kylie Minogue
      Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1968, Kylie Minogue began an acting career at the age of 11 when she appeared…
    • Breakfast Club, The
      Breakfast Club, The
      The Breakfast Club's drummer, Stephen Bray, helped write and produce several hits for his former college friend, Madonna, including True Blue and Into the Groove.…
    • Tom Tom Club
      Tom Tom Club
      Tom Tom Club began life as a side project for Talking Heads members Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth to keep themselves busy…
    • Close Lobsters, The
      Close Lobsters, The
      Indie pop band, The Close Lobsters, hailed from Paisley in Scotland and first came to prominence with the track Fire Station…
    • Style Council, The
      Style Council, The
      After calling time on The Jam - arguably the most successful band in Britain at the time - Paul Weller unveiled his new group,…
    • Nik Kershaw
      Nik Kershaw
      Nicolas David Kershaw was born in Bristol, England, in 1958. Son of a flautist father and opera singing mother, Kershaw's…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleYello
    Next Article Yazoo

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • Bedazzled (1967)
      The legend of Faust provided the inspiration for this charming […]
    • Barbara Acklin
        […]
    • Beulah
      1 9 5 0 – 1 9 5 3 (USA) 78 x 30 minute episodes […]
    • Legend Of Death
      1 9 6 5 (UK) 5 x 25 minute episodes This short BBC2 series […]
    • Transvision Vamp
      Fronted by the small, pouting, usually scantily-clad screamer […]
    • Paisley
      It’s thought that paisley dates back to 1700 BC Babylon […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disco Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.