“The only way is up!” promised the bleach blonde model turned singer in the summer of 1988, which she soundtracked with her international smash, becoming one of the UK’s biggest music stars.
But what happened to Yazz? Yahoo caught up with her and found out the music industry can go down as well as up.
In the Beginning…
Born to a Jamaican father and English mother in London in 1960, Yasmin Evans was an unmistakable regular on the catwalk before being blinded by the giddy lights of pop fame. She scored a number of underground hits with Biz during the mid-‘80s. But her big break really arrived in 1988, when she supplied the vocals to Coldcut’s pioneering, monster club smash ‘Doctorin’ The House’ (Watch the video on YouTube), hitting the UK top 10.
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