This article is about the British solo artist. For the American actor and rapper Yazz, see Bryshere Y. Gray. For the British synthpop duo Yaz, see Yazoo. For other uses, see Yaz.Yazz (born Yasmin Evans, 19 May 1960) is a British pop singer, who remains best known for her successful 1988 dance track, "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records were credited to Yazz & The Plastic Population. Her father is Jamaican, her mother English.