• 1996 or 1997
• Yasmine Byrne, better known by her stage name Jazzy, is an Irish singer and DJ. She grew up in Crumlin, a Southside suburb of Dublin, raised by a single mother. Jazzy is of part Jamaican descent through her estranged father.
• Jazzy's musical path was forged at Saint Agnes' Primary School, where she learned violin. "It started really small; it was recorders and tin whistles and progressed on to stringed instruments," she told The Irish Examiner. "I joined the orchestra and did all my grades on the violin from there."
• Jazzy first came to attention in 2020 as a member of the Crumlin-based four-piece hip-hop group Powerful Creative Minds. They released several singles, including "Problems of These Days" and "Hope is Good, Change is Real." They also released a debut EP, #39, in December 2020. Jazzy left Powerful Creative Minds in 2021 to pursue her solo career.
• Jazzy's partner, Ross Mooney, introduced her to DJing. Mooney grew up with Conor Bissett, one half of the dance-duo Belters Only. Bissett had seen Jazzy sing and invited her to do a session with them. They ended up recording "Make Me Feel Good," which topped the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart.
• Jazzy is the first Irish woman to hit #1 on Spotify. Her debut solo single, "Giving Me" topped Spotify's Top 50 chart in Ireland.

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