Yazz and the Plastic Population goes No. 1 across Europe in 1988 with their House music version of “The Only Way is Up”

“The Only Way is Up” hit the top of the U.K charts on August 6, 1988, where it remained for five weeks, but contrary to what many think, it wasn’t originally performed or released by Yazz

The once House music British star Yazz turns 64 today

In 1988 Yazz had a smash hit with “The Only Way Is Up”, an early House music hit that reached No.1 in the U.K. 35 years later, find out what Yazz is doing these days