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Jessy De Smet, whose stage name is Jessy (born 8 July 1976), is a Belgian
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singer of
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origin. who had several
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s in the late 1990s and 2000s. She started her career in 1995 as a member of Belgian dance act The Mackenzie. They had a number of hits and won a TMF Award for best album in 1999 with ''Angel''. In 2001, Jessy decided to leave The Mackenzie and go solo. In 2002, she released her solo record ''Rain'', produced by
Regi Penxten Regi Penxten (born Reginald Paul Stefan Penxten on 4 March 1976) is a Belgian DJ and record producer of many Eurodance and trance projects in Belgium, including Milk Inc. and Sylver. Better known by his mononym Regi, he has released three sol ...
, the man behind the popular group
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. The single "Look at Me Now" became a hit in Belgium and the UK, and launched her solo career. After this success, she worked with international acts, such as Verheyen & Vanvaeck,
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, Linda (Milk Inc), DJ Rebel, Michael Beltran and Mickey Modelle. Modelle launched her back into the UK Singles Chart with a reworked version of " Dancing in the Dark". In 2011, Jessy released a
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compilation, ''The Ultimate Jessy – Best Of 1995–2012'', including the new single "Angel" with the American rapper Kaliq Scott. In 2012, she released "Innocence '12", a remake of her signature song that launched her career in the 1990s. It featured the Belgian urban artist, Abie Flinston, and was produced by Penxten. In 2015, she released ''Glorious'', her third album. In 2017 she released "Walking On Air" with Pitbull. During the covid pandemic the single "Reality" was released but failed to chart. Around that time, Jessy's mother, also a singer, participated in the Belgian version of The Voice Senior. She made it to the finals and started performing together with Jessy. They released a duet: "Christmas Time". In 2024 Jessy released a discopop song called "Heartbeat". It got followed by "Love Is Love", a song written and released for the Antwerp Pride. By the end of the year she also made a track with the Belgian AI-artist Marcy Cortega: "Virtual Love". In 2025, Jessy's vocals were
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in the track "Angel" by Ben Hemsley. In the meantime she is one of the biggest Belgian dance singers who is still touring and performing, not only in her home country but also on big 90's and 00's festivals in Spain and the UK.


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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Smet, Jessy 1976 births Living people Smet, Jessy De Smet, Jessy De English-language singers from Belgium People from Zottegem Flemish musicians 21st-century Belgian women singers 21st-century Belgian singers