# Jessy De Smet

Jessy De Smet, whose stage name is Jessy (born 8 July 1976), is a Belgian dance music singer of Flemish origin. who had several gold records 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, the man behind the popular group Milk Inc.
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, Sash!, 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 greatest hits 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.

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | BEL (Fl) |
| Angel (With The Mackenzie) | Released: April 1999 Format: 2×CD Label: Antler-Subway | 1 |
| Rain | Released: June 2004 Format: CD Label: Oceanic | 46 |
| The Ultimate Jessy – Best Of 1995–2012 | Released: November 2011 Format: CD, digital Label: Mostiko | 33 |
| Glorious | Released: April 2015 Format: CD, digital Label: BIP Records | 47 |

### Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | BEL (Fl) |
| Live & Acoustic For MNM 90's Café | Released: April 2012 Format: 2×CD Label: Mostiko | - |

### Charting singles

List of charted singles :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | BEL (Fl) | IRL | SWE | UK | Album |
| "I Am Free" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 1995 | 26 | — | — | — | Angel |
| "Innocence" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 1998 | 6 | — | — | — | Angel |
| "Falling in Love" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 1998 | 4 | — | — | — | Angel |
| "Alive" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 1998 | 7 | — | — | — | Angel |
| "Out of Control" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 1999 | 10 | — | — | — | Angel |
| "The Rain" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 1999 | 12 | — | — | — | Angel |
| "Emotions" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 1999 | 23 | — | — | — | Angel (The Millennium Edition) |
| "Be My Lover" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 2000 | 25 | — | — | — | non album singles |
| "For You" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 2000 | 20 | — | — | — | non album singles |
| "All I Need" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 2000 | 6 | — | — | — | non album singles |
| "Walk Away" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) | 2001 | 25 | — | — | — | non album singles |
| "Look @ Me Now | 2002 | 8 | — | — | — | Rain |
| "Head Over Heels" | 2003 | 11 | — | — | — | Rain |
| "How Long (Point of No Return)" | 2004 | 19 | — | — | — | Rain |
| "Silent Tears" | 2004 | 14 | — | — | — | Rain |
| "Dancing in the Dark" | 2004 | 41 | — | — | — | Rain |
| "My Star" (Verheyen & Vanvaeck feat. Jessy) | 2005 | 27 | — | — | — | non album singles |
| "Dancing in the Dark" (Micky Modelle vs. Jessy) | 2006 | 7 (tip) | 5 | 9 | 10 | non album singles |
| "Over You" (Micky Modelle vs. Jessy) | 2006 | — | 18 | — | 35 | non album singles |
| "Getting Out" (as Jessy & Linda) | 2008 | 45 | — | — | — | non album singles |
| "Missing" | 2010 | 16 | — | — | — | The Ultimate Jessy (Best Of 1995-2012) |
| "All Is Love" (with Sash!) | 2010 | 16 (tip) | — | — | — | The Ultimate Jessy (Best Of 1995-2012) |
| "Think About the Way 2011" (with DJ Rebel) | 2011 | 37 | — | — | — | The Ultimate Jessy (Best Of 1995-2012) |
| "Angel" (featuring Kaliq Scott & Rebel) | 2011 | 35 | — | — | — | The Ultimate Jessy (Best Of 1995-2012) |
| "Innocence '12" (featuring Abie Flinstone) | 2012 | 7 | — | — | — | Live & Acoustic For MNM 90's Café |
| "Missing " (with Dennis) | 2012 | 28 | — | — | — | Live & Acoustic For MNM 90's Café |
| "Impossible " (featuring Ian Prada) | 2012 | 25 | — | — | — | non album singles |
| "Nothing at All" | 2013 | 10 | — | — | — | non album singles |
| "Bring Me Back To Life" | 2013 | 30 (tip) | — | — | — | non album singles |
| "Beautiful" | 2014 | 22 (tip) | — | — | — | non album singles |
| "Stars" (with Ian Prada feat. Gregoir Cruz) | 2014 | 47 (tip) | — | — | — | Glorious |
| "Salvation" (with DJ F.R.A.N.K) | 2014 | 35 | — | — | — | Glorious |