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.

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 sampled in the track "Angel" by Ben Hemsley.

She continues to tour and perform across Belgium. She has also performed at 90's and 00's festivals in Spain and the UK.

Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions BEL(Fl) Angel (With The Mackenzie) Released: April 1999 Format: 2×CD Label: Antler-Subway 1Rain 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 chartpositions BEL(Fl) SWE UK "I Am Free" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 1995 26 — — — Angel "Innocence" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 1998 6 — — — "Falling in Love" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 4 — — — "Alive" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 7 — — — "Out of Control" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 1999 10 — — — "The Rain" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 12 — — — "Emotions" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 23 — — — Angel (The Millennium Edition) "Be My Lover" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 2000 25 — — — "For You" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 20 — — — "All I Need" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 6 — — — "Walk Away" (The Mackenzie feat. Jessy) 2001 25 — — — "Look @ Me Now 2002 8 — — — Rain "Head Over Heels" 2003 11 — — — "How Long (Point of No Return)" 2004 19 — — — "Silent Tears" 14 — — — "Dancing in the Dark" 41 — — — "My Star" (Verheyen & Vanvaeck feat. Jessy) 2005 27 — — — "Dancing in the Dark" (Micky Modelle vs. Jessy) 2006 7 (tip) 5 9 10 "Over You" (Micky Modelle vs. Jessy) — 18 — 35 "Getting Out" (as Jessy & Linda) 2008 45 — — — "Missing" 2010 16 — — — The Ultimate Jessy (Best Of 1995-2012) "All Is Love" (with Sash!) 16 (tip) — — — "Think About the Way 2011" (with DJ Rebel) 2011 37 — — — "Angel" (featuring Kaliq Scott & Rebel) 35 — — — "Innocence '12" (featuring Abie Flinstone) 2012 7 — — — Live & Acoustic For MNM 90's Café "Missing " (with Dennis) 28 — — — "Impossible " (featuring Ian Prada) 25 — — — "Nothing at All" 2013 10 — — — "Bring Me Back To Life" 30 (tip) — — — "Beautiful" 2014 22 (tip) — — — "Stars" (with Ian Prada feat. Gregoir Cruz) 47 (tip) — — — Glorious "Salvation" (with DJ F.R.A.N.K) 35 — — —