Jessy Yasmeen

Jessy Yasmeen is a multi-talented singer songwriter, composer, producer living in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Influenced by rebellious troubadours such as Janis Joplin, Karen Dalton and soul giant Donny Hathaway, Jessy combines her love for soul music, indie guitars, and Latin rhythms with introspective lyrics about addiction, self-sabotage, and the everlasting quest for betterment. The 28-year-old is not shy about sharing her inner self with her audience and listeners. On stage and in the studio, she often works together with other performers and artists to jointly create a haven for those in need.

Jessy Yasmeen wants to challenge the listener to be vulnerable and to stop considering certain topics as a taboo. Jessy: “I had internalized this belief that self-sabotage and loneliness had their merits, convincing myself that I wasn’t worthy of love and that I would always feel out of place. I would rather feel numb then deal with my inner demons and my emotions. Always on the run. Always searching for a substitute too fill the emptiness I felt.’’
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Jessy Yasmeen is now working on her new EP Bad Habits, which will be released on December 1, 2023. This project serves as a nostalgic journey back to her childhood - influenced by soul, gospel, indie guitars, and her love for Latin rhythms. As Jessy is entering a new era in her life, she is determined to share her new music — an interesting introduction of an artist willing to do the work of vulnerability and healing.
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With a dad from Venezuela and The Netherlands and a mother hailing from Surinam and The Netherlands, Jessy Yasmeen Lugo was born and raised in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She started writing poems at the early age of nine. Three years later she moved to Aruba with her parents and quickly found her solace in playing the guitar and writing music to help her navigate in a world that felt too overwhelming. This desire to escape, in search of finding happiness (or at least a better understanding of herself), has always been the main subject of her creative output. At the age of eighteen, she moved permanently back to the Netherlands to start her academic studies. It was during these formative years that she developed into a better writer, musician, and performer.
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After releasing the Isolation Tapes EP and Dreams EP in 2020 and several singles in 2022, Jessy Yasmeen received a lot of international attention. This gave her the opportunity to perform live and has since played countless shows in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, UK, Morocco, and Cuba.

In Jessy’s own country, the Netherlands, her music was heavily featured on national radio. Internationally singles have been played on radio stations in Germany, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia, Hungary, USA, Austria, Romania, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, France, Mauritius, Ireland, and Russia.

Singles also featured the iTunes / Apple Music charts of Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, and Switzerland.

On streaming platform Spotify, she has been added to many official playlists such as New Music Friday, A Shot of Indie, Slow Movement, Karakter and Indie Morning and on Apple Music in lists such as Acoustic Chill, Today's Easy Hits, New Music Daily.

Press wrote about Jessy Yasmeen:
‘’She gives the audience goosebumps’’ – 3voor12 (Dutch music platform)


‘’A unique artist that really creates her own atmosphere’’ – Algemeen Dagblad (Dutch national newspaper)


‘’Jessy Yasmeen creates her own musical lane. She makes real art’’ – LeFutureWave (International music blog)