 At the age of 17, Yasmine made her television debut in 1989 as a contestant on a Flemish television talent show, performing a rendition of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" as Julie Covington.Two years later, she earned a record deal, releasing her first single, "Wie Denk Jij Wel Dat Je Bent" and her first album, "Mooi zo" in the same year.She went on to record another five mainstream pop albums before releasing "Vandaag (Het morgen van gisteren)" in 2004, a critically lauded CD of Leonard Cohen songs translated into Dutch.