Nelly Byl | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 March 1919 |
| Died | 30 November 2011 (aged 92) |
| Genre | Pop |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
Nelly Antoinette Byl (25 March 1919 – 30 November 2011) was a Belgian songwriter, who wrote over 2000 songs in Dutch and other languages. She was born in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.
Byl died in Uccle, aged 92.
Byl is best known, as a songwriter for Will Tura (including the Christmas hit "Alle dagen Kerstmis"), Marva ("Niemand wil je als je ongelukkig bent", "Oempalapapero", "Rode rozen in de sneeuw"), Ann Christy, Paul Severs, Jimmy Frey, Robert Cogoi and other Belgian artists. Through music publisher Jean Kluger, she came into contact with Will Tura, for whom she wrote almost all the lyrics. She wrote the lyrics for dozens of Flemish number 1 hits, including "Zo Mooi, Zo Blond en Zo Alleen" and "Rozen voor Sandra" by Jimmy Frey and Will Tura's "Vergeet Barbara" and "Hopeloos".
Internationally, she was co-responsible for the mega-hit "Que Sera, Mi Vida" by the Gibson Brothers, which sold over five million copies, and wrote the lyrics for hits by Blackblood ("Kiswahili", 1975), Ottawan ("Hello Rio!", "Shalala Song", 1980-1981), Michael Holm ("Leb Wohl", 1980), Amii Stewart ("Busy Busy Man" and "Rocky Woman", 1981) and La Compagnie Créole ("Love Is Good For You", 1983).
