Nelly Byl


Nelly Antoinette Byl 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.

Songwriter

Byl is best known as a songwriter for Will Tura, Marva, 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, Ottawan, Michael Holm, Amii Stewart and La Compagnie Créole.

Songs for Belgian artists

  • "Draai 797204", "De Zigeuner", "Mijn Winterroosje", "Als de Zomer Weer Voorbij Zal Zijn", "El Bandido", "Heimwee Naar Huis", "Arme Joe", "Viva El Amor", "M'n Airhostess", "Hopeloos", "Vergeet Barbara", "De Noorderwind", "Twee Verliefde Ogen" en andere
  • "On Ne Peut Pas Vivre Sans Amour", "On ne peut pas toujours faire plaisir au bon Dieu", "Monica ", "Ma Richesse", "Si Jamais", "Reviens Dans Mes Bras", "Si Jamais", "Esperanza", "Les Diables rouges vont en Espagne", "Le Pantin"
  • "De Maan Houdt de Wacht"
  • "Addio"
  • "All right Mamma", "Just Because "
  • "Four sailors back home" en "You will find an other baby"
  • "Geen Wonder Dat Ik Ween"
  • "Zo Mooi, Zo Blond en Zo Alleen"
  • "Rode Rozen in de Sneeuw"
  • "Waarom Schrijft Hij Niet"
  • "Rocking Horse", "Oh Mon Amour", "Bla Bla Bla", "Een Schommelpaard Zonder Staart", "Ik Mis Hem Zo"
  • "Stille Schreden", "Slaap Er Eens Over", "Er Is Zoveel Verdriet in de Wereld", "Lisa Is Lisa"
  • "Adios"
  • "Ballalaïka's"
  • "Alleen op de Wereld"
  • "Blauw is de Nacht"

Songs for foreign artists

  • "Sweetheart, my darling", "mijn schat"
  • "Raak Me Niet Aan"
  • "C'est Pour Toi"
  • Help
  • "Help"
  • "Michaela"
  • "Do You Speak French"
  • "Mon Grand Amour C'est John Travolta"
  • "In Love Again", "All I Ever Want Is You", "Because I Love You", "Limbo", "Mariana", "Quartier Latin", que sera mi vida, "Rio Brasilia", "Sheela", "Such a Funky Way"
  • "Michèle", "Sans Toi"
  • "Busy Busy Man", "Rocky Woman"
  • "Love Is Good For You"
  • "Gloria"
  • "Leb Wohl"
  • "Let Me Love You Tonight"
  • "Le Bateau Blanc"
  • "A.I.E. Is My Song", "Crazy Music", "Doudou la Rumba", "Hands Up", "Help!Get Me Some Help", "It's a Top Secret", "Shalala Song", "Siesta For Two", "Sing Along With The Juke-Box"
  • "Une Affair d'Amour"
  • "Hands Up "
  • "Les Loups Jaloux"
  • "Tu Me Pompe L'Air