Nelly Byl Explained

Nelly Byl
Birth Date:25 March 1919
Birth Place:Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium
Death Place:Uccle, Belgium
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Songwriter

Nelly Antoinette Byl (25 March 1919 – 30 November 2011) was a Belgian songwriter, who wrote over 2000 songs[1] in Dutch and other languages.

Byl was born in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. She wrote some 200 songs for Will Tura, as well as songs for artists such as Conny Vandenbos ("Raak me niet aan", 1963) and the Gibson Brothers ("Que Sera Mi Vida", 1980).[2]

Nelly Byl died in Uccle, aged 92.

Notes and References

  1. News: Songschrijfster Nelly Byl overleden. 1 December 2011. Het Laatste Nieuws. 2 December 2011.
  2. News: Vlaamse liedjesschrijfster Nelly Byl dood. 1 December 2011. Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 2 December 2011.