Jacques Duvall, Elisa Point

b. Erik Verwilghen, 1 August 1952, Schaerbeek, Bruxelles, Belgium. A noted lyricist and occasional performing artist, Duvall first attracted widespread attention through his role in the rise in popularity of the Belgian-Portuguese singer Lio (b. Wanda Ribeiro de Vasconcelos, 17 June 1962, Mangualde, Portugal). Until then Lio had collaborated with songwriter Eric Dierks-Hagen, and with the arrival of Duvall, another Belgian songwriter, Jay Alanski, and singer-producer-composer Alain Chamfort, the singer exploded on the European pop scene. Among Lio's hits composed by Duvall and...