Auguste Georges Schmutz, called Jean Loysel, (23 October 1889birth certificate n° 1254 23 October 1899
(vue 125), available on the site of the archives municipales de Brest. – 29 December 1962) was a 20th-century French composer and lyricist. He is mostly known for the duet he formed in the 1920s and 1930s with

Georges Matis Georges Matis (18.. – 18 November 1967) was a 20th-century French Singer-songwriter and pianist. He is mostly remembered for the duet he formed with Jean Loysel in the 1920s and 1930s as lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyr ...

as lyricist or composer. After the war, he also collaborated (as a lyricist) with Rolf Marbot (1906–1974),

Bert Reisfeld Berthold Reisfeld (Vienna, 1906 - Badenweiler, 1991) was a lyricist, noted for adapting lyrics to well-known songs either to or from English. The songs he wrote English lyrics for include: * "It's Oh So Quiet", adapted from the German song "Und Je ...

's alter ego. He also worked with

Henri Salvador Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean comedian, singer and cabaret artist. Biography Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of a native Ca ...

Works

(selection)
''L'Araignée au plafond''
musical comedy (20 December 1928), libretto by Albert-Jean ; lyrics by Jean Loysel ; music by Jean Loysel and Georges Matis. Reprint
''Popaul''
three-act operetta. * ''Chanson de l'orang-outang'', 1929 * ''Caravane dans la nuit'', music by

Louis Gasté Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS Louis, HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also

Derived or associated te ...

, recorded among others by

Line Renaud Line Renaud (born 2 July 1928) is a French singer, actress and AIDS activist. Early life Line Renaud was born Jacqueline Ente in Pont-de-Nieppe on 2 July 1928. Her mother Simone was a shorthand typist; her father was a truck driver during the we ...

Armand Mestral Armand Mestral (born ''Armand Serge Zelikson''; 25 November 1917 - 17 September 2000) was a French actor and singer. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1945 to 1992. Filmography References External links * 1917 births 2000 d ...

, from ''Perle du Bengal'', opérette "féérique et nautique", 1954

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Jean Loysel
on data.bnf.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:Loysel, Jean French operetta composers French male singer-songwriters French singer-songwriters 1889 births Musicians from Brest, France 1962 deaths 20th-century French male singers 20th-century French male writers