Lionel Segal (Composer & Lyricist) won a nationwide song-writing contest at 17 that led to a composition scholarship at Guildhall School of Music. He composed Britain's first musical for the world of advertising, for Dupont, staged at the London Hippodrome. Signed to MGM for two years on Ken Tynan's recommendation, he later switched to the booming record business, establishing two independent record labels - Strike (with RCA) and GO (with Columbia).

Among his many stage musicals are music and lyrics for "World in My Pocket" (commissioned by Ray Cooney) at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford; "The Pied Piper" and "Alice in Wonderland" for Laurier Lister.

Lionel has five children, three daughters and two sons.