Silvy was born in Heist-op-den-Berg, and became a Flanders child star when she was nine years old.

She sang "Ben" (a Michael Jackson song written by Walter Scharf) on the Flemish showbiz TV show De Kinderacademie ("Child Academy").

Under the name Silvy Melody, she recorded some songs (including a Dutch version of "Ben") as a solo artist and also some numbers together with other famous Belgian singers.

In 2001, she worked with MNC, with whom she covered the Eurythmics song "Sweet Dreams".

In 2004, the single "I Don't Care" reached the Belgian top ten.