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Svengali (/svÉÅËÉ¡ÉËli/) is a fictional character in George du Maurier 's 1895 novel Trilby.Svengali is a Jew of Eastern European origins, who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her into a famous singer.The word  svengali  has come to refer to a person who, with evil intent, dominates, manipulates and controls a creative person such as a singer or actor.nable to perform without Svengali's help, Trilby becomes entranced. The novel is less a discussion of the relationship between Svengali and Trilby than an evocation of  Bohemian  Paris during the 1850s.
Trilby falls under the influence of a musician called Svengali, who trains her voice by hypnotizing her and makes her into a famous singer, although she had been tone-deaf before meeting him. A person who exercises a controlling or mesmeric influence on another is consequently sometimes called a Svengali.Bali, barley, Cali, Carly, Charlie, Dali, Diwali, finale, gnarly, Gurkhali, Kali, Kigali, Mali, Marley, marly, Pali, parley, snarly, Somali, tamale.rilby from late 19th century: Trilby was the heroine of George du Maurier's novel Trilby, published in 1894. In the stage version the Trilby character wore a soft felt hat with a narrow brim and indented crown, which was immediately dubbed a trilby.