Elin Fflur
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Elin Fflur Jones is a Welsh
singer and songwriter from Wales
. Elin is well known in Welsh language media especially after she won the Cân i Gymru
contest in 2002. Elin also had successes in the bands Carlotta and Y Moniars. Elin also occasionally works behind the scenes and as a presenter on S4C
, the Welsh language television channel.
in 1978. Elin also took inspiration from her father's favourite artists who included Joni Mitchell
, Leonard Cohen
and her personal favourite Janis Ian
. In her teens, Elin wrote her own rock songs describing herself as 'rebellious'.
Elin began taking part in local Eisteddfodau from the age of 3 and became a well known name in National Eisteddfodau thereafter. She later studied criminology
at Bangor University
.
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
singer and songwriter from Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Elin is well known in Welsh language media especially after she won the Cân i Gymru
Cân i Gymru
Cân i Gymru is a Welsh television show broadcast on S4C annually. It was first introduced 42 years ago when BBC Cymru wanted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. It usually takes place at Afan Lido in Port Talbot. It has taken place every year except 1973...
contest in 2002. Elin also had successes in the bands Carlotta and Y Moniars. Elin also occasionally works behind the scenes and as a presenter on S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
, the Welsh language television channel.
History
Elin's musical roots began with her mother Nest Llewellyn Jones who was the lead vocalist of the popular Welsh-folk band Bran. Just as Elin would do 24 years later, Bran became well known for winning Cân i GymruCân i Gymru
Cân i Gymru is a Welsh television show broadcast on S4C annually. It was first introduced 42 years ago when BBC Cymru wanted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. It usually takes place at Afan Lido in Port Talbot. It has taken place every year except 1973...
in 1978. Elin also took inspiration from her father's favourite artists who included Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
, Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
and her personal favourite Janis Ian
Janis Ian
Janis Ian is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author. Ian first entered the folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-sixties; most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century...
. In her teens, Elin wrote her own rock songs describing herself as 'rebellious'.
Elin began taking part in local Eisteddfodau from the age of 3 and became a well known name in National Eisteddfodau thereafter. She later studied criminology
Criminology
Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
at Bangor University
Bangor University
Bangor University is a university based in the city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales-United Kingdom.It was officially known for most of its history as the University College of North Wales...
.
Cân i Gymru
Elin participated in Cân i Gymru in 2002, the 33rd edition of the competition. Elin won the competition with the song "Harbwr Diogel" (Safe Bay) composed by Arfon Win - the same composer who wrote the 1978 winning song "Angel Ble Wyt Ti?" (Angel Where Are You?) for Elin's mother's band Bran.Albums
- Dim Gair (No Word) - SainSainSain , in full – Recordiau Sain Cyf is a Welsh record label, which was in the Welsh folk revival....
, 2003 - Cysgodion (Shadows) - 6 December 2004
- HafanaHafanaHafana is the third studio album by Welsh language artist Elin Fflur released in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2008. The album consists of 12 tracks all recorded in Welsh. The album mainly features pop music with elements of pop rock, folk and soul....
- 7 July 2008 - Y Goreuon (The Best) - 29 July 2010