Elin Fflur
| Elin Fflur | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Elin Fflur Jones |
| Born |
1984 Anglesey, Wales |
| Genres | Pop, soul, folk, pop rock, Cymraeg |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Presenter |
| Years active | 2002 — present |
| Labels | Recordiau Grawnffrwyth |
| Website | The Official Site of Elin Fflur |
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.[1] 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.
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 Gymru in 1978. Elin also took inspiration from her father's favourite artists who included Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and her personal favourite Janis Ian.[2] 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.
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 Wyn - the same composer who wrote the 1978 winning song "Angel Ble Wyt Ti?" (Angel Where Are You?) for Elin's mother's band Bran.
Discography
Albums
- Dim Gair (No Word) - Sain, 2003
- Cysgodion (Shadows) - 6 December 2004
- Hafana - 7 July 2008
- Y Goreuon (The Best) - 29 July 2010
EP
- Ysbryd Efnisien - 7 August 2006