Elin Fflur

Elin Fflur
Goreuon – Best Of Elin Fflur album cover
Background information
Birth name Elin Fflur Llewelyn Jones
Born 1984
Anglesey, Wales
Genres Pop, soul, folk, pop-rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, presenter
Years active 2002–present
Labels Recordiau Grawnffrwyth; Sain
Website http://www.elinfflur.co.uk/

Elin Fflur Llewelyn Jones, known professionally as Elin Fflur, is a Welsh singer and songwriter from Wales. Fflur is well known in Welsh-language media, especially since she won the Cân i Gymru contest in 2002.[1]

Career

Pan Ddaw'r Haul – Elin Fflur

Fflur's musical roots began with her mother Nest Llewelyn Jones (née Howells), who was the lead vocalist of popular Welsh-folk band Bran in their early, prog-rock releases. Just as Fflur would do 24 years later, Bran became known for winning Cân i Gymru in 1978. Fflur 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, Fflur wrote her own rock songs, describing herself as "rebellious".

Fflur began taking part in local Eisteddfodau from the age of 3 and became a familiar name in National Eisteddfodau thereafter. She later studied criminology for a year at Bangor University.[3]

Fflur participated in Cân i Gymru in 2002, the 33rd edition of the competition. She won the competition with the song "Harbwr Diogel" ("Safe Bay") composed by Arfon Wyn – the same composer who wrote the 1979 winning song "Ni Welaf yr Haf" ("I Won't See the Summer") for Fflur's mother and band Pererin.

Fflur had success in the bands Carlotta (with her brother Ioan) and Y Moniars.[4] Her younger brother Gwion Llyr Llewelyn is also a musician. Fflur occasionally works behind the scenes and as a presenter on S4C, the Welsh-language television channel, initially on the music roadshow Nodyn,[5] but more lately on the evening magazine programme Heno.[3]

Discography

Albums

  • Dim Gair (Speechless) – Sain, 2003 ...her debut album, which topped the charts on Radio Cymru.[6]
  • Cysgodion (Shadows) – 2004
  • Hafana – 2008 [5]
  • Y Goreuon (The Best) – 2010
  • Lleuad Llawn (Full Moon) – 2014

EP

  • Ysbryd Efnisien – 7 August 2006

References

  1. ↑ S4C – Cân i Gymru
  2. ↑ Elin Fflur MySpace Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 Penny Fray (7 February 2015). "Penny's People: Elin Fflur is living her dream". Daily Post. North Wales. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  4. ↑ Penny Fray (11 January 2002). "Respectable side to singing in English; Ioan and Elin Llewelyn from Welsh band Carlotta are prepared to sing in English for their supper". Daily Post. North Wales.
  5. 1 2 "Elin Fflur - Homeward bound". Daily Post. North Wales. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  6. ↑ "Bestseller - Welsh language CD Dim Gair by Elin Fflur". The Observer. 21 March 2004.
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