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Gwenno Saunders
Welsh singer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gwenno Mererid Saunders (born 23 May 1981) is a Welsh-Cornish[1][2] musician, known mononymously as Gwenno. She has released three critically acclaimed albums[3] as a solo artist: Welsh Music Prize winner Y Dydd Olaf (2014);[4] Le Kov (2018), her first album in Cornish; and Tresor (2022), which was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize.[5]
"Gwenno" redirects here. For the Welsh language activist, see Gwenno Teifi.
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Birth name | Gwenno Mererid Saunders |
Born | (1981-05-23) 23 May 1981 (age 43) Cardiff, Wales |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Formerly of | The Pipettes |
Website | www |
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She was also a singer in the indie pop group the Pipettes, whose debut We Are the Pipettes was described by Pitchfork as "a classic modern indie-pop album."[6]