Gwenno Saunders

Gwenno Mererid Saunders (born 23 May 1981) is a Welsh-Cornish musician, known mononymously as Gwenno. She has released three critically acclaimed albums as a solo artist: Welsh Music Prize winner Y Dydd Olaf (2014); Le Kov (2018), her first album in Cornish; and Tresor (2022), which was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize.

"Gwenno" redirects here. For the Welsh language activist, see Gwenno Teifi.
Gwenno Saunders
Gwenno in 2016
Background information
Birth nameGwenno Mererid Saunders
Born (1981-05-23) 23 May 1981
Cardiff, Wales
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active2002–present
Labels
Formerly ofThe Pipettes
Websitewww.gwenno.info

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."

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