Einir Dafydd is a Welsh singer who won the third series of the television talent show

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and the 2007

Cân i Gymru ''Cân i Gymru'' (English: ''A Song for Wales'', ) is a Welsh-language television talent competition that is broadcast annually on S4C. It was first introduced in 1969 when BBC Cymru wanted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. The winner of ...

(''A Song for Wales'') competition. Dafydd started her career as the lead singer in the band Garej Dolwen, but first came to prominence after winning the Wawffactor competition televised on S4C in March 2006. This provided the opportunity for exposure on other S4C television shows, such as Wedi 7 and Noson Lawen, as well as the chance to record a CD. Her debut EP, titled Y Garreg Las (''The Blue Rock'') was launched in June 2006 at Theatr y Gromlech,

Crymych Crymych () is a village of around 800 inhabitants and a Community (Wales), community (population 1,739) in the northeast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated approximately above sea level at the eastern end of the Preseli Hills, Preseli Mount ...

, and featured three songs and a music video. December 2006 saw Dafydd share a stage with

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at the Llangollen Christmas concert that was televised on S4C. In March 2007, Dafydd won the Cân i Gymru competition with a song titled "Blwyddyn Mas" (''Year Out'') that she had co-written with Ceri Wyn Jones. A second EP, Ffeindia Fi (''Find Me''), was released in the summer of 2007 which contained six tracks, including Blwyddyn Mas. Since 2010 Einir presented the Welsh children's service on S4C - ''

Cyw , ) is a Welsh-language children's television block from S4C, which launched on 23 June 2008. Primarily aimed at children in the 3 to 6 age group, Cyw operates from Monday to Friday from 6am to 12pm, and includes programmes which have been ...

'' before leaving to pursue a career as a primary school teacher.

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