Elin Fflur Llewelyn Harvey (''née'' Jones; born 26 July 1984), known professionally as Elin Fflur, is a Welsh singer-songwriter, television and radio presenter.

Early life

Fflur was born in

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (), often shortened to Llanfairpwll and sometimes to Llanfair PG, is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. It is located on the Menai Strait, next to the Britannia Bridge. At the ...

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and is the oldest of three children of Gerallt and Nêst Jones. She was educated at Ysgol David Hughes secondary school in the town of

Menai Bridge Menai Bridge (; usually referred to colloquially as ''Y Borth'') is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north-west Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford, j ...

, and later at

Bangor University Bangor University () is a Public university, public Research university, research university in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It was established by Royal charter, Royal Charter in 1885 as the University College of North Wales (UCNW; ), and in 1893 ...

. Fflur began taking part in local

Eisteddfod In Welsh culture, an ''eisteddfod'' is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music. The term ''eisteddfod'', which is formed from the Welsh morphemes: , meaning 'sit', and , meaning 'be', means, a ...

au from the age of three and became a familiar name in National Eisteddfodau thereafter. She later studied

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at university, but left after her first year. Her musical roots began with her mother, who was the lead vocalist of the Welsh-folk band Bran in their early, prog-rock releases. The band Bran became known for winning Cân i Gymru in 1978.

Career

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. She competed again in '' Cân i Gymru'' in ''

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'', but was unsuccessful this time. She was part of bands like Carlotta (with her brother Ioan) and Y Moniars. She now works as a presenter on

S4C S4C (, ''Sianel Pedwar Cymru'', meaning ''Channel Four Wales'') is a Welsh language free-to-air public broadcast television channel. Launched on 1 November 1982, it was the first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speakin ...

, initially on the music roadshow ''Nodyn'', which ran for 4 series between 2008–2011. Since 2011, Fflur has co-presented '' Cân i Gymru'' on

with Dafydd Meredydd (2011–2013), Gethin Evans (2014) and Trystan Ellis-Morris (2015–present). In 2012, she became one of the main presenters of the evening magazine programme ''

Heno is a Welsh television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on S4C weeknights at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. Various reporters also assist with subject-specific presenting, both in the studio and on ...

''. She presented her first show on 14 May 2012. Fflur later became an anchor for Welsh annual events such as the

Urdd National Eisteddfod The Urdd National Eisteddfod ( or ) is an annual Welsh-language youth festival of literature, music and performing arts organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru. It is the youth counterpart to the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Arguably Europe's largest yo ...

Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. It is one of several large annual Eisteddfodau in Wales. Singers and dancers from aroun ...

and the

National Eisteddfod of Wales The National Eisteddfod of Wales ( Welsh: ') is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Europe. Competito ...

. She has also presented episodes of '' Noson Lawen''. On 9 September 2018, she took part in an

documentary, ''Chdi, Fi ac IVF'', which followed the attempts she and her husband, Jason Harvey, had gone through to conceive a baby using IVF. In 2018, Fflur stood-in for the '' BBC Radio Cymru 2'' breakfast show when main presenters Dafydd Meredydd and Caryl Parry Jones were absent. In 2020, she started presenting ''Sgwrs dan y Lloer'' ("A conversation under the moonlight"). The series features Fflur meeting with a celebrity guest and having an intimate conversation with them in their own back garden.

Personal life

Fflur has two brothers: Gwion Llŷr Llewelyn and Ioan Llewelyn. On 15 December 2012, Fflur married Jason Rusell Harvey, a former Llanfairpwll F.C. football player. The couple have spoken openly about their struggles to conceive naturally, and turning their efforts to IVF treatment in an attempt to conceive. Medically, she is unable to conceive naturally as her

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are defective.

Filmography

Discography

Singles

Albums

Compilation albums

References

External links

''Elin Fflur''
(BBC Radio Wales)
Elin Fflur biography from BBC Wales
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fflur, Elin 1984 births Welsh-language singers Living people People from Anglesey 21st-century Welsh women singers Welsh-language television presenters Welsh television presenters Welsh women television presenters Welsh singer-songwriters Welsh-speaking musicians People educated at Ysgol David Hughes Alumni of Bangor University