Rachael Solomon (Married name Rachael Evans, born Rachael Jones 28 November 1974 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales) is a Welsh singer, choreographer and television producer.
Solomon, originally from St Asaph, is part of the Welsh-language pop group Eden [1] alongside Emma Walford and Non Parry. [2]
Solomon, who attended Ysgol Glan Clwyd, was part of the Eden group which formed in 1996, then signed by the record label Sain before releasing their debut album Paid a Bod Ofn (Don't Be Afraid) in 1997. They quickly established themselves as one of the most popular Welsh pop groups, appearing on their own prime-time TV special for S4C. Eden released their second album, Yn Ôl i Eden (Back to Eden), in 1999, followed by sporadic single releases including Cer Nawr in 2003, Rhywbeth yn y Sêr in 2017 (re-released in 2022) [3] and 'Sa Neb Fel Ti in 2021.
Since the mid-2010s, Eden has appeared as headliners at gigs at the National Eisteddfod [4] and the Urdd National Eisteddfod. They continue to perform as well as making Welsh TV and radio appearances, including one-off S4C specials in 2013 and 2018, alongside Elin Fflur.
As an actress, Solomon appeared with her Eden bandmates in the S4C children's sitcom Hotel Eddie and played the role of Welsh learner Jaci Roberts in Talk About Welsh, the HTV drama series for Welsh learners, between 1996 and 2001.
From 2007, she joined S4C as an in-vision continuity presenter for Planed Plant Bach, S4C's programming strand for young children, which relaunched the following year as Cyw. [5] [6] She left the service, alongside co-presenter Gareth Delve, in 2015.
Solomon is a television producer and researcher, primarily working for the ITV Studios-owned production company Boom Cymru. She won the 2020 RTS Cymru Wales award for Best Breakthrough. [7]
S4C 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-speaking audience. S4C's headquarters are based in Carmarthen, at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David's creative and digital centre, Yr Egin. It also has regional offices in Caernarfon and Cardiff. As of 2024, S4C had an average of 118 employees. S4C is the fourth-oldest terrestrial television channel in Wales after BBC One, ITV and BBC Two.
Meinir Elin Gwilym is a Welsh-language pop and folk singer. Raised in Llangristiolus, Anglesey, she released her first EP, "Smôcs, Coffi a Fodca Rhad" in 2002. Her website claims that she is amongst the best-selling Welsh language musicians in history.
Lisa Gwilym is a Welsh broadcaster. She is best known as a presenter for BBC Radio Cymru 2 and the Welsh language television channel, S4C.
Paul Griffiths is a Welsh writer, theatre critic and director. He won the Drama Medal at the National Urdd Gobaith Cymru Eisteddfod three times in succession between 1995 and 1997 – the only person ever to do this. Between March 2006 and December 2013 he contributed a controversial weekly theatre column to the National Paper of Wales Y Cymro. He is also a regular contributor on the Welsh language Television Channel S4C and BBC Radio Cymru.
Cyw is the name of a Welsh-language children's television block from S4C, which launched on 23 June 2008.
Nia Roberts is a Welsh radio and television presenter.
Carwyn Meurig Ellis is a Welsh musician, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is known as the frontman of Welsh alternative band Colorama, as a member of the Pretenders and as a long-time collaborator with Edwyn Collins. In 2014, they worked together on the soundtrack to the film The Possibilities Are Endless which won the Mojo 'Film of the Year' Award.
Y Bandana are a Welsh language alternative rock band that formed in Caernarfon in 2008. The band is composed of brothers Tomos Owens (keyboard) and Siôn Owens, their cousin Gwilym Bowen Rhys and Robin Jones (percussion). They are known for combining humorous lyrics with catchy melodies.
Tara Bethan Williams is a Welsh actress, singer and presenter.
Caryl Parry Jones is a Welsh singer, actress and presenter. She was born in the Flintshire village of Ffynnongroyw and attended Ysgol Glan Clwyd in St. Asaph, but now lives in Cowbridge, in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Yws Gwynedd is a Welsh rock band from North Wales named for its lead singer Ywain Gwynedd.
The Y Selar Awards are awarded annually for the best Welsh language rock and pop music, by the Welsh language music magazine, Y Selar. The awards ceremony is the only one specifically for Welsh language music.
Gwilym (transl. William) are a Welsh-language pop rock group from Anglesey and Caernarfon. The band consists of members Ifan Pritchard, Llyr Jones, Llew Glyn, Rhys Grail, and Carwyn Williams. The group was founded in 2017.
Y Byd yn ei Le is a Welsh television current affairs series broadcast on S4C since 2018. It was presented by the former BBC Chief Political Correspondent, Guto Harri, until 2022.
This is a timeline of the history of S4C, originally the fourth-oldest terrestrial television channel in Wales. Until 2010 it carried a mixture of Welsh language programmes and programmes from Channel 4 which was not broadcast on analogue TV in Wales. In 2010, Channel 4 became available in Wales on all platforms and S4C became a Welsh-language-only channel.
Mared Williams, known professionally as Mared, is a Welsh singer-songwriter from Llannefydd, north Wales. She won the 2021 Welsh Language Album Award and has won two Y Selar Awards.
Emma Walford is a Welsh actress, singer and broadcaster. She is best known as a member of the girl group 'Eden' and as a presenter for the S4C reality show Priodas Pum Mil.
Non Parry is a Welsh singer, actress and writer. She is a member of the girl group Eden.
Wigwam are a Welsh indie rock band from Cardiff. Originally forming at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr in order to play one concert, they composed a musical for the 2018 Cardiff National Eisteddfod. They released their debut album, Coelcerth, in 2018, along with a follow-up single in 2019. After a four-year absence, they released three singles in 2023.