Aled Wyn Davies

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Aled Wyn Davies

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Heading = CD Cover "Nodau Aur Fy Nghân"
Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1974|08|03
Origin = Llanbrynmair, Powys
Occupation = Farmer / Classical Singer
Genre = Opera / Classical
Voice = Tenor
Record label = Sain
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Aled Wyn Davies is a Welsh tenor (3 August 1974) from Llanbrynmair, in Montgomeryshire, Powys. He is an award winning tenor soloist who has performed all over the world so much as a sheep farmer on his farm in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales.

He was awarded the prestigious "David Ellis Memorial Prize" - The Blue Riband awarded to the best classical soloist at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Swansea in 2006 following a hat-trick of wins in the Tenor solo over 25 in 2004, 2005 & 2006.

Concerts include tours to New Zealand & Australia in 2003, Welsh communities of Patagonia, Argentina in 2007, Los Angeles, USA in 2003 & 2004, and St David's day concerts in Johannesburg, South Africa in March, 2008. He has also performed in classical concerts on cruises for Swan Hellenic

He will travel to Chicago, USA in August, 2008 as guest soloist at the North American Festival of Wales.

He recorded his debut album, "Nodau Aur fy Nghân" in November, 2006 under Welsh record label Sain.

Recordings

*"Ann!", "(Cwmni Theatr Maldwyn)", July 2004 (Sain)
*"Nodau Aur Fy Nghân", November 2006 (Sain)

Awards & accolades

*1st Open Folk Song competition - Folk Festival, Aberystwyth 1998
*1st Traditional Folk-song competition - Llangollen International Eisteddfod 1999
*Best Soloist - YFC Eisteddod of Wales, Newtown 1999
*Lady Herbert Lewis Memorial Prize - National Eisteddfod of Wales, Denbigh 2001
*Unawdydd 2001 (Soloist 2001)- National Eisteddfod of Wales, Denbigh 2001
*1st Tenor Solo over 25 - National Eisteddfod of Wales, Newport 2004
*Soloist of the Year - Llangollen International Eisteddfod 2005
*1st Tenor Solo over 25 - National Eisteddfod of Wales, Bangor, 2005
*Blue Riband & Soloist of the festival - Cardigan Music Festival 2006
*1st Tenor Solo over 25 - National Eisteddfod of Wales, Swansea 2006
*David Ellis Memorial Prize - The Blue Riband - National Eisteddfod of Wales, Swansea 2006.

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/aledwyndaviestenor Listen to Aled Wyn Davies on Myspace Music]
* [http://www.aledwyndavies.com/gallery.php Recent photos of Aled Wyn Davies]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/eisteddfod2005/lluniau/iau.shtml?11 Photo of Aled Wyn Davies at National Eisteddfod 2005]