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Gwenno

Gwenno Saunders is a musician, songwriter, producer, and curator with a career spanning over 25 years

Gwenno Saunders is a musician, songwriter, producer, and curator with a career spanning over 25 years. She has released four solo albums and two albums as a member of indie-pop group The Pipettes. Her solo work has earned major recognition, including the Welsh Music Prize (2015) for Y Dydd Olaf and a Mercury Music Prize shortlist (2022) for Tresor. Gwenno has composed and performed live scores for theatre and film, including The Caucasian Chalk Circle and Mark Jenkin’s BAIT. She is also a festival curator with the Wales Millennium Centre. Previously a principal dancer in Lord of the Dance and a performer in Riverdance, Gwenno has toured internationally across music, dance, and film. Her latest album, Utopia (2025), is released on Heavenly Recordings.