Mared Williams, known professionally as Mared, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. About Mared Williams is a Welsh singer-songwriter and actor from Llannefydd. She currently shares her time between Llanefydd and London. Although she considered studying law, Mared studied music at the University of Leeds until 2018 and then a master's in musical theatre performance at the Royal Academy Of Music. She had ensemble and understudy Eponine roles in Les Miserables in the West End in 2019. Mared joined the Welsh of the West End group during the covid pandemic that has performed in concerts including at the Royal Albert Hall. In a Britain's Got Talent performance with the group, Mared's vocals impressed the judges, with Simon Cowell saying that the group's performance was "exceptional". Mared won the 2021 Albwm Cymraeg y Flwyddyn ("Welsh Language Album Awards") for the album, Y Drefn ("The Order"), with I KA CHING Records label, announced live on BBC Radio Cymru. The album is bilingual and includes live sessions with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. In response to her winning the award, Mared said “My heart is full! Thank you so much for making my year a thousand times better." “This album means the world to me and getting this response has been so special.” In 2021, Mared won Y Selar's Award for Seren y Sîn ("star of the scene") award. In the same year Mared performed in the Online covid version National Eisteddfod of Wales, "Eisteddfod AmGen". In 2022, Mared performed in the "Wales and the World concert in Times Square, New York City, broadcast on S4C on the eve of Wales's FIFA World Cup football game against the USA. Welsh actors, Ioan Gruffudd, Mathew Rhys, and Michael Sheen were also featured. Mared said “We have so much wealth in our music and culture," “It’s really nice to see Wales getting a world-famous platform recently on the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ program with Ryan Renolds and Rob McElhenney. “So I’m really proud that we can share the Welsh language and be able to create a different partnership here in New York.” In February 2023, Mared was announced as Y Selar's best solo artist of the year. References Welsh-language singers 21st-century Welsh women singers Welsh singer-songwriters Welsh-speaking musicians