Lisa Jên Explained

Lisa Jên Brown is a Welsh actress and singer[1] with the Welsh language folk band Welsh: [[9 Bach|9Bach]]. She is originally from Bethesda, Gwynedd, north Wales and is the daughter of Welsh actress Linda Brown. She attended drama school at Welsh: [[Ysgol Glanaethwy]], beginning her acting career at 14 years old; she landed her first acting break on the Welsh TV drama Welsh: [[Rownd a Rownd]] on S4C. Brown met her husband, Martin Hoyland, the guitarist for Welsh: 9Bach, in London. They have two children.[2]

Career

In 2015, Lisa Jên Brown's band Welsh: 9 Bach won the best album award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.[3] Their album, Welsh: Anian, was nominated for the Welsh Language Album of the Year award in 2016.[4] She also has a successful career in acting, appearing in numerous Welsh drama series, such as Welsh: [[Gwaith/Cartref]], Welsh: Cara Fi, Welsh: Emyn Roc a Rol and Welsh: Rownd a Rownd.[5]

Personal life

Brown is a supporter of Welsh independence. "The right to govern ourselves in an independent Wales would give us a solid vessel to navigate our future with empathy, knowledge and strength," she said. "We are a country with different attitudes and perspective, tradition and culture – but we've been colonised, forced to always be second class citizens in our own country. Having independence means many things… but what excites me is the value and status our indigenous language will have – as a nation we'd be much more confident speaking our words."[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lisa Jen Brown: I never wanted to sing but now I just can't stop myself. 18 November 2011 . Wales online. December 8, 2016.
  2. Web site: Lisa Jên returns to TV for S4C's new romantic comedy series Cara Fi. Daily Post. 10 November 2014. 16 December 2016.
  3. News: 2015-04-23. Wales' 9Bach win best album at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-01-18.
  4. News: 2016-11-24. Meilyr Jones yn ennill y Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig. cy. BBC Cymru Fyw. 2021-01-18.
  5. Web site: New drama series in the most notorious school of the valleys . S4C Caban . 2016-12-08.
  6. Web site: Lisa Jên Brown .