Cerys Matthews

Welsh singer-songwriter
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Summary

Cerys Matthews was born on April 11, 1969[1], in Cardiff[2]. She has worked as a street artist[3], singer[4], songwriter[5], radio personality[6], and journalist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,102 views/month, #6,704 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Occupation: musician[10]
  • Educated at: Ysgol Bro Gwaun[11], St Michael's School, Llanelli[12]
  • Award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire[13], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[14]
  • Member of: Catatonia[15]
  • Sex or gender: female[16]
  • Genre: rock music[17]
  • Commons category: Cerys Matthews[18]
  • Family name: Matthews[19]
  • Given name: Cerys[20], Elizabeth[21]
  • Official website: http://www.cerysmatthews.co.uk[22]
  • Instrument: guitar[23], voice[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25], Welsh[26]
  • Start of work period: 1990[27]
  • P14750: 41E0-D9F3-0E7D-7A8F-4E26[28]

Why It Matters

Cerys Matthews has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Cerys Matthews born?

Cerys Matthews was born in Cardiff[2].

What did Cerys Matthews do for work?

Cerys Matthews worked as a street artist[3], singer[4], songwriter[5], radio personality[6], and journalist[7].

Where did Cerys Matthews go to school?

Cerys Matthews was educated at Ysgol Bro Gwaun[11] and St Michael's School, Llanelli[12].

What awards did Cerys Matthews receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[13] and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . The London Gazette 60895. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Q140188535. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Catatonia
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'ru', 'sk', 's
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  2. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Member of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire
    Given name → Cerys, Elizabeth
    P14750 → 41E0-D9F3-0E7D-7A8F-4E26
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  3. 18w ago · Gwirex · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Cardiff
    Website → —
    Occupation → street artist, singer, songwriter +3
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Welsh
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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