Cyn-fyfyriwr o Goleg Menai'n ennill Cân i Gymru 2022
Mae cyn-fyfyriwr o Goleg Menai wedi ennill y brif gystadleuaeth cyfansoddi cân a geir yng Nghymru.
Roedd Rhydian Meilir o Gemaes, ger Machynlleth, yn fyfyriwr ar y cwrs Technoleg Cerdd yng Ngholeg Menai rhwng 2003 a 2005.
Mae Cân i Gymru'n gystadleuaeth flynyddol y gall unrhyw un gystadlu ynddi ac fe'i darlledir ar S4C. Eleni, cyflwynwyd cant namyn un o ganeuon a chafodd criw sy'n arbenigo yn y maes y gwaith caled o chwynnu’r rhain i lawr i wyth cân. Perfformiwyd yr wyth cân yn fyw ar raglen Cân i Gymru, a ddarlledwyd o Ganolfan y Celfyddydau yn Aberystwyth, gyda'r gwylwyr yn ffonio i bleidleisio dros eu hoff gân.
Mae cân Rhydian, sef 'Mae yna Le', yn deyrnged i harddwch byd natur. Ryland Teifi, y canwr a'r cyfansoddwr ac enillydd gwobr BAFTA Cymru, oedd yn canu'r gân. Yna, yn dilyn y bleidlais gyhoeddus, dyfarnwyd tlws Cân i Gymru, a gwobr o £5,000, i Rhydian.
Nid dyma oedd y tro cyntaf i Rhydian gystadlu ar Cân i Gymru; cyrhaeddodd ei ganeuon y rhestr fer yn 2012 a 2019 ac ef oedd cyfansoddwr dwy o'r wyth cân a gyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol 2020.
Meddai Rhydian: “Mae ennill o'r diwedd yn deimlad emosiynol iawn. Doedd gen i ddim disgwyliadau o gwbl, ond ro'n i wir am roi cynnig arall arni ... allwch chi ddim cael fy ngwared i! Mi wnes i fwynhau'r holl ganeuon; roedd heno fel cyngerdd.”
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Rhydian Meilir from Cemmaes, near Machynlleth, was a student on the Music Technology course at Coleg Menai from 2003 until 2005.
Cân i Gymru is an annual televised singing competition which is open to public submissions. This year, a total of 99 songs were submitted and a group of industry experts had the difficult task of narrowing down all submissions to eight songs. Those eight songs were performed live on Cân i Gymru, broadcast from the Aberystwyth Arts Centre, and the winner was chosen by a public vote.
Rhydian’s song ‘Mae yna Le’ [‘There is a Place’] is a tribute to the nature and beauty of the world. It was performed by BAFTA Cymru-award winner and singer/songwriter Ryland Teifi, who, following the public vote, was presented with the Cân i Gymru trophy and a prize of £5,000.
This wasn’t Rhydian’s first time on Cân i Gymru: his compositions were shortlisted in both 2012 and 2019 and he composed two out of the eight songs from the 2020 final.
Rhydian said: “It's a very emotional feeling to finally win. I didn't have any expectations at all, but I really wanted another go…you can't get rid of me! I enjoyed all the songs, the evening was like a concert.”
To find out more about the Music course, or any other courses at Coleg Menai, please visit www.gllm.ac.uk
