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Melys (English translation:"Sweet") are a Welsh independent rock band from Betws-y-Coed in Conwy, Wales, formed in 1996. They sing in both English and Welsh. They have recorded eleven sessions for John Peel on BBC Radio 1, came first in his Festive Fifty in 2001 and won Best Welsh-language Act at the Welsh Music Awards in 2002.〔( BBC - OneMusic Exposed - Melys ). Accessed 29 May 2008〕 == History and line-up == The group was formed by Andrea Parker (vocals) and Paul Adams (guitar and keyboards) when the two met in Betws-y-Coed in 1996. The two became both musical and personal partners and recruited Adams' brother Gary Husband on drums and their friend Carys Jones on keyboards.〔(Melys biography. ) Accessed 29 May 2008.〕 After releasing two EP's with local label Ankstmusik the group was signed to Pinnacle Records releasing their first album ''Rumours and Curses'' in 1998. Unfortunately their relations with Pinnacle, always strained, fell apart completely when that label went bankrupt at the end of the year. The group subsequently founded their own label, Sylem Records, on which their second album ''Kamikaze'' was released. Jones left the band at around this time to be replaced by Richard Eardley who continues as bassist with them to this day.〔 John Peel, a long-time fan of the group (and with whom they recorded 11 Peel Sessions) introduced the group to Dutch band Seedling in late 2000 and they released a split single in collaboration with them (the song on Seedling's side was called "Cool Baby My Hips Go Woo") in early 2001.〔 ''Suikerspin'' (Dutch for candy floss), Melys' third album, was released in 2001. They scored some considerable success when the single from this album called "Chinese Whispers" was voted number one in Peel's Festive Fifty at the end of the year.〔 After this success Melys apparently shied away from the public eye, returning in 2003 with their fourth album ''Casting Pearls''. Their latest release was ''Life's Too Short'' (a title (and album) dedicated to Peel) in 2005.〔 At least one song on every album is in the Welsh language, for which the group do not provide an English translation, either in the printed lyrics or on their website. The band had a four-year break from releasing records and playing gigs after a March 2005 gig in Llandudno; Parker and Adams opened a restaurant called Bistro Betws-y-Coed in their hometown, specialising in Welsh food. In September 2009 the band played a gig for "John Peel Day" at Hendre Hall in Bangor in memory of the DJ. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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