David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) David Richards (22 January 1751 – 12 May 1827), better-known by his bardic name Dafydd Ionawr, was a Welsh-language poet, born at Glanyrafon near Bryn-crug in the parish of Tywyn in Merionethshire (now Gwynedd), north-west Wales. He took an interest in poetry as a result of his acquaintance with Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir), who was curate of St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, and was later sent to a school at Ystradmeurig to obtain a better education than was available locally. After a period as a junior schoolmaster in Wrexham, he spent one term at Jesus College,
Wales in the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 choir were placed second in the competition. Wales in the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 Wales participated in the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017. This was the second time in any of the Eurovision Network events that the United Kingdom has not participated as a unified state after 1994. The Welsh entry for the 2017 contest in Riga, Latvia was selected via the national final "Côr Cymru" (Choir of Waoes), which took place at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre, in Aberystwyth, Wales on 9 April 2017, and organised by the Welsh broadcaster S4C. An audition stage took place between