# Non Parry > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Non_Parry > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Non_Parry.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_Parry > Source revision: 1305497053 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Non Parry** (born 1974) is a [Welsh](/source/Wales) singer, actress and writer. She is a member of the girl group **Eden**. ## Career ### Eden In 1996, Parry formed the Welsh-language pop group Eden with [Rachael Solomon](/source/Rachael_Solomon) and [Emma Walford](/source/Emma_Walford). Initially appearing as backing singers for her cousin [Caryl Parry Jones](/source/Caryl_Parry_Jones), they were signed by the record label [Sain](/source/Sain_(record_label)) and released their debut album *Paid a Bod Ofn* (*Don't Be Afraid*) in 1997. They quickly established themselves as one of the most popular Welsh pop groups, appearing on their own prime-time TV special for S4C and from 1998, in the children's sitcom *Hotel Eddie*, with Parry cast as an unhygenic chef. Eden released their second album, *Yn Ôl i Eden* (*Back to Eden*), in 1999, followed by sporadic single releases including *Cer Nawr* in 2003, *Rhywbeth yn y Sêr* in 2017 (re-released in 2022)[1] and '*Sa Neb Fel Ti* in 2021. In 2003, Parry won the annual [Cân i Gymru](/source/C%C3%A2n_i_Gymru) (*Song for Wales*) contest with the duet, *Oes Lle I Mi?*, performed as a duet with Steffan Rhys Williams and co-written by Eden bandmate Emma Walford and poet [Mererid Hopwood](/source/Mererid_Hopwood).[2] Parry has taken part in several Can i Gymru contests, both as a writer and a performer. Since the mid-2010s, Eden has appeared as headliners at gigs at the [National Eisteddfod](/source/National_Eisteddfod_of_Wales)[3] and the [Urdd National Eisteddfod](/source/Urdd_National_Eisteddfod). They continue to perform regularly as well as making Welsh TV and radio appearances, including one-off S4C specials in 2013 and 2018, alongside [Elin Fflur](/source/Elin_Fflur). ### Writing and acting As a scriptwriter and actress, Parry has collaborated with [Caryl Parry Jones](/source/Caryl_Parry_Jones) on various projects. In 2016 and 2017, the pair co-wrote two series of the S4C comedy drama *Anita*. They also co-wrote the one-off children's Christmas drama *Albi a Noa yn achub yr Iwnifyrs* (*Albi and Noa Save the Universe*). Parry appeared as 'Miss Knebworth' in the one-off comedy drama *Teulu Tŷ Crwn* (*Round House Family*) in 2012. In 2021, Parry released her autobiography *Paid a Bod Ofn* (*Don't Be Afraid*), describing her experiences with Eden and her struggles with mental health. It won the Creative Non-Fiction category for Welsh language books at the 2022 Welsh Book of the Year Awards.[4] ### Podcasting In 2021, Parry presented two series of *Digon* (*Enough*) for [BBC Sounds](/source/BBC_Sounds), a Welsh-language podcast featuring interviews on the theme of mental health.[5] ## Personal life Originally from [Rhuddlan](/source/Rhuddlan), Parry attended [Ysgol Glan Clwyd](/source/Ysgol_Glan_Clwyd).[citation needed] She lives in [Pembrokeshire](/source/Pembrokeshire) with her husband, actor Iwan John, and three children and two stepchildren.[6] Parry is a mental health advocate, having first said that she suffered from depression, anxiety and panic attacks in a February 2019 article for the Welsh-language website Meddwl, for which she is an ambassador and contributor.[7] In March 2023, Parry said she had been diagnosed with autism, which she described as a *great relief* in an interview with the BBC's *[Newyddion](/source/Newyddion)* programme.[8] ## References 1. [Eden – sengl newydd](https://selar.cymru/2022/eden-sengl-newydd/), selar.cymru, 7 August 2022 1. [Arts: Mererid's love song is a hit with Wales; Chair winner takes crown in TV contest](https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Arts%3A+Mererid%27s+love+song+is+a+hit+with+Wales%3B+Chair+winner+takes...-a098258127), Daily Post, 3 March 2003 1. [Eden – sengl newydd](https://selar.cymru/2022/eden-sengl-newydd/), selar.cymru, 7 August 2022 1. [Wales Book of the Year 2022: Welsh-language Winners](https://www.literaturewales.org/our-projects/wales-book-year/wales-book-of-the-year-2022-welsh-language-winners/), Literature Wales 1. [Podlediad Digon](https://ypod.cymru/podlediadau/bbc-digon?id=bbc-digon), ypod.cymru 1. [Wales Book of the Year 2022: Welsh-language Winners](https://www.literaturewales.org/our-projects/wales-book-year/wales-book-of-the-year-2022-welsh-language-winners/), Literature Wales 1. [Paid a Bod Ofn](https://meddwl.org/profiadau/paid-a-bod-ofn-non-parry/), meddwl.org, 17 February 2019 1. [Non Parry: Diagnosis awtistiaeth yn 'rhyddhad'](https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/64868885), BBC Cymru Fyw, 6 Mawrth 2023 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Non Parry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_Parry) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_Parry?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.