# Rachael Solomon

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**Rachael Solomon** (born 1974 in [St Asaph](/source/St_Asaph), [Denbighshire](/source/Denbighshire), [Wales](/source/Wales))[citation needed] is a [Welsh](/source/Wales) singer, choreographer and television producer.

Solomon, originally from [St Asaph](/source/St_Asaph), is part of the Welsh-language pop group **Eden**[1] alongside [Emma Walford](/source/Emma_Walford) and [Non Parry](/source/Non_Parry).[2]

## Career

### Eden

Solomon, who attended [Ysgol Glan Clwyd](/source/Ysgol_Glan_Clwyd),[citation needed] was part of the Eden group which formed in 1996, then signed by the record label [Sain](/source/Sain_(record_label)) before releasing 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. 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)[3] and '*Sa Neb Fel Ti* in 2021.

Since the mid-2010s, Eden has appeared as headliners at gigs at the [National Eisteddfod](/source/National_Eisteddfod_of_Wales)[4] and the [Urdd National Eisteddfod](/source/Urdd_National_Eisteddfod). They continue to perform as well as making Welsh TV and radio appearances, including one-off S4C specials in 2013 and 2018, alongside [Elin Fflur](/source/Elin_Fflur).

### Television

As an actress, Solomon appeared with her Eden bandmates in the [S4C](/source/S4C) children's sitcom *Hotel Eddie* and played the role of Welsh learner Jaci Roberts in *Talk About Welsh*, the [HTV](/source/ITV_Wales_%26_West) drama series for Welsh learners, between 1996 and 2001.

From 2007, she joined [S4C](/source/S4C) as an in-vision continuity presenter for *Planed Plant Bach*, [S4C](/source/S4C)'s programming strand for young children, which relaunched the following year as [Cyw](/source/Cyw).[5][6] She left the service, alongside co-presenter Gareth Delve, in 2015.

Solomon is a television producer and researcher, primarily working for the [ITV Studios](/source/ITV_Studios)-owned production company Boom Cymru. She won the 2020 [RTS](/source/Royal_Television_Society) Cymru Wales award for Best Breakthrough.[7]

## References

1. ["Talking to Rachael"](http://www.s4c.co.uk/dysgwyr/rhaglen/cyw/pennod-1/g1440). S4C. Retrieved 2010-12-15

1. Trewyn, Hywel (2003-03-03). ["Mererid's love song is a hit with Wales"](http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/regionalnews/page.cfm?objectid=12695734&method=full&siteid=50142) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120312050900/http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/regionalnews/page.cfm?objectid=12695734&method=full&siteid=50142) 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine. *Daily Post*. Retrieved 2010-12-15.

1. [Eden – sengl newydd](https://selar.cymru/2022/eden-sengl-newydd/), selar.cymru, 7 August 2022

1. [Eden – sengl newydd](https://selar.cymru/2022/eden-sengl-newydd/), selar.cymru, 7 August 2022

1. ["Welsh language nursery TV begins"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7468618.stm). *BBC News*. 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2010-12-15.

1. ["Clwb Cyw is now a weekend treat"](http://www.dailypost.co.uk/leisure/tv-wales/programme-news/2010/10/23/clwb-cyw-is-now-a-weekend-treat-55578-27525256/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120928160203/http://www.dailypost.co.uk/leisure/tv-wales/programme-news/2010/10/23/clwb-cyw-is-now-a-weekend-treat-55578-27525256/) 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. *Daily Post*. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2010-12-15.

1. [BBC dramas rewarded at RTS Cymru Wales Awards](https://rts.org.uk/article/bbc-dramas-rewarded-rts-cymru-wales-awards), rts.org.uk, 9 May 2022

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