Iris Williams

Iris Williams OBE (born 20 April 1944^[1]) is a Welsh singer.^[2] Williams reached the peak of her popularity during the 1980s.

Early life and education

Williams was born in Rhydyfelin.^[3] Brought up in a children's home in Tonyrefail, and later adopted by the Llewellyn family, she worked in a factory and then won a scholarship to the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

Career

In 1979, she had her biggest UK hit, "

In the early 1980s Williams took ownership of a public house at Winkfield near Ascot in Berkshire named 'The Pheasant Plucker', so named by her “extrovert” second husband and manager Welshman Edward Jones – combining running it with appearances on the club circuit, before relocating to New York in the early 1990s.

She married Clive Brandy in 1982 and their son Blake was born in 1984. She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours List of 2004. In 2006, she performed at the

Williams now lives permanently in Rancho Mirage, California.

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