Iris Williams (20 April 1946 – 11 July 2025) was a Welsh singer. Williams reached the peak of her popularity during the 1980s. == Early life and education == Williams was born in Rhydyfelin on 20 April 1946, to a Welsh mother and an African-American father. 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.... [more on Wikipedia]