Iris Williams OBE is a Welsh singer. Williams reached the peak of her popularity during the 1980s.
Williams was born in Pontypridd, South Wales. Brought up in a children's home, she won a scholarship to the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. In 1979, she had her biggest UK hit, He Was Beautiful, a song based on the already well-known theme from The Deer Hunter with lyrics by Cleo Laine. In Wales, however, she had already had major success, particularly with Pererin Wyf a Welsh-language versio...
