Singer, guitarist and main songwriter with Super Furry Animals. Prior to Super Furry Animals‘s formation, Gruff played in a number of other bands, including the Creation Records-signed Emily, and Ffa Coffi Pawb. Eclectic and eccentric, Gruff Rhys has released four solo albums. His debut album released in 2005 and recorded entirely in his native Welsh language, followed by released in 2007 and released in 2011 which was the winner of the inaugural Welsh Music Prize in 2011. He released in 2014. In 2008 Gruff collaborated with Boom Bip and released , a concept album with a string of guest musicians. The album was based on the rise and fall of John De Lorean, the founder of the De Lorean Motor Company. Their next collaboration, , was released in 2013. This was also a concept album and based on the life of Italian publisher and leftwing activist Giangiacomo Feltrinelli. In 2010 Gruff collaborated with Brazilian eccentric Tony da Gatorra to release . In addition to this Gruff has collaborated with a host of other musicians, most notably for vocals for the track ‘Just War’ on and ‘Superfast Jellyfish’ from .