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=== Yma o Hyd === "[[Yma O Hyd]]" ("Still Here") was released in 1981 to βraise the spirits, to remind people we still speak Welsh against all odds. To show we are still here". Since then, the song has become an unofficial Welsh anthem as well as an unofficial anthem for the [[Wales national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-02 |title=Yma o Hyd: the defiant Welsh folk song that's been 1,600 years in the making |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/02/dafydd-iwan-yma-o-hyd-welsh-football-anthem |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> In January 2020, the song reached number one in the UK iTunes chart, spurred on by purchases by supporters of Welsh independence group [[YesCymru]]. The campaign mirrored the success of the [[The Wolfe Tones|Wolfe Tones]] song "[[Come Out, Ye Black and Tans]]" earlier that month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/dafydd-iwan-welsh-independence-itunes-17553872|title=A Welsh folk legend is outselling Stormzy in the iTunes charts|last=Stephens|first=Lydia|date=12 January 2020|website=Walesonline.co.uk|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref> The song was also sung live by Dafydd Iwan before Wales' last two games of their first successful [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] since 1958. [[Gareth Bale]], the Welsh captain also led the Welsh team singing along with Dafydd Iwan after the final match.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchelmore |first=Ian |date=2022-03-28 |title=The player behind Dafydd Iwan's iconic Yma o Hyd rendition revealed |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/player-behind-dafydd-iwans-iconic-23522259 |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Glen |date=2022-06-05 |title=Gareth Bale leads brilliant rendition of Yma o Hyd after Wales beat Ukraine |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gareth-bale-leads-incredible-rendition-24151855 |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref> The performance and Wales's qualification led to the song returning to number one in the UK iTunes chart.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Thomas |last2=Jones |first2=John |date=2022-06-08 |title=Dafydd Iwan's Yma O Hyd gets to number one in the charts |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/wales-fans-campaign-dafydd-iwan-24169817 |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref>
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