Cool Cymru

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Cool Cymru
Manic Street Preachers performing in London. The band were one of the pioneers of the era for Welsh music.
Native name	Cŵl Cymru
Stylistic origins	Britpop pop rock Cool Britannia alternative rock
Cultural origins	Music of Wales
Regional scenes
Music of Wales
Local scenes
Music of Cardiff Music of Newport
Other topics
Welsh Music Prize Welsh Language Music Day

Cool Cymru (Welsh: Cŵl Cymru) was a Welsh cultural movement in music and independent film in the 1990s and 2000s, led by the popularity of bands such as Catatonia, Stereophonics and Manic Street Preachers.^[1]