Last updated: 03 July 2009
Equally cursed and blessed, few bands from Wales have fallen from grace quite so spectacularly as Catatonia, and few bands leave behind a legacy so full of success and failure.
Read about Catatonia on 91Èȱ¬ Cymru (Welsh language)
They formed, as the legend goes, in the early 90s, when guitarist Mark Roberts saw Cerys Matthews busking on Cardiff's Queen Street. They became bandmates, then lovers, and Catatonia was born.
Read the full Catatonia biography.
Key works
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Greatest Hits (2002)
Read the 91Èȱ¬ Wales Music review -
International Velvet (1998)
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Way Beyond Blue (1996)
Their essential debut album, released at the height of Britpop.
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