Everybody has their musical heroes, and in his series, Canu Gyda fy Arwr (Singing with my Hero), Porthmadog tenor Rhys Meirion gives lucky individuals the chance to sing with some of the biggest names in the world of music.

The heroes who will be singing with fans this week are the popular band, Candelas, from Llanuwchllyn.

Since forming in 2009 they have released three albums and one EP, and Osian, Ifan, Tom, Gruff and Lewis have rocked before several audiences – from small community centres to big stages.

Sharing the stage with the Candelas will be this year’s youngest participant, champions of the Eisteddfod T and a rocker from Italy! There will be a lot of surprises, and lots of guitar solos!

Someone who nominated herself is 14 year-old Manon, a pupil of Ysgol y Preseli and she will be singing in Crwst cafê, Aberteifi in front of friends and family.

The anthem for the Wales football team in the Euros 2016 was the Candelas’s version of the Yr Anhrefn classic Rhedeg i Paris, and in the Eisteddfod T 2021, a crew from Ysgol Pendalar, Caernarfon won for miming to the song. The pupils are all big fans of the band and are very keen to perform this song with them.

It’s obvious that the Candelas’ catchy songs have travelled far, with a request coming all the way from Italy by Debora Morgante – an Italian who speaks fluent Welsh.

Her passion for the Welsh language and culture goes back several years: “I came to Wales for the first time when I was 17 to learn English,” said Debora who lives near Rome.

“I immediately fell in love with the country and its culture. But it was only five or six years ago that I learned the language, because it is more possible now with websites and so on for someone who lives abroad. I liked the sound of the language so much, I wanted to speak it fluently.”

Although Debora works in a bank by day, she is used to performing because she plays an electric guitar in a band. Following the Candelas played a major part in her journey to learn Welsh.

“I think it’s very important that if you learn a language, you learn the songs too because it helps a lot with pronunciation. I discovered the Candelas and enjoyed them because they have such a strong sound, and Osian’s voice and the way he sings the words.”

Debora will be realising her dream of singing Llwytha’r Gwn with Osian and the gang at Nant Gwrtheyrn, Ll?n Peninsula.

• Canu Gyda fy Arwr is on S4C on 9 January, at 8pm with English and Welsh subtitles available, and catch up is available on demand.