Gwenno Mererid Saunders (born 23 May 1981) is a Welsh musician, known by the stage name Gwenno. She was born in Cardiff, and when growing up, her father spoke Cornish; her mother spoke Welsh. By 17, she was a cast member in Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance, playing a lead role in a Las Vegas production. Her recording career began with two solo EPs - Môr Hud in 2002 and Vodya in 2004.

In 2005, she joined The Pipettes, remaining (and ultimately leading) the group through several personnel changes, until they broke up in 2010. She released her first solo LP, the Welsh-language Y Dydd Olaf, initially in 2014 on the indie label Peski. In 2015 she signed to Heavenly, which re-released the album. In 2018, she released a Cornish-language LP, Le Kov.

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