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When schoolgirl Rebekah West wasn’t able to find a Welsh-language version of the hit theme to Disney’s Frozen, she couldn’t Let It Go.

So the talented 14-year-old put pen to paper and wrote her own one.

As a result, she has gained tens of thousands of YouTube hits for the video of her unique version.

“I was so disappointed not to find a Welsh language version of Let it Go, I decided to make my own,” said Rebekah from Dinas Powys.

“I set up my Youtube channel in February mainly because I wanted to share my songs with my cousins who live in Africa.

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“Then one of my subscribers asked me if I could do Let It Go in Welsh. I searched for it in Welsh and couldn’t find any videos so I decided to have a go at making one myself.”

Rebekah, a year 10 pupil at St Cyres School in Penarth, made her first version of Let It Go – one of the biggest-selling hits of the year thanks to versions by Idina Menzel and Demi Lovato – before the summer. She showed it to her Welsh teacher who suggested some changes. Over the holidays she recorded an “improved version” with lyrics for people to sing along to.

Now people all over the world have seen Rebekah’s videos.

“Lots of people have seen them,” she said. “When I first uploaded the first video I could see that it was mostly people living in America, Australia and Canada that were looking at it.

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“Now a lot more Welsh people have seen it. Some people have criticised my pronunciation and word choices but the feedback has been mainly positive.”

She said it was “quite difficult” to come up with the translation - especially to music.

She was helped by her mother Claire-Marie, who took Welsh second language A-level. Rebekah is currently studying Welsh at GCSE level.

Watch Rebekah's sing-a-long version on YouTube

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She said: “The Welsh language is quite long and I had to abbreviate some words to get them to fit in with the rhythm.

“It was quite time-consuming. It took about two weeks for my first attempt. It didn’t take as long for the second video. I didn’t have to make that many changes, just a few mutations. That’s when a letter changes in Welsh because of the word before it.”

Her Frozen videos have now garnered more than 50,000 views on her Youtube channel.

She said: “I was quite surprised that they got so many views. It is an amazing way to showcase the Welsh language. I’m especially pleased to hear that many Welsh school children are enjoying singing that song.”