Y Llais

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Y Llais
Genre Reality competition
Created by
Presented by
Judges
Country of origin Wales, United Kingdom
Original languages Welsh
(English subtitles)
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production location Dragon International Film Studios
Running time60–120 minutes
Production companies S4C, Boom Cymru and ITV Studios
Original release
Network S4C
Release9 February 2025 (2025-02-09) 
present
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Y Llais ( Welsh for 'The Voice') is a Welsh-language singing reality competition television series. It premiered on S4C on 9 February 2025. [1] Based on the original Dutch singing competition The Voice of Holland and part of The Voice franchise. The show is presented by Sian Eleri. [2] [3]

Contents

The series aims to discover unsigned singing talent, including solo artists, duets, and trios, both professional and amateur, through public auditions. The winner gets a single co-written and recorded by Welsh music artists. The winner of the only season was: Rose Datta

In 2024, WalesOnline confirmed that the first series of the Welsh-language edition of The Voice was in production. [2] Y Llais is produced by Boom Cymru, a subsidiary of ITV Studios. The first season aired on 9 February 2025. [4]

The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances and guide their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach. The original panel featured Sir Bryn Terfel, Bronwen Lewis, Aleighcia Scott and Ywain Gwynedd. [5] All four coaches returned for the second series.

Presenters

Sian Eleri is the original presenter of the show. She will return for a second series. [4]

Timeline

Key

  Main presenter
PresentersSeries
1
Sian Eleri

Coaches

On 2 May 2024, internation opera singer Sir Bryn Terfel was the first confirmed coach, he said "It’s great that the land of song is getting its own special version of The Voice series – what better way to discover the next big star?" [2] On 6 February 2025, the last three coaches were announced, they featured reggae star Aleighcia Scott, musician and owner of Côsh record label Yws Gwynedd, and singer and songwriter Bronwen Lewis, who also previously competed on The Voice UK. [1] [6]

Timeline

CoachSeries
12
Sir Bryn Terfel
Bronwen Lewis
Aleighcia Scott
Ywain Gwynedd

Series overview

Teams colour key
     Artist from Team Aleghcia
     Artist from Team Ywain
     Artist from Team Bronwen
     Artist from Team Bryn
Y Llais series overview
SeasonAiredWinnerRunners-upWinning coachPresenterCoaches (chairs' order)
1234
1 2025Rose DattaAnna ArrietaLiam J EdwardsSara Owen Aleighcia Scott Sian Eleri BrynBronwenAleighciaYwain
2 2026Upcoming
Series

Coaches' teams and their artists

In each series, each coach chooses a number of acts to progress to the finals. This table shows, for each series, which artists he or she put through to the finals. In each series, artists advance to the final week of the finals, by team-based.

Key

  - Winner
  - Runner-up
SeriesSir Bryn TerfelBronwen LewisAleighcia ScottYwain Gwynedd
1 Sara OwenLiam J EdwardsRose DattaAnna Arrieta
Megan Haf DaviesEmma WinterLauren FisherStephen Hallwood
Nia TylerElys DaviesSJ & EndafBethany Powell

Coaches' advisors

SeriesSir Bryn TerfelBronwen LewisAleighcia ScottYwain Gwynedd
1 Elin Fflur Steffan Rhys Hughes Trystan Llŷr Griffiths Alys Williams

References

  1. 1 2 Watkins, Mike (6 February 2025). "S4C confirm air date for Welsh version of The Voice S4C confirm air date for Welsh version of The Voice". ATV Today.
  2. 1 2 3 Cook, Sam (2 May 2024). "Wales to get its own version of The Voice UK as first famous coach announced". Wales Online.
  3. "'Y Llais' yn cyrraedd Cymru". newyddion.s4c.cymru. 2 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Welsh-language version of global TV series The Voice to launch this week". County Times. 7 February 2025.
  5. Price, Stephen (6 February 2025). "Welsh take on 'The Voice' comes to TV screens". Nation.Cymru.
  6. ""Y Llais", the Welsh Version of "The Voice" Confirms Coaches for 2026 Edition - Señal News".