| Y Llais | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
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| Presented by | |
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| Country of origin | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Original languages | Welsh (English subtitles) |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Dragon International Film Studios |
| Running time | 60–120 minutes |
| Production companies | S4C, Boom Cymru and ITV Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | S4C |
| Release | 9 February 2025 – present |
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Y Llais ( Welsh for 'The Voice') is a Welsh-language singing reality competition television series. Created by John de Mol and Roel van Velzen, it premiered on S4C on 9 February 2025. [1] [2] Based on the original Dutch singing competition The Voice of Holland and part of The Voice franchise, the series aims to discover unsigned singing talent—including solo artists, duets, and trios, both professional and amateur—through public auditions. The show is presented by BBC Radio 1 presenter Sian Eleri. [3] [4]
In 2024, WalesOnline confirmed that the first series of the Welsh-language edition of The Voice was in production. [3] Y Llais is produced by Boom Cymru, a subsidiary of ITV Studios. The first season aired in 2025. [1]
The series features a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances and mentor their teams throughout the competition. The coaches also compete to ensure that one of their acts wins, ultimately making them the winning coach. The coaching panel for Y Llais includes world-renowned opera singer Sir Bryn Terfel, [1] reggae artist Aleighcia Scott, musician and Côsh record label owner Ywain Gwynedd, and singer-songwriter Bronwen Lewis, who previously competed on The Voice UK . [5] All four coaches returned for the second series. [6]
.Y Llais presented by BBC Radio 1 DJ Sian Eleri. She has been the presenter since the inaugural series
| Presenters | Series | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| Sian Eleri | ||
The coaches for the first season of Y Llais were announced on 6 February 2025. [5] All four coaches returned for a second series. [6]
| Coach | Series | |
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| 1 | 2 | |
| Sir Bryn Terfel | ||
| Bronwen Lewis | ||
| Aleighcia Scott | ||
| Ywain Gwynedd | ||
| Season | Aired | Winner | Runners-up | Winning coach | Presenter | Coaches (chairs' order) | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2025 | Rose Datta | Anna Arrieta | Liam J Edwards | Sara Owen | Aleighcia Scott | Sian Eleri | Bryn | Bronwen | Aleighcia | Ywain |
| 2 | 2026 | Upcoming Series | |||||||||
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.
| Series | Sir Bryn Terfel | Bronwen Lewis | Aleighcia Scott | Ywain Gwynedd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sara Owen | Liam J Edwards | Rose Datta | Anna Arrieta |
| Megan Haf Davies | Emma Winter | Lauren Fisher | Stephen Hallwood | |
| Nia Tyler | Elys Davies | SJ & Endaf | Bethany Powell |
| Series | Sir Bryn Terfel | Bronwen Lewis | Aleighcia Scott | Ywain Gwynedd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elin Fflur | Steffan Rhys Hughes | Trystan Llŷr Griffiths | Alys Williams |