Y Llais
| Y Llais | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | |
| Presented by | |
| Judges |
|
| 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 |
| Related | |
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]
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
| Presenters | Series | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Coach | Series | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
| Sir Bryn Terfel | ||
| Bronwen Lewis | ||
| Aleighcia Scott | ||
| Ywain Gwynedd | ||
Gallery
- Coaches gallery
-
Sir Bryn Terfel (2025–) -
Bronwen Lewis (2025–) -
Aleighcia Scott (2025–) -
Ywain Gwynedd (2025–)
.jpg)
.jpg)
Series overview
| Artist from Team Aleghcia | |
| Artist from Team Ywain | |
| Artist from Team Bronwen | |
| Artist from Team Bryn |
| Season | Aired | Winner | Runners-up | Winning coach | Presenter | Coaches (chairs' order) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
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
| 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 |
Coaches' advisors
| Series | Sir Bryn Terfel | Bronwen Lewis | Aleighcia Scott | Ywain Gwynedd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elin Fflur | Steffan Rhys Hughes | Trystan Llŷr Griffiths | Alys Williams |
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Cook, Sam (2 May 2024). "Wales to get its own version of The Voice UK as first famous coach announced". Wales Online.
- ^ "'Y Llais' yn cyrraedd Cymru". newyddion.s4c.cymru. 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Welsh-language version of global TV series The Voice to launch this week". County Times. 7 February 2025.
- ^ Price, Stephen (6 February 2025). "Welsh take on 'The Voice' comes to TV screens". Nation.Cymru.
- ^ ""Y Llais", the Welsh Version of "The Voice" Confirms Coaches for 2026 Edition - Señal News".