Y Llais
| Y Llais | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
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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]
Series overview
| 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 |
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- ^ a b c "Welsh-language version of global TV series The Voice to launch this week". County Times. 7 February 2025.
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ Price, Stephen (6 February 2025). "Welsh take on 'The Voice' comes to TV screens". Nation.Cymru.
- ^ https://senalnews.com/en/tv/y-llais-the-welsh-version-of-the-voice-confirms-coaches-for-2026-edition#:~:text=The%20coaching%20panel%20includes%20opera%20legend%20Sir%20Bryn,producer%20Yws%20Gwynedd%2C%20and%20reggae%20sensation%20Aleighcia%20Scott.