Y Llais series 1
Y Llais is a Welsh television music competition aimed at discovering new singing talent. The first series premiered on February 9, 2025, on S4C, S4C Clic, and BBC iPlayer. Sian Eleri served as the host for this series. The coaches for the season were Sir Bryn Terfel, Bronwen Lewis, Aleighcia Scott, and Ywain Gwynedd, each seated in their respective chairs.
On 30 March 2025, Rose Datta was announced as the winner of the first season, coached by Aleighcia Scott.
Overview
On May 2, 2024, it was announced that Wales would receive its own version of The Voice UK, set to premiere in 2025. The show, produced by Boom Cymru, will debut on S4C.Coaches and host
The first series was hosted by Radio 1 DJ Sian Eleri. On February 6, 2025, the full lineup of the series was announced, featuring opera singer Sir Bryn Terfel, reggae star Aleighcia Scott, musician and Côsh record label owner Ywain Gwynedd, and singer-songwriter Bronwen Lewis, who had previously competed on The Voice UK.Blind auditions
The show commenced with the Blind Auditions on February 9, 2025. During each audition, an artist performs while the coaches face away from them, with their chairs turned toward the audience. If a coach wishes to mentor the artist, they press a button to turn their chair and face the performer. If only one coach turns, the artist automatically joins their team. However, if multiple coaches turn, they compete for the artist, who then chooses which team to join. By the end of the Blind Auditions, each coach selects eight artists, resulting in a total of 32 contestants advancing to the next stage. The coaches opened the series with a joint performance of O Wales.| ✔ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist defaulted to this coach's team | |
| Artist elected to join this coach's team | |
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their "I WANT YOU" button | |
| Artist received an "All Turn" |
Episode 1 (9 February)
- Coach performance: "O Wales"
The Recalls
Similar to The Callbacks in The Voice UK, the next round will be The Recalls. In this stage of the competition, each coach's team will be narrowed down from eight contestants to three. The contestants perform a selected song, and their coach determines whether they are deserving of a place in the Semi-Finals.Additionally, each coach is allowed to bring a special guest mentor to help with their decision-making. The guest mentors for this season are Elin Fflur, Steffan Rhys Hughes, Trystan Llŷr Griffiths and Alys Williams for teams Bryn, Bronwen, Aleighcia, and Ywain, respectively.
Semi-Finals
The Semi-Final aired on March 23. The 12 contestants who advanced from The Recalls competed, with each coach selecting one artist from their team of three to advance to the Final.| Episode | Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 7 | 1 | Bronwen Lewis | Liam J Edwards | "Chandelier" | Advanced |
| Episode 7 | 2 | Bronwen Lewis | Emma Winter | "Nos Sul A Baglan Bay" | Eliminated |
| Episode 7 | 3 | Bronwen Lewis | Elys Davies | "Mil O Gelwyddau" | Eliminated |
| Episode 7 | 4 | Ywain Gwynedd | Stephen Hallwood | "Cariad dros Chwant" | Eliminated |
| Episode 7 | 5 | Ywain Gwynedd | Anna Arrieta | "Treiddia'r Mur" | Advanced |
| Episode 7 | 6 | Ywain Gwynedd | Bethany Powell | "Teimlo" | Eliminated |
| Episode 7 | 7 | Aleighcia Scott | SJ & Endaf | "Tŷ ar y Mynydd" | Eliminated |
| Episode 7 | 8 | Aleighcia Scott | Rose Datta | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | Advanced |
| Episode 7 | 9 | Aleighcia Scott | Lauren Fisher | "Love Song" | Eliminated |
| Episode 7 | 10 | Sir Bryn Terfel | Nia Tyler | "Piece Of My Heart" | Eliminated |
| Episode 7 | 11 | Sir Bryn Terfel | Megan Haf Davies | "Môr o Gariad" | Eliminated |
| Episode 7 | 12 | Sir Bryn Terfel | Sara Owen | "Gorwedd Gyda'i Nerth" | Advanced |
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Final
The Final aired on March 30. The 4 contestants who advanced from The Semi-Finals competed, to be crowned the winner. The episode commenced with all contestants performed "Uno Cydio Tanio" together. Additionally there was a guest performance from Mared Williams singing "Dal Fi'n Ol".At the end of the show, Rose Datta was announced as the winner of the series.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Solo Song | Order | Duet | Result |
| 1 | Aleighcia Scott | Rose Datta | "Feeling Good" | 7 | "Ain't Nobody" | Winner |
| 2 | Sir Bryn Terfel | Sara Owen | "How Do I Live" | 8 | "Ysbryd Y Nos" | Finalist |
| 3 | Ywain Gwynedd | Anna Arrieta | "Pan Fyddai'n 80 Oed" | 9 | "Pan Ddaw Yfory" | Finalist |
| 4 | Bronwen Lewis | Liam J Edwards | "Adre" | 10 | "She Used to Be Mine" | Finalist |