Welsh Singers Competition

Welsh Singers Competition
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Awarded forSinging
Sponsored byThe Carne Trust, Sickle Foundation
LocationCardiff
CountryWales, United Kingdom
Formerly calledWelsh Singers Showcase,
Young Welsh Singers’ Competition
Reward(s)£5,000 for the winner and represents Wales in the following year's BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition. The other finalists also win a cash prize[1]
First awarded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
WinnerJessica Robinson (2022)
WebsiteOfficial website
Television/radio coverage
NetworkBBC Radio Cymru[2]
S4C (2021–present)

Welsh Singers Competition (Welsh: Cystadleuaeth Cantorion Cymreig, previously known as the Welsh Singers Showcase (Welsh: Llwyfan Cantorion Cymreig)), is a biennial singing competition that is held in Cardiff, Wales. The winner of the competition represents Wales in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in the following year.[3] The competition is open to Welsh classical singers aged between 17 and 31.[3] The final of the competition in 2022 was held at The Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff. Previously it has been held at St David's Hall in Cardiff.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Welsh Singers Showcase-Charity overview". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. ^ "Welsh Singers Showcase". St David's Hall. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  3. ^ a b "Welsh Singers Competition". Welsh Singers Competition. Retrieved 2007-10-07.