Dafydd Owain Wins 2026 Welsh Music Prize

Singer Dafydd Owain won the 2026 Welsh Music Prize with his album Ymarfer Byw. Owain, from Caernarfon, received his award on Wednesday at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. A total of 15 albums were nominated for the 10,000-pound grand prize. Dafydd Owain had also won the Welsh Language Album of the Year award in August with his second album.

The ceremony was hosted by BBC Radio 1 DJ and presenter Sian Eleri. Mary Hopkin was honoured with the Welsh Music Inspiration Award for her decades-long music career. Her daughter, Jessica Lee Morgan, accepted the award on her behalf and performed a medley of her mother's hit songs. The Triskel Award for emerging talent was won by singer Betsan and the bands Casual Smart and MWSOG. In the previous year, Don Leisure won the Welsh Music Prize with the album Tyrchu Sain.