Côr Cymru
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Côr Cymru is a Welsh
TV Competition searching for the best choir in Wales, and airing every 2 years on S4C
.
The first series was presented by Aled Jones
and Heledd Cynwal, but all subsequent series have been fronted by Nia Roberts and Gareth Owen
. The show sees choirs competing against each other in knockout-style semi finals in five different categories:
The winners in each category then compete in the live final for the grand title of "Choir of Wales".
The winners of the title so far are:
Despite a similar show being developed by the BBC
in the form of Last Choir Standing
, S4C recently revealed Côr Cymru returned for a brand new series in 2009.
Facilities supplied by The Barcud Derwen Group
.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
TV Competition searching for the best choir in Wales, and airing every 2 years on S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
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The first series was presented by Aled Jones
Aled Jones
Aled Jones is a Welsh singer and television/radio personality, broadcaster and television presenter who first came to fame as a treble...
and Heledd Cynwal, but all subsequent series have been fronted by Nia Roberts and Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen (presenter)
Gareth Owen is a Welsh TV Presenter best known for co-hosting flagship youth Magazine show Uned 5 between 2002-2005 with Gethin Jones and Lisa Gwilym....
. The show sees choirs competing against each other in knockout-style semi finals in five different categories:
- Male Voice Choirs
- Female Voice Choirs
- Mixed Voice Choirs
- Youth Choirs (16–25 years)
- Children's Choirs (16 years and younger)
The winners in each category then compete in the live final for the grand title of "Choir of Wales".
The winners of the title so far are:
- 2003: The Ceredigion School of Music
- 2005: Serendipity
- 2007: Cywair
- 2009: The Ceredigion School of Music
- 2011: Cywair
Despite a similar show being developed by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in the form of Last Choir Standing
Last Choir Standing
Last Choir Standing was a 2008 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. Broadcast on BBC One in July and August 2008, the series saw amateur choirs competing each week to be the 'last choir standing'....
, S4C recently revealed Côr Cymru returned for a brand new series in 2009.
Facilities supplied by The Barcud Derwen Group
The Barcud Derwen Group
The Barcud Derwen Group was an independent group of television and AV facilities in Cardiff, Wales which claimed to be the largest in the UK outside of London...
.