The Y Selar Awards (Welsh: Gwobrau’r Selar) are awarded annually for the best Welsh language rock and pop music, by the Welsh language music magazine, Y Selar. The awards ceremony is the only one particularly for Welsh language music.[1]

Background

The awards were first given out in 2010, in ten categories, with voting taking place via the Y Selar website, until the publication date of the March issue of the magazine.[2]

Every February since 2014 the awards event has taken place at a 'live' event at Aberystwyth University, initially in front of an audience of 500,[3] increasing to 700 in 2015.[4] The organisers claimed an audience of 1,000 in February 2016.[5]

Nominations are invited until December each year, for the twelve categories, from which a long list is chosen by the awards panel. A public vote then takes place using a Facebook app.[6]

Winners

2013

Presented on 15 February 2014[3]

2014

Presented on 21 February 2015[4]

2015

Presented on 20 February 2016[5]

2016

Presented on 18 February 2017

2017

Presented on 17 February 2018

2018

Presented on 16 February 2019.[8]

2019

Presented on 14/15 February 2020

2020

Held between 8–11 February 2021 on BBC Radio Cymru mostly, because of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021

Presented on 17 February 2022

2022

Winners announced on Radio Cymru in February 2023:[11]

References

  1. ^ "Gwobrau'r Selar – Awarding the best of contemporary Welsh language music". Welsh Government. February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ "MUSIC: Y Selar, Awards". North Wales Live. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Hat-tric i Candelas yng Ngwobrau'r Selar". Golwg360 (in Welsh). 17 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b David Owens (23 February 2015). "Yws Gwynedd, Candelas and Sŵnami triumphant at Welsh music awards". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Sŵnami yn brif enillwyr Gwobrau'r Selar". Golwg 360 (in Welsh). 21 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Canllawiau Gwobrau'r Selar". Y Selar. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Gwobrau'r Selar 2015". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 22 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Pump o wobrau i Gwilym yn seremoni Gwobrau'r Selar". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Cwpl enwog ein hardal ni yn cyrraedd brig Gwobrau'r Selar!". Denbighshire Free Press (in Welsh). 1 March 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Gwobrau'r Selar: Gwobr Cyfraniad Arbennig i Tecwyn Ifan". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Enillwyr Gwobrau'r Selar 2022". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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