Ymarfer Byw, which was praised for its ‘musical excellence’, beat 14 other albums to the prize of £10,000
Singer-songwriter Dafydd Owain has won the 2026 Welsh music prize with his second album Ymarfer Byw.
The emotionally charged record, which also won Welsh language album of the year in August, beat albums by the likes of Gruff Rhys, the Royston Club and Art School Girlfriend to the prize of £10,000.
ADJUA – Everything Is Beautiful
Aleighcia Scott – Taith
Ani Glass – Phantasmagoria
Art School Girlfriend – Lean In
Cerys Hafana – Angel
Chroma – 25 Forever
Dafydd Owain – Ymarfer Byw
Dewin – Dan y Dderwen
Gruff Rhys – Dim Probs
Gwenifer Raymond – Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark
Local – Too Broke to Be This Busy
Mari Mathias – Cyfarwydd
Skindred – You Got This
The Bug Club – Every Single Muscle
The Royston Club – Songs for the Spine
