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Wales has participated in the International Pan-Celtic Song Contest of the Pan-Celtic Festival (Welsh: Gŵyl Ban-Geltaidd) several times. Its first participation was at the inaugural contest, in 1971. Wales has won the contest more than any other nation, having won sixteen times.

Entries

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Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
Last place
X Entry selected but did not compete
Year Artist Song Songwriter(s) Place Points Cit.
1971
1972 Eleri Llwyd [1]
1973 Heather Jones 2 [2]
1974 Iris Williams "I Gael Cymru yn Gymru'n rydd" Rod Thomas, Robin Griffith 1 [3][4]
1975 Bran "Caled fwlch" Gwyndaf Meirion 1 [3][5]
1976 Rhian Rowe "Y llanc glaslygad" Douglas Roberts [6][7]
1977 Cawl Sefin "Dafydd ap Gwilym" Meinir Lloyd, Peter Hughes Griffiths [7][8][9]
1978
1979 Y Felin Wen "Ni welaf yr haf" Arfon Wyn [10]
1980 Plethyn "Golau tan gwmwl" Geraint Lovgreen, Myrddin ap Dafydd [11]
1981 "Dechrau'r dyfodol" Eleri Cwyfan, Gareth Glyn [7][12][13]
1982 Bando "Nid llwynog oedd yr haul" Geraint Lovgreen, Myrddin ap Dafydd 1 [3][14]
1983 "Popeth ond y gwir" Robin Gwyn, Siân Wheway [7][12][15]
1984 "Y cwm" Huw Chiswell [7][12][16]
1985
1986 Eirlys Parri "Be ddylwn i ddweud" Marie Emlyn [17]
1987 Eryr Wen "Gloria tyrd adre" Euros Jones, Llion Jones 1 [3][18]
1988 Manon Llwyd "Cân Wini" Manon Llwyd, Eirug Wyn 1 [3][19]
1989 Pererin "Twll triongl" Hefin Huws, Les Morrison 1 [3][20]
1990 Sobyn A'r Smeiliaid "Gwlad y rasta gwyn" Bryn Fôn, Rhys Parry [21]
1991 Neil Williams "Yr un hen le" Richard Marks 2 [7][22][23]
1992 Eifion Williams "Dal i gredu" Alwen Derbyshire, Meleri Roberts, Gwennant Pyrs 2 [7][12][22][24]
1993 Paul Gregory "Y cam nesa'" Paul Gregory [7][12][22]
1994 Paul Gregory "Rhyw ddydd" Paul Gregory, Lorraine King 1 [25][26]
1995 Gwenda Owen "Cân i'r ynys werdd" Arwel John, Richard Jones 1 [3][7][27]
1996 "Cerrig yr afon" John Doyle, Iwan Roberts [7][12][28]
1997 "Un funud fach" Barry Jones [7][12][29]
1998 Arwel Wyn Roberts "Rho dy law" Rhodri Thomas 1 [3][30]
1999 Per Nod "Torri'n rhydd" Stephan Rhys Williams 1 [3][31]
2000 The Moniars "Cae o yd" Arfon Wyn [32]
2001 No entry selected before cancellation[a] [3]
2002 Elin Fflur and The Moniars "Harbwr diogel" Arfon Wyn, Richard Synnott 1 [3][7]
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 2 [33]
2008 Aled Myrddin "Atgofion" Aled Myrddin 1 [3][34]
2009 Elfed Morris "Gofidiau" Elfed Morgan Morris, Lowri Watcyn 1 32.5 [3][35][36]
2010 "Bws i'r lleuad" Alun Evans [37][38]
2011 Brigyn "Rhywun yn rhywle" Ynyr Roberts, Steve Balsamo 1 34 [3][39][40]
2012 "Braf yw cael byw" Gai Toms, Philipp Jones [41]
2013 Jessop a'r Sgweiri "Mynd i Gorwen hefo Alys" Rhys Gwynfor, Osian Williams 3 [42][43]
2014 Mirain Evans "Galw amdanat ti" Barry Evans, Mirain Evans 4 [42][44][45]
2015 Elin Angharad "Y lleuad a'r sêr" Elin Angharad, Arfon Wyn 4 [42][46]
2016 Cordia "Dim ond un" Ffion Elin, Rhys Jones 1 [3][47]
2017 Cadi Gwyn Edwards "Rhydd" Cadi Gwyn Edwards [42]
2018 Ceidwad y Gân "Cofio Hedd Wyn" Erfyl Owen 6 30 [48][49]
2019 Elidyr Glyn "Fel hyn 'da ni fod" Elidyr Glyn 2 [50][51]
2020 Gruffydd Wyn "Cyn i'r llenni gau"[b] Gruffydd Wyn Contest cancelled[c] X [52][53]
2021 No contest held due to the COVID-19 pandemic [54]
2022 [54]
2023 Dylan Morris "Patagonia" Alistair James 2 43 [55]
2024 Sara Davies "Ti" Sara Davies 1 52 [56]

Notes

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  1. ^ The 2001 contest was cancelled due to the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak.
  2. ^ Wales had already selected their 2020 entry before the contest was cancelled but did not decide to send the song to the 2023 edition
  3. ^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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