Cân i Gymru 2011
Cân i Gymru 2011 was the forty-second edition of S4C's Cân i Gymru, an annual Welsh singing contest. The 2011 was broadcast live on 6 March 2011 from the Pontrhydfendigaid Pavilion, Pontrhydfendigaid. The winner was given an invitation to represent Wales at the Pan Celtic Festival. The final was hosted by former winner Elin Fflur.
| Cân i Gymru 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Wales | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Cân i Gymru 2011 50% Jury 50% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | 6 March 2010 | |||
| Selected entrant | Tesni Jones | |||
| Selected song | "Rhywun yn Rhywle" | |||
| Wales in the Cân i Gymru | ||||
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Format
S4C and Avanti invited composers and authors to send in their songs from 8 November 2010 and were given a closing date of 7 January 2011. The 8 finalists were announced on 22 February 2011.
A panel of judges evaluated each entry before submitting a shortlist of eight songs to be performed live on the show. The winning composer(s)/author(s) were awarded a £7,500 prize and got an invitation to enter their song into the Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland.
The winner of Cân i Gymru 2011 was decided by a 50% jury vote and 50% televote.
Entrants
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemma Markham | "Symud Ymlaen" | |
| 2 | Ed Holden | "Chwarae Ceg" | |
| 3 | Gai Toms | "Clywch" | 3rd |
| 4 | Anna Tomos | "Nerth dy draed" | |
| 5 | Ffion Emyr | "Cofia am y Cariad" | 2nd |
| 6 | Brychan Llyr | "Cylch o Gariad" | |
| 7 | Alys Williams | "Fy Mhlentyn i" | |
| 8 | Tesni Jones | "Rhywun yn Rhywle" | 1st |