Short answer: no. Professional Voice Cloning (PVC) is only for your own voice and requires you to pass voice verification; you cannot create a PVC of someone else’s voice, even with consent, and there is no way to bypass verification. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Attempting to evade verification or other guardrails violates our policies and can lead to account suspension. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Options you can consider for your documentary:
If you have the necessary permission/rights to use your grandfather’s voice, you may try Instant Voice Cloning (IVC). It doesn’t use verification, but you must have permission to clone the voice. (help.elevenlabs.io)
To improve IVC results, use clean, single‑speaker audio (1–2 minutes total), and prioritize consistent, high‑quality clips; see our quality and file recommendations. (help.elevenlabs.io)
If you do not have permission to clone his voice, use the Voice Library instead: you can upload a sample to find similar voices and then use a professionally verified voice for narration. (help.elevenlabs.io)
If you started a PVC and got stuck at verification, note that unverified PVCs can’t be deleted until verification is completed. (help.elevenlabs.io)
I know this isn’t the answer you hoped for, but these are the only supported paths today. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Short answer: For Professional Voice Cloning, you can’t. PVC is only for your own voice and requires you to pass voice verification; cloning anyone else’s voice (even with consent) isn’t allowed. (help.elevenlabs.io)
For Instant Voice Cloning, you must have permission to clone the person’s voice. Our Prohibited Use Policy also forbids replicating another person’s voice “without consent or legal right.” If you can’t obtain consent or a legal right (e.g., from an authorized rights holder/estate), you shouldn’t clone your grandfather’s voice. (help.elevenlabs.io, elevenlabs.io)
If you still want a respectful narration for your family documentary, two compliant options are:
Create a new, non-identical voice with Voice Design that evokes a similar tone/age/accent. (elevenlabs.io)
Have a living relative (or a voice actor) create and verify their own PVC, then share it with you privately. (help.elevenlabs.io)
If you need more detail on what counts as “permission” or “legal right” in your situation, we can’t provide legal advice; you may wish to consult the relevant rights holder/estate and local counsel. (elevenlabs.io)
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