AI Song Contest

The AI Song Contest (Dutch: AI Songfestival) is an international competition based on the Eurovision Song Contest, which features songs that have been composed using artificial intelligence (AI). The inaugural edition took place on 12 May 2020 and was organised by the Dutch broadcaster VPRO, in collaboration with NPO 3FM and NPO Innovation.[1]

AI Song Contest 2020
Dates
Grand final12 May 2020
Host
Presenter(s)Lieven Scheire
Executive producerKaren van Dijk
Host broadcasterVPRO
Participants
Number of entries13
Debuting countries
Vote
Voting systemEach entry receives up to 12 points from an expert jury and the average of their online ratings on a scale of 0–12.
Winning song Australia
"Beautiful the World"

Format

Each competing team has to compose a "Eurovision-like" song of maximum three minutes using artificial intelligence.[1] Human input is allowed, but the more AI is used, the more points the entry will get from the expert jury.[1] The entries are also evaluated by the public through online ratings. The entry that receives most points wins the competition.

2020 edition
Lieven Scheire, presenter

A total of thirteen teams, representing seven countries in Europe as well as Australia, competed in the inaugural edition of the AI Song Contest in 2020.[2] As there were no pre-qualifying rounds, multiple teams from each country could enter the competition.[3] The contest was won by Uncanny Valley, who represented Australia with the song "Beautiful the World".[4]

Presenter

The show was hosted by the Belgian comedian Lieven Scheire.[5] The points from the online voting were announced by the Dutch television presenter Emma Wortelboer, who had been the Netherlands' spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, while composer and AI researcher Vincent Koops revealed the points awarded by the jury. [5]

Expert panel

The jury consisted of three AI experts, who assessed each entry based on the usage of artificial intelligence in their compositions:[6]

Competing entries

The show took place on 12 May 2020 at 20:30 CEST and was broadcast via a live stream on YouTube.[5] It featured the following competing entries:[2]

Country Team Song Language Points Place
Jury Public Total
 Australia Uncanny Valley "Beautiful the World" English 10 9.8 19.8 1
 Belgium Beatroots "Violent Delights Have Violent Ends" English 6 5.3 11.3 8
Polaris "Princess" English 4 8.1 12.1 7
 France Algomus & Friends "I Keep Counting" English 8 7.5 15.5 4
DataDada "Je secoue le monde" French 5 6 11 9
 Germany Dadabots x Portrait XO "I'll Marry You, Punk Come" English 12 7.4 19.4 2
Ligatur "Offshore in Deep Water" English 4 4 8 12
OVGneUrovision "Traveller in Time" Instrumental 5 4.6 9.6 11
 Netherlands Can AI Kick It "Abbus" English 10 7.8 17.8 3
COMPUTD / Shuman & Angel-Eye "I Write a Song" English 5 8.8 13.8 5
 Sweden KTH/KMH+Doremir "Come To Ge Ther" English 4 6.9 10.9 10
  Switzerland New Piano "Painful Words" English 2 3.2 5.2 13
 United Kingdom Brentry "Hope Rose High" English 8 5.7 13.7 6

See also

References
  1. "FAQ - The AI Song Contest". VPRO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. "Teams - The AI Song Contest". VPRO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. "Karen van Dijk (VPRO) over Het AI Songfestival". De Nationale AI-cursus (in Dutch). YouTube. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. Wakefield, Jane (12 May 2020). "Australia wins AI 'Eurovision Song Contest'". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. "Introducing the AI Song Contest!". Eurovision.tv. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. "AI Panel - The AI Song Contest". VPRO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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