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AI Song Contest 2020

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AI Song Contest 2020
Dates
Final12 May 2020
Host
VenueNetherlands
Presenter(s)Lieven Scheire
Directed byDaan Veldhuizen
Executive producer
  • Karen van Dijk
  • Sharon Yosef
  • Jonathan Maas
Host broadcasterVPRO, NPO 3FM and NPO Innovation
Participants
Number of entries13
Debuting countries
Vote
Voting system50% jury (1–12 points),
50% audience (average of online ratings)
Winning song Australia
"Beautiful the World"
AI Song Contest → 2021

The AI Song Contest 2020 was the inaugural edition of the AI Song Contest, organised by the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO, in collaboration with NPO 3FM and NPO Innovation.[1] It was held on 12 May 2020 in the Netherlands and was presented by Lieven Scheire.[1][2] Thirteen teams from eight countries participated in the contest.[3] The contest was won by Uncanny Valley from Australia with the song "Beautiful the World".[4][5]

Format

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Each participating team had to submit a "Eurovision-like" song of up to three minutes that had been composed using artificial intelligence (AI).[1] Human input was allowed, but the more AI was used, the more points the entry would get from the jury.[1] The entries were also evaluated by the public through online ratings. The winner was announced in a live show on 12 May 2020.

Lieven Scheire, presenter of the AI Song Contest 2020

Presenter and spokespersons

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The live show was hosted by Belgian comedian Lieven Scheire.[6] The points from the online voting were announced by Dutch television presenter Emma Wortelboer, who had been the Netherlands' spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[6] Dutch composer and AI researcher Vincent Koops revealed the points awarded by the jury.

Expert panel

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The jury consisted of three AI experts, who assessed each entry based on the use of artificial intelligence in the songwriting process:[7]

Competing entries

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The live show took place on 12 May 2020 at 20:30 CEST and was broadcast via a live stream on YouTube.[6] As there were no pre-qualifying rounds, multiple teams from each country could enter the competition.[8] The contest featured the following competing entries:[3]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "FAQ - The AI Song Contest". VPRO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ Smirke, Richard (10 May 2020). "Machine Music: With Eurovision Canceled, The Netherlands Prepares to Host First AI Song Contest". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Teams - The AI Song Contest". VPRO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ Wakefield, Jane (12 May 2020). "Australia wins AI 'Eurovision Song Contest'". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ^ Heaven, Will Douglas (29 October 2020). "To see what makes AI hard to use, ask it to write a pop song". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Introducing the AI Song Contest!". Eurovision.tv. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. ^ "AI Panel - The AI Song Contest". VPRO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Karen van Dijk (VPRO) over Het AI Songfestival". De Nationale AI-cursus (in Dutch). YouTube. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.