AI Song Contest 2020
| AI Song Contest 2020 | |
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| File:AI Song Contest 2020 logo.png | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 12 May 2020 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Netherlands |
| Presenter(s) | Lieven Scheire |
| Directed by | Daan Veldhuizen |
| Executive producer |
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| Host broadcaster | VPRO, NPO 3FM and NPO Innovation |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 13 |
| Debuting countries |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | 50% jury (1–12 points), 50% audience (average of online ratings) |
| Winning song | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia "Beautiful the World" |
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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
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.
Presenter and spokespersons
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
The jury consisted of three AI experts, who assessed each entry based on the use of artificial intelligence in the songwriting process:[7]
- Netherlands Vincent Koops (RTL Nederland)
- United States Anna Huang (Google Brain)
- United Kingdom Ed Newton-Rex (ByteDance)
Competing entries
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 | |||||
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Uncanny Valley | "Beautiful the World" | English | 10 | 9.8 | 19.8 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Beatroots | "Violent Delights Have Violent Ends" | English | 6 | 5.3 | 11.3 | 8 |
| Polaris | "Princess" | English | 4 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 7 | |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | Algomus & Friends | "I Keep Counting" | English | 8 | 7.5 | 15.5 | 4 |
| DataDada | "Je secoue le monde" | French | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg 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 | |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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 | |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | KTH/KMH+Doremir | "Come To Ge Ther" | English | 4 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | New Piano | "Painful Words" | English | 2 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 13 |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Brentry | "Hope Rose High" | English | 8 | 5.7 | 13.7 | 6 |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "FAQ - The AI Song Contest". VPRO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ Smirke, Richard (10 May 2020). "Machine Music: With Eurovision Canceled, The Netherlands Prepares to Host First AI Song Contest". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Teams - The AI Song Contest". VPRO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ Wakefield, Jane (12 May 2020). "Australia wins AI 'Eurovision Song Contest'". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Introducing the AI Song Contest!". Eurovision.tv. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ "AI Panel - The AI Song Contest". VPRO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ "Karen van Dijk (VPRO) over Het AI Songfestival". De Nationale AI-cursus (in Nederlands). YouTube. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.