AI Song Contest 2020
| AI Song Contest 2020 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 50% jury (1–12 points), 50% audience (average of online ratings) |
| Winning song |  Australia "Beautiful the World" |
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
The jury consisted of three AI experts, who assessed each entry based on the use of artificial intelligence in the songwriting process:[7]
Vincent Koops (RTL Nederland)
Anna Huang (Google Brain)
Ed Newton-Rex (ByteDance)
Competing entries[edit]
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[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "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 Dutch). YouTube. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.