AI Song Contest 2020

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AI Song Contest 2020
Date and venue
Final
  • 12 May 2020
VenueNetherlands
Production
Host broadcasterVPRO, NPO 3FM and NPO Innovation
DirectorDaan Veldhuizen
Executive producer
  • Karen van Dijk
  • Sharon Yosef
  • Jonathan Maas
PresentersLieven Scheire
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

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 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 Team members Points Place
Jury Public Total
Australia Uncanny Valley "Beautiful the World"
10 9.8 19.8 1
Belgium Beatroots "Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"
  • Nicolas Gelders
  • Tim Leers
  • Nicolas Morandi
  • Joris Schrauwen
  • Dorian Van den Heede
  • Frederik de Smedt
 6 5.3 11.3 8
Polaris "Princess"
  • Kenny Helsens
  • Andries Rosseau
  • Sebastiaan Van den Branden
  • Ward Van Driessche
 4 8.1 12.1 7
France Algomus and Friends "I Keep Counting"
  • Gianluca Micchi
  • Louis Bigo
  • Mathieu Giraud
  • Richard Groult
  • Florence Levé
 8 7.5 15.5 4
DataDada "Je secoue le monde"
  • Bastien Didier
  • Albertine Meunier
  • Sylvie Tissot
  • Thu Trinh-Bouvier
  • Julien Levesque
 5 6 11 9
Germany Dadabots and Portrait XO "I'll Marry You, Punk Come"
  • CJ Carr
  • Zack Zukowski
  • Portrait XO
 12 7.4 19.4 2
Ligatur "Offshore in Deep Water"
  • Ullika Scholz
  • André Röhrig
 4 4 8 12
OVGneUrovision "Traveller in Time" Richhiey Thomas 5 4.6 9.6 11
Netherlands Can AI Kick It "Abbus"
  • Janne Spijkervet
  • Arran Lyon
  • John Ashley Burgoyne
  • Bence Halpern
  • Anja Volk
  • Iris Ren
  • Thijs Ratsma
  • Manon Blanke
  • Anne van Ede
  • Thijs Hendrickx
  • Otto Mättas
  • Yannick Gregoire
  • Berit Janssen
  • Annelies Termeer
  • Willie Wartaal
 10 7.8 17.8 3
Computd, Shuman and Angel-Eye "I Write a Song"
  • Dirk Bongers
  • Marcell Ignéczi
  • Pieter Schaap
  • René Shuman
  • Angela Shuman
 5 8.8 13.8 5
Sweden KTH/KMH and Doremir "Come To Ge Ther"
  • Sven Ahlbäck
  • Pietro Bolcato
  • Bob Sturm
 4 6.9 10.9 10
 Switzerland New Piano "Painful Words"
  • Krzysztof Ciesielski
  • Basil Philipp
 2 3.2 5.2 13
United Kingdom Brentry "Hope Rose High"
  • Nancy Carlisle
  • Tom Collins
 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.