AI Song Contest

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AI Song Contest
Genre Music competition
Created byKaren van Dijk
Based on Eurovision Song Contest
Developed by
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Original release
Release12 May 2020 (2020-05-12)

The AI Song Contest (Dutch : AI Songfestival) is an international music competition for songs that have been composed using artificial intelligence (AI). The inaugural edition took place on 12 May 2020 and was organised by the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO, in collaboration with NPO 3FM and NPO Innovation. [1] [2] Since 2021, the contest has been held by Stichting AISC, as part of an annual conference organised by Wallifornia MusicTech until 2022, and in 2023 with the support of RTVE Play.

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Format

The format of the competition was created by the Dutch programme creator Karen van Dijk (VPRO) and was inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest. [3] Participating teams are tasked with the composition of a song using artificial intelligence. [1] Each submission is then evaluated by a jury, which assesses the use of AI in the songwriting process, and by the public, which assesses the quality of the song through online ratings. [1] The team who receive the most votes from the public win the Audience Trophy, and the Overall Winner is determined using a combination of the jury scores and audience votes.

Unlike Eurovision, countries can be represented by multiple teams. [3] While the 2020 edition only allowed teams from "Eurovision countries" to compete, this rule was dropped in 2021 to allow teams from outside Europe and Australia to enter as well. [4] In addition, entries would no longer be judged for their "eurovisioness" sense, open up to all music genres, and the maximum song length was extended from three to four minutes. [4] A Semifinal was introduced since 2022 in which the jury selected a dozen of entries to advance to the Grand Final. [5]

Past editions

YearDateLocationPresenter(s)FinalistsOverall WinnerRunner-up
OriginTeamSongPoints
2020 12 MayHilversum (Netherlands) Lieven Scheire 13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Uncanny Valley"Beautiful The World"19.8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2021 6 JulyLiège (Belgium) Cesar Majorana  [ nl ]38Flag of the United States.svg  United States M.O.G.I.I.7.E.D."Listen to Your Body Choir"21.7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2022 6 JulyLiège (Belgium)Rebecca Leger, Ryan Groves, Vincent Koops and John Ashley Burgoyne15Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Yaboi Hanoi"Asura deva choom noom – Enter Demons & Gods" (อสุระเทวะชุมนุม)21.1Flag of Galicia.svg  Galicia
2023 4 NovemberA Coruña (Galicia) [6] Duarte Galbán, Natasha Mangal and Ryan Groves [7] 10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Synthetic Beat Brigade"How Would You Touch Me"20.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2024 5 OctoberZürich
(Switzerland) [8] 		TBA10Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Onda Corta [9] "Sudamérica"18.9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom/Flag of India.svg  India

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2020 Prix Europa Digital MediaNominated [10]
2021 NPO Innovation Award Won [11]

See also

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References

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  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.
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  6. ↑ Granger, Anthony (9 July 2023). "AI Song Contest 2023 Launched". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Borrego Escot, Daniel (26 October 2023). "RTVE Play emitirá la final del AI Song Contest 2023". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Granger, Anthony (2 June 2024). "🇨🇭 Switzerland Hosting the AI Song Contest 2024". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Granger, Anthony (5 October 2024). "Onda Corta Wins the AI Song Contest 2024" . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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