AI Song Contest
| AI Song Contest | |
|---|---|
| Genre | NPO Innovation |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Original release | |
| Release | 12 May 2020 |
The AI Song Contest (
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
.
Format
The format of the competition was created by the Dutch
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
| Year | Date | Location | Presenter(s) | Finalists | Overall Winner | Runner-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | Team | Song | Points | ||||||
| 2020 | 12 May | Hilversum (Netherlands) | Lieven Scheire | 13 |  Australia
|
Uncanny Valley | "Beautiful The World" | 19.8 |  Germany
|
| 2021 | 6 July | Liège (Belgium) | Cesar Majorana | 38 |  United States
|
M.O.G.I.I.7.E.D. | "Listen to Your Body Choir" | 21.7 |  Netherlands
|
| 2022 | 6 July | Liège (Belgium) | Rebecca Leger, Ryan Groves, Vincent Koops and John Ashley Burgoyne | 15 |  Thailand
|
Yaboi Hanoi | "Asura deva choom noom – Enter Demons & Gods" (อสุระเทวะชุมนุม) | 21.1 |  Galicia
|
| 2023 | 4 November | A Coruña (Galicia)[6] | Duarte Galbán, Natasha Mangal and Ryan Groves[7] | 10 | Netherlands
|
Synthetic Beat Brigade | "How Would You Touch Me" | 20.5 | Germany
|
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Prix Europa | Digital Media | Nominated | [8] |
| 2021 | NPO Innovation Award
|
Won | [9] | |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "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 "Kan AI een liedje componeren?". De Nationale AI-Cursus (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b "FAQs". AI Song Contest 2021. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (11 June 2022). "Semi-Final Introduced For AI Song Contest 2022". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (9 July 2023). "AI Song Contest 2023 Launched". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Borrego Escot, Daniel (26 October 2023). "RTVE Play emitirá la final del AI Song Contest 2023". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "List of Nominations" (PDF). Prix Europa. 10 September 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "NPO Innovatieprijs voor VPRO's AI Songfestival". Entertainment Business (in Dutch). 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.