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AI Song Contest 2021
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<h2 id="format">Format</h2> <p>Each participating team had to submit a song of up to four minutes that has been composed using artificial intelligence.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Human input was allowed, but the more AI was used, the more points the entry got from the jury.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The entries were also evaluated by the public through online voting.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> The winner was announced in a live show on 6 July 2021. </p> <h3>Jury</h3> <p>The jury consisted of eight AI experts, who assessed each entry based on the use of artificial intelligence in the <a href="/facts/Songwriting/QGzWL6YL">songwriting</a> process:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Ryan Groves (Infinite Album)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Imogen_Heap/kcPoev3d">Imogen Heap</a> (singer-songwriter)</li> <li>Anna Huang (<a href="/facts/Google_Brain/yp0eeKSX">Google Brain</a>)</li> <li>Rujing Stacy Huang (<a href="/facts/KTH_Royal_Institute_of_Technology/VM9jmsXQ">KTH Royal Institute of Technology</a>)</li> <li>Ajay Kapur (<a href="/facts/California_Institute_of_the_Arts/496YyKAp">California Institute of the Arts</a>)</li> <li>Hendrik Vincent Koops (<a href="/facts/RTL_Nederland/TwkLlDYd">RTL Nederland</a>)</li> <li>Mark Simos (<a href="/facts/Berklee_College_of_Music/s7jV8evQ">Berklee College of Music</a>)</li> <li>Uncanny Valley (winners of the <a href="/facts/AI_Song_Contest_2020/XwbN4XzU">2020 edition</a>)</li></ul> <h2 id="competing-entries">Competing entries</h2> <p>The live show took place on 6 July 2021 at 18:00 <a href="/facts/Central_European_Summer_Time/TfpdD0dW">CEST</a> and was broadcast by Wallifornia MusicTech as part of the virtual Music & Innovation Summit.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The contest featured the following competing entries:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Origin</th><th rowspan="2">Team</th><th rowspan="2">Song</th><th rowspan="2">Language</th><th colspan="3">Points</th><th rowspan="2">Place</th></tr><tr><th>Jury</th><th>Public</th><th>Total</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"> <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a></td><td>Battery-operated</td><td>"Pure Paint"</td><td><a href="/facts/Instrumental/LgT0uHzo">Instrumental</a></td><td>3</td><td>6.4</td><td>9.4</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Beatroots AI</td><td>"Robotic Love"</td><td><a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English</a></td><td>6</td><td>9.3</td><td>15.3</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"> <a href="/facts/Bolivia/YNBoDKKR">Bolivia</a></td><td>Genetic Scale</td><td>"Scaling Pilot"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>5</td><td>5.6</td><td>10.6</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>Musicians Meeseeks</td><td>"The Dawn of AI"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>2</td><td>2.7</td><td>4.7</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"> <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a></td><td>Symbiotic Sounds<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td>"Sem amor"</td><td><a href="/facts/Portuguese_language/vr3Fwzw3">Portuguese</a></td><td>4</td><td>8.1</td><td>12.1</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>TridecatoNICS</td><td>"Feijão de corda (String Beans)"</td><td>Portuguese</td><td>4</td><td>9.7</td><td>13.7</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></td><td>Metacreation Lab</td><td>"A Song About the Weekend (and You Can Do Whatever You Want)"</td><td>English</td><td>2</td><td>7.7</td><td>9.7</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Catalonia/p2KeGXbf">Catalonia</a></td><td>AImCAT</td><td>"I Feel the Wires"</td><td>English, <a href="/facts/Catalan_language/W2uTbK8Q">Catalan</a></td><td>5</td><td>11.2</td><td>16.2</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></td><td>Pineapple<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td>"Mileaway"</td><td>English</td><td>2</td><td>6.1</td><td>8.1</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>Gulluni x Algomus</td><td>"The Last Moment Before You Fly"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>9</td><td>9.6</td><td>18.6</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Nous sommes Whim Therapy</td><td>"Let It Go"</td><td>English</td><td>6</td><td>10.8</td><td>16.8</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Uuav</td><td>"Multi-Temporal Artefacts 4"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>6</td><td>7.1</td><td>13.1</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>BeatWire</td><td>"Love Will Guide It"</td><td>English</td><td>4</td><td>7.7</td><td>11.7</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hochschule_f%25C3%25BCr_Musik_und_Theater_Hamburg/8MdvmsRs">HfMT Hamburg</a></td><td>"Belta tormenti"</td><td><a href="/facts/Italian_language/YXsmvlQG">Italian</a></td><td>4</td><td>7.7</td><td>11.7</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>Sound Obsessed</td><td>"Vessel"</td><td>English</td><td>8</td><td>9.5</td><td>17.5</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI">Hungary</a></td><td>Artax</td><td>"Seventeen Years Against Walls"</td><td>English</td><td>5</td><td>7.7</td><td>12.7</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a></td><td>Blue Seeds</td><td>"Rhythm 'n Blue"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>7</td><td>7.6</td><td>14.6</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a></td><td>5Seven Records</td><td>"Engulf"</td><td>English</td><td>2</td><td>3.8</td><td>5.8</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Nepal/yWCzTBR2">Nepal</a></td><td>Diwas feat. Chepang, <a href="/facts/Kutumba_(band)/X2L4Hs5T">Kutumba</a> & Hari Maharjan Project</td><td>"Dreaming of Nepal"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>15</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a></td><td>Lovelace & The Machines</td><td>"Quantum Trap"</td><td>English</td><td>11</td><td>9.3</td><td>20.3</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Thunderboom Records</td><td>"Fountain"</td><td>English</td><td>3</td><td>7.9</td><td>10.9</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>UUrhythmicArt</td><td>"A Glitch in Humanity"</td><td>English</td><td>5</td><td>9.9</td><td>14.9</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>A/S (Artificial Spirit)</td><td>"Beyond the Kosmos"</td><td>English</td><td>7</td><td>9.1</td><td>16.1</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>H:Ai:N</td><td>"Han:Han" (Han:한)</td><td><a href="/facts/Korean_language/dmNnRxAA">Korean</a></td><td>8</td><td>10.5</td><td>18.5</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Rubato Lab</td><td>"Daybreak"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>3</td><td>8.2</td><td>11.2</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>Seoul Wave Factory</td><td>"Voyage to Earth"</td><td>Korean</td><td>6</td><td>10.6</td><td>16.6</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></td><td>Menara, Gonimix & Andino</td><td>"Coco, duérmete ya"</td><td><a href="/facts/Spanish_language/95BgYNfv">Spanish</a></td><td>8</td><td>10.1</td><td>18.1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td><td>STHLM</td><td>"Evigt förlorad (Forever Lost)"</td><td><a href="/facts/Swedish_language/1DkSIXkH">Swedish</a></td><td>10</td><td>8.1</td><td>18.1</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>Smorgasborg</td><td>"Like a Diamond Dust"</td><td>English</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>15</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>The Elephants and The</td><td>"Circus"</td><td>English</td><td>7</td><td>10.7</td><td>17.7</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Audoir</td><td>"Start It Up"</td><td>English</td><td>5</td><td>7.1</td><td>12.1</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>Dadabots</td><td>"Can't Play Instruments"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>3</td><td>5.3</td><td>8.3</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>Jason Brancazio</td><td>"Make It Funky Now!"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>6</td><td>9.2</td><td>15.2</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>M.O.G.I.I.7.E.D.</td><td>"Listen to Your Body Choir"</td><td>English</td><td>12</td><td>9.7</td><td>21.7</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Never Before Heard Sounds</td><td>"Features Music"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>6</td><td>5.6</td><td>11.6</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>Nobel Yoo</td><td>"Manifold"</td><td>Instrumental</td><td>3</td><td>7.6</td><td>10.6</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Zillion Inch Keytar</td><td>"Body of a Nightmare"</td><td>English</td><td>6</td><td>6.6</td><td>12.6</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh"></a><a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj"></a> <i>Mixed</i></td><td>Transatlantic Waves</td><td>"Destined to Be Human"</td><td>English</td><td>5</td><td>10.3</td><td>15.3</td><td>13</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.aisongcontest.com/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"AI Song Contest returns in 2021". The Music Network. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021. <a href="https://themusicnetwork.com/ai-song-contest-2021/" target="_blank">https://themusicnetwork.com/ai-song-contest-2021/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"About". AI Song Contest 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211026013614/https://www.aisongcontest.com/about" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20211026013614/https://www.aisongcontest.com/about</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"AI SONG CONTEST 2021 : 2nde édition en Juin et Juillet 2021". Eurovision-fr.net (in French). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021. <a href="http://www.eurovision-fr.net/news/lire.php?id=6733" target="_blank">http://www.eurovision-fr.net/news/lire.php?id=6733</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Global Music Summit". Wallifornia. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211028084517/https://walliforniamusictech.com/global-music-summit/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20211028084517/https://walliforniamusictech.com/global-music-summit/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Listen To Your Body Choir by M.O.G.I.I.7.E.D. wins AI Song Contest 2021". AI Song Contest 2021. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220330051708/https://www.aisongcontest.com/blog/ai-song-contest-2021-winner" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20220330051708/https://www.aisongcontest.com/blog/ai-song-contest-2021-winner</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Participate". AI Song Contest 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430102643/https://www.aisongcontest.com/participate" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20210430102643/https://www.aisongcontest.com/participate</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Participate". AI Song Contest 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430102643/https://www.aisongcontest.com/participate" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20210430102643/https://www.aisongcontest.com/participate</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Participate". AI Song Contest 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210430102643/https://www.aisongcontest.com/participate" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20210430102643/https://www.aisongcontest.com/participate</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Jury". AI Song Contest 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021. <a href="https://www.aisongcontest.com/jury" target="_blank">https://www.aisongcontest.com/jury</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Global Music Summit". Wallifornia. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211028084517/https://walliforniamusictech.com/global-music-summit/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20211028084517/https://walliforniamusictech.com/global-music-summit/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Participants". AI Song Contest 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021. <a href="https://www.aisongcontest.com/participants" target="_blank">https://www.aisongcontest.com/participants</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Based in the Netherlands. <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">/wiki/Netherlands</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Based in the United Kingdom. <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">/wiki/United_Kingdom</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>