A contestant on Norway’s popular musical talent show “The Voice” is singing a new tune for the holidays this year — a Christmas carol that was written using Microsoft’s artificial intelligence technology.
The collaboration began earlier this year, when the Microsoft Norway team heard Thomas Holms perform at a local jazz club. The team was working with Capgemini Norway on an Artificial Intelligence project with a festive twist: a brand-new Christmas carol written by a computer. But they needed Holm’s musical talent to take their song to the next level.
The new song, “Joyful Time in The City,” was created in two short weeks, its melody and lyrics formed through detailed analysis of more than 50 classic Christmas carols, which the computer used to construct its interpretation of what makes a great carol.
Read more about this festive project and listen to the new song on Microsoft News Centre Europe.
Tracy Ith
Microsoft News Center Staff
