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Creator disclosed AI

Is mikeeysmind AI?

What we know, with a source and a checked date on every fact.

Artist file 5 sources checked Oct 23, 2026 Soul

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Short answer

Partly. mikeeysmind, Gothenburg producer Mikael Daghighi, told Swedish broadcaster TV4 that the lead voice on his “Papaoutai (Afro Soul)” cover was made with AI while the instrumental was mostly made without it. Deezer tags the single “AI-generated content”.

Who made it
Mikael Daghighi(Producer (mikeeysmind), per TV4) · tv4.se
AI use
AI vocals (as disclosed)

Platform AI labels

How labels work

What each streaming service shows on mikeeysmind's profile or releases, when we last looked. “Not checked yet” means we have not looked, not that there is no label.

  1. SpotifyNo AI label seenchecked Oct 23, 2026
  2. Deezer“AI-generated content” Applies to 1 albumSet by the platformchecked Oct 23, 2026
  3. YouTube MusicNot checked yet
  4. Apple MusicNo listener-facing AI labelplatform policy, checked Oct 23, 2026
  5. TidalNot checked yet
  6. SoundCloudNo listener-facing AI labelplatform policy, checked Oct 23, 2026

Evidence

1 primary 1 platform label 2 third-party

  1. TV4 Nyheterna Archived copy

    Interviewed by TV4 Nyheterna, Mikael “mikeeysmind” Daghighi said he made the “Papaoutai” cover with two other producers, that the instrumental is largely made without AI, and that AI was used for the voice. He said he has an agreement with the original artist’s team. In Swedish: “Däremot har AI använts till rösten” (“AI was used for the voice”).

    Creator statement Jun 18, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026
  2. Deezer Archived copy

    Deezer’s page for the “Papaoutai (Afro Soul)” single (mikeeysmind, Chill77, Unjaps; Dec 20, 2025) shows the “AI-generated content” notice: “This album includes tracks detected as generated with the use of AI.”

    Platform label Oct 23, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026
  3. The Conversation Archived copy

    The Conversation reported that France’s music rights society SACEM upheld the cover’s legality, reportedly noting that Stromae is “properly credited” and that royalties are shared with him and the record label.

    Press report Mar 10, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026
  4. Newsweek Archived copy

    Newsweek reported the cover as the highest new entry on Spotify’s global chart in mid-January 2026, debuting at No. 168, and wrote that it had “not yet been independently verified that the cover is AI” at the time.

    Press report Jan 16, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026

Timeline

  1. TV4 identifies Mikael Daghighi as mikeeysmind; he says AI was used for the voice.

    Source: tv4.se

  2. Newsweek reports the cover as the highest new entry on Spotify’s global chart.

    Source: newsweek.com

  3. “Papaoutai (Afro Soul)” released with Chill77 and Unjaps.

    Source: deezer.com

Songs

  1. 1 Papaoutai (Afro Soul) mikeeysmind Dec 20, 2025

Questions people ask

Who is mikeeysmind?

Mikael Daghighi, a 25-year-old producer from Gothenburg, Sweden, according to TV4 (Jun 18, 2026). He told TV4 he had produced songs as mikeeysmind before without AI.

Source: tv4.se · checked Oct 23, 2026

Is the “Papaoutai” Afro Soul cover AI?

The voice is, by the producer’s own account: Daghighi told TV4 that AI was used for the voice and that the instrumental was largely made without AI. Deezer tags the single “AI-generated content” (checked Oct 23, 2026).

Source: tv4.se · checked Oct 23, 2026

Does mikeeysmind still use AI?

He told TV4 he was unsure he would keep using AI and that fully AI-made songs are not as good; music needs to be partly “human made”, he said, or it becomes “AI-slop”.

Source: tv4.se · checked Oct 23, 2026

Sources

  1. TV4 Nyheterna · tv4.se Archived copy
  2. Deezer · deezer.com Archived copy
  3. Newsweek · newsweek.com Archived copy
  4. The Conversation · theconversation.com Archived copy
  5. Spotify artist page · open.spotify.com Archived copy