Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2015

The Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2015 was the 8th edition of the bi-annual Chummervision Song Contest. It was hosted in Rolgrad, Dandenia following Bleachers' win for the country in Winter 2015 with "Rollercoaster".

Hydrocilania won the contest with "The Fool" by Ryn Weaver, winning a landslide victory with 318 points, becoming the highest winning score of all time and the first ever song to reach over 300 points simultaneously.

Venue


The bidding for the host venue of the Summer 2015 contest took place in June 2015, with the winning bid being announced on 18 June. 4 venues submitted their bid. L'Grande Salle won the bid with a vote of 52-48.

The Chumfone Arena, runner-up in the bid, was set to sign a sponsorship deal had they won the bid, in which Chummervision fans would get a third off their phone contract in the run up to the Summer 2015 contest. However, reasons stated by those in favour of L'Grande Salle included "It is just in the heart of the Dandenian capital. The other competitor, while a busy music venue in Dandenia, lacks cultural history and would take the contest down too much of a commercialised route."

The third place Rolgrad Arine de Musique was written off by voters due to being "too run-down", and requiring a lot of maintenance to host the Chummervision Song Contest. Formerly a prestige and popular music venue in Dandenia hosting many opera, orchestral, and pop concerts, it is now usually home to rock and indie concerts.

The fourth place Le Royau Salle de la Arts in Groma was slammed by voters as being "an inappropriate choice", with many stating "it should not be putting a bid forward. It is a royal opera house aimed at classical lovers. Chummervision would be out of place, and with the level of standards Chummervision has, the venue would not be able to house it properly."

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Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final took place on 26 August. Dandenia and UOCT Republic voted in this semi-final.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final took place on 28 August. Aitze and W'ree voted in this semi-final.

Voting and spokespersons
The order in which each country announced their vote and details of spokespersons is shown below.


 * 1)  - Ola Vonhil
 * 2)  - Amanda Corrales
 * 3)  - Hilda James
 * 4)  - Felix Künneke
 * 5)  - Vérité (Tillegian representative in the Winter 2015 Contest)
 * 6)  - Cap'n Salty
 * 7)  - Claudia Noites
 * 8)  - Misty Hansen
 * 9)  - Eva-Maria May
 * 10)  - Jimmie Dobbs
 * 11)  - Ziey Kizzy
 * 12)  - Svet Lambert
 * 13)  - Taylor Swift

 - Vr   - Simon Hoogendoorn  - Bekka Hill  - Alina Tabea  - Lauriane Le Goff  - Moll De Roeioz  - Kasmir (Zzzaaani representative in the Winter 2015 Contest)  - Anni Veit  - Er Mi   - Emile Biente  - Ar Maan  - Shannon  - Maike Kleiber

 - DJ Tiesto  - Celine Love Newkirk Asher  - Owl Eyes (Bargish representative in the Winter 2012 Contest and Summer 2012 Contest) <li> - Dana McKeon (Boiztamani representative in the Summer 2014 Contest) <li> - John Oliver <li> - Emília Major <li> - Balqees <li> - Humby Stitslkin <li> - Zsolt Váradi <li> - Shik Sa <li>  - Cindy Kane <li> - Elle-May Leckenby <li> - Adam Castilla (Sveesveeri representative in the Summer 2013 Contest and Winter 2015 Contest as part of The Colourist)

Commentators

 * Aitze - Nels Terrazas and Anselma Grahn (ATN-Muzik, semi-finals), Jochim Ardelean (ATN1, final)
 * Allico - Zruiita Op (LNC%&*, all shows)
 * Bargland - Joel Jeffers (TVB, TVB 2 and Radio Bargland 1, all shows)
 * Blitzervand - Riot O'Hara and Cora Lately (Da Blitz and Blit 1, semi-finals), William Shaken (Da Blitz and Blit1, final)
 * Boiztamin - Alice Kio (B2 and RED, all shows)
 * Bushashug - Bobby Jones (Channel Two, all shows)
 * Carkany - Daisy Duchess (CKTV, all shows)
 * Chillica - Skullruh Smith (CHILL2, semi-finals), Danny Phinn (CHILL1, final)
 * Chumsferder - DJ Girl Supreme (Chum One, semi-finals), Armin Van Buuren (Chum One, final)
 * Dandenia - Fleurette Lebeau (DBC Une, all shows)
 * Ellee - Idia Disnay (HTVN, all shows)
 * Fetialand - Anastazja Vesela (2FFC, all shows)
 * Gaer - Mike Hunt (B!tch and RADIO B!tch, all shows)
 * Gibberland - Alternating members of the Gibberish public (DKM OEDAHFU, all shows)
 * Grobania - Tomáš Oliversson and Metody Rózsa (GBN1, all shows)
 * Harbingean Provinces - Donny Jeremiah Coombs and Maike Kleiber (Harb TV and TotalMusicFM, all shows)
 * Hotpokketastan - Young Bum (47.2 and 13.04, all shows)
 * Hydrocilania - Tim Hurst and Susana Rivero (HON 2, all shows)
 * Jernia - Leonardo Zapatero and Xiomara Crystal (JTN Un and JTN Radia Un, all shows)
 * Klondykia - Xiax Xaic (TV0 and RADIO0, all shows)
 * Landerland - Grigoriy Sokolov and Liliya Blaha (LANDNET, all shows)


 * Laurenia - Lei Spiros and Raquel Madeira (Moda, all shows)
 * Looolna - Scotty McCreery (LOL, semi-finals), Diana DeGarmo (LOL, final)
 * Mallee - Richard Poultry (MALLTV, all shows)
 * Malqanai - Garen Vipond and Alli Proulx (MRB-ONE, all shows)
 * Masterlandia - Viola Pirityi (M-vision, semi-finals), Dimitri Kolov and Renel Servigger (MBC, final)
 * Moona - Naomi Sanders (MooBC and Mooooo Radio, semi-finals), Vic Hinsin (MooBC and Mooooo Radio, final)
 * Muleta - Walter Ovesen and Ingeborg Dahl (MR-TV Ein, all shows)
 * Nelsennes - Edee Stranford (The Catch Network, all shows)
 * Nermece - Ime Gardinier and Katlyn Lujifka (NRV, all shows)
 * Omberdy - Sarah Lore and David Widdle (BSO 2, all shows)
 * Pviterland - Hampus Appelhof and Diana Nyström (PTC1 and PR1, all shows)
 * Stallania - Kim Nam Gil (STVBC, all shows)
 * Sveesveer - Sarsi Caan (SveesTel and Radioveer, all shows)
 * Swogervia - Charlie Sloth (SVC 1 and SwogerveRadio 99.4, all shows)
 * Tillege - Laura McMahon (TSK1, all shows)
 * UOCT Republic - Addison Graves and Anderson Graves (UTV and xRadio, semi-finals), Anderson Graves (UTV and xRadio, final)
 * W'ree - Shinbad Pip, Hal-al-falbal Lal, Elshel Al-skik, and Nadia Ali (T'vee and R'adio 7, semi-finals), Nadia Ali (T'vee and R'adio, final)
 * Wafondia - Alex Kevorkian, Haz Sumhara and Ivona Kasprzak (WT1, all shows)
 * Wtferan - Yeah (WTFBBQ *1 Cat, semi-finals), Pork Gohnson and Rubble Michest Babes (WTFBBQ *1 Cat, final)
 * Zzzaaa - Hassad Al-Fahid and Gretel von Klukenschpeigen (Z, all shows)

Boycott of voting in Western Chummerope
Prior to the Summer 2015 contest, a protest began in Western Chummerope, with many countries proposing a boycott on voting for fellow Western countries. It came as a result of controversies in Winter 2015, in which there were many accusations from Eastern Chummerope of unfair political voting going on in the west. The protest became widespread in Western Chummerope, with each participating country agreeing to take part in the boycott, with the exception of the UOCT Republic. This left the CBU in a state of panic, not wanting the contest to result in an unfair lopsided advantage for the east as a result. In response to the boycott, the CBU arranged for backup juries for each of the Western countries. These juries would only vote for fellow western countries, with their results being combined with the televotes, in order for votes to remain fair and balanced. This system took place during the contest, with Western Chummerope not being allowed to vote for any fellow Western countries via televote, and West-for-West votes instead coming solely from juries.

Release date of Boiztamin's entry
In July 2015, it surfaced that Boiztamin's entry "Could Have Been Me" by The Struts was originally released in October 2013, several months beyond the limit of 1 June 2014. The entry, which should have been withdrawn, received mixed opinions from fan groups on if it should be withdrawn or not, with many believing that it was acceptable regardless due to not having surfaced until 2015. As it was popular among fans, there were little calls for it to be withdrawn. Ultimately the CBU did not act on this rule break, and it was allowed to take part.

Gibberland's entry
Gibberland's entry for Summer 2015 was performed by indigenous Gibber Nathan Of A Down with his song "!msfheEeeew@~=og#opoooghgf!!!!!". The live performance in Semi-Final 2 on 28 August sparked wide criticism from viewers across Chummerope, believing Nathan to have appearedly been in 'obvious pain', 'suffering', or 'something like that, can't really tell with these Gibbers'. Many viewers complained about the performance and expressed deep sympathy for what looked like a performance in which Nathan was being put under extreme pressure by the Gibberish delegation. Some viewers also questioned if the entry was within the rules, falling only just within the 2 minute lower limit for songs. It was later discovered that Nathan, who was not naturally a musician, was being forced to perform on stage against his will. However it was also revealed that, despite being forced, the Gibberish delegation did not know what they were doing, with a translator confirming 'they mistakenly believed they were at a circus'.

Following the results of the semi-final, Gibberland failed to qualify. Many viewers demanded that Gibberland be granted a wildcard into the final out of sympathy, while others believed it would be cruel to force him to perform again. The CBU shortly released a statement saying that Gibberland had been offered a wildcard to the final. However, it was later declined by Nathan himself, with a translator understanding his response to have been along the lines of 'The pressure of performing at Chummervision is too much for Nathan, his brain can only take so much. Sleeping and smearing food on his face is about his limit.'

Several months after the contest, following the attention brought towards Gibberland as a result of their Summer 2015 entry, it emerged that their entry for Summer 2015 was in fact breaking Human Rights Laws in Chummerope, despite there being no bad intentions (or any actual clear intentions). This later led to the discovery of several past entries also breaking the same laws, which led to the opening of an investigation by the CBU. Gibberland were suspended from future contests indefinitely as a result.

Mistake in Semi-Final 2 results
The results of Semi-Final 2 on 28 August revealed that Nermece was in the top 10 and qualified to the final. It was however later revealed that there was a mistake in the score database, with Bushashug's votes missing from the tally. As the discovery was made after the final, it was too late for Wtferan to replace Nermece in the final, and ultimately Nermece competed as normal. Some upset was sparked however, with many believing Wtferan were denied a rightful place in the final in spite of earning it, in what would have been their first qualification since their debut in Summer 2014.

Accusations of fat shaming Chillica's artist
During the Semi-Final 2 press conference on 28 August, many of the questions aimed at Chillica's artist Pale Waves by members of the press all involved the weight of the band members, including many comments such as 'So you won't eat all the artists in the final to get ahead will you?' Despite the majority of the press, and Pale Waves themselves, finding the comments humorous, many fat acceptance activists were outraged, claiming that Pale Waves were vigorously 'fat shamed' and demanded that each member of the press that made a weight related comment be fired from their job. The CBU released a statement in response saying 'While we want everyone to feel comfortable (although that might be difficult for anyone sitting in the same room as Pale Waves lol!), we do not believe any fat shaming took place. We'd like these fat acceptance activists to STFU and go do something worthwhile with their time instead of complaining about every little thing.'

Final results and Hydrocilania's win
During and after the final results on 30 August, many fans felt disappointed at the way the results were revealed, with Hydrocilania's win being apparent from early on. The result was also regarded as an upset, with Boiztamin being a wide fan favourite which was expected to win prior to the contest. There were allegations that the results were unfair, with many questioning how Hydrocilania received such a wide runaway margin and believed there to be potential fixing of the votes. The CBU defended the result, saying "We don't fix the results. A lot of you guys just liked Hydrocilania's song more than you think!"

Withdrawing Countries

 * - On June 19th 2015, Klondykian spokesperson Zqian Xaoi metaphorically revealed Klondykia would be leaving the competition by setting fire to a wooden statue of the Chummervision logo. The reason for their departure remains unclear but is thought to be down to their poor debut.
 * - On July 15th 2015, Korhallian Chummervision executive Bo Skoz declared publicly on TVK-1-Brrap's News Segment: "Yeh bruv i tell u wot man, dat hole Chummervish ting, we aint doin dat no mo. Not afta las yea bruv, no way man. Neva agen". A Korhallian translator later revealed this to mean: "We will be withdrawing from Chummervision for this year due to our previous disappointing results, but we will be back in the future with more bruvtastic Korhallian entries!" As a result of their late withdrawal, they will be forced to pay a fine to CBU. It is reported that due to the ongoing economic crisis in Korhall, Aitze will likely be expected to bail them out.

Other Countries

 * - In July 2015, Gaer confirmed via a racy snapchat to Chummervision officials they would not be returning to the competition this year and that Chummerope could "kiss the screen, bitchess!!!!!", referring to the picture they had sent of several unidentified male buttocks. Chummervision officials responded negatively to the stunt by barring Gaer from entering Chummervision Winter 2016 and condemning any future attempts they may make to enter the contest.