Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2014

The Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2014 is the 6th edition of the bi-annual song contest for countries of Chummerope. It will be hosted in the Harbingean Provinces following Eliane's win for the country the previous winter.

Venue
The bidding for the venue took place from April 2014 to May 2014. Each province was allowed to submit one venue each, with 9 provinces putting a bid forward. The top 4 were announced in late April, consisting of the Colours Arena, Hubert Hall, Hyphenation Arena, and Undergroundstadium.

The winning bid was revealed on May 3 2014. The Hyphenation Arena in Bexhill was selected to host the contest winning with a vote of 53-47 against the Hubert Hall.


 * 1.Bid was not approved by Harb TV and the CBU due to incredibly small capacity.

Deadlines
In addition to these deadlines, the age limit of which a song submitted can be eligible to take part is approximately 14 months prior to the date of the final, the date of which for this contest is June 1 2013. Songs publicly released before this date will not be eligible to take part and can result in disqualification of the song and potentially the country in question.

Semi-finalists

 * 1.The song is in English, however the title is a French phrase for "goodbye".

Debuting Countries

 * - On March 5 2014, it was confirmed that Bushashug would make their debut for the Summer 2014 contest, becoming the first country outside of Chummerope to participate. They are located in Chumsia, but just within the CBU broadcasting area allowing them to take part.

Returning Countries

 * - Gaer were disqualified from the Winter 2014 contest following their performance in the semi-final breaking the rules, however they were still allowed to vote. On April 10 2014 they confirmed they would be competing again in the Summer 2014 contest.
 * - On May 22 2014, HON confirmed Hydrocilania would be making their return for the Summer 2014 contest. They last competed in the Winter 2013 contest, but withdrew following due to lack of public support in the country. CBU have stated they will be working harder to bring public interest back into the country.
 * - Looolna last appeared in the contest in Summer 2012, pulling out due to bad results. On April 23 2014, an official CBU spokesperson confirmed Looolna would be making a return to the contest.
 * - On March 24 2014, Stallanian broadcaster STVBC confirmed Stallania would make their return for the Summer 2014 contest. They withdrew from the Winter 2014 contest for security reasons due to it being held in rival nation Sveesveer.

Withdrawing Countries

 * - On May 22 2014, a CBU executive confirmed Fetialand and 2FFC would be withdrawing from the contest for Summer 2014. Reasons stated were a lack of sponsorship for sending a representative.

Other Countries

 * - Chloe last competed in the Winter 2013 contest as Chelsey. They withdrew due to the controversial semi-final result error and have not taken part since. On April 23 2014 after speculation about a possible return, an official CBU spokesperson confirmed Chloe had ruled out a return for the Summer 2014 contest.
 * Other countries who have yet to confirm their participation in the Summer 2014 contest are: