Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2013

The Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2013 was the 4th bi-annual Chummervision Song Contest. It was hosted in Ashrein, Tillege following Young Wonder's win for the country in the Winter 2013 contest.

Sveesveer won the contest with 232 points breaking multiple records, including achieving their first top ten finish, becoming the first winner and song to receive over 200 points, and, until Chumsferder's win in Summer 2014, they achieved the highest total winning score and largest winning margin ever with 66 points being between them and second place.

For the first time in history no 'Big Four' countries made the top 10, with the UOCT Republic finishing the highest just outside of the top 10 at 11th place, whilst Aitze, W'ree, host nation Tillege and Dandenia finished 13th, 15th, 19th and 20th place respectively.

Venue
Bidding for the host venue took place on May 6th 2013 between 5 shortlisted venues. The winner was the Ashrein Energy Theatre, which received a vote of 61-39 against the Ashrein Olympic Stadium.

The first round of bidding took place early on May 6th. This round saw L'arine de Ashrein and the Riveire Centre eliminated from the process. Reasons stated by officials were "L'arine de Ashrein was a very high quality candidate, but lacked the authentic Tillegian culture in its build to display for a Chummervision Song Contest. The Riveire Centre was simply not cut out for hosting a Chummervision Song Contest at all, as the required work needed would have been tremendous. It's main use is aimed at filming television programmes, and wouldn't be able to pave the way for a big event like Chummervision"

The second round took place later that afternoon, with the Ileanie Arine placing 3rd in the bidding and resulting in its elimination. The voters and most notably the Tillegian organisers were eager to have used the Ileanie Arine as the official venue, due to its history of hosting iconic Tillegian events and music concerts.

Ashrein Energy Theatre and Olympic Stadium were the final 2 shortlisted venues in the running and competed to host the contest in the 3rd and final round. A vote took place which saw the Ashrein Energy Theatre take a firm lead over its opposition, winning the bid with a final vote of 61-39. Many voters saw the Olympic Stadium as a "strange choice" and one that "never would have worked" due to its excessive capacity and the need for a conversion to be suited for indoor spectators. Other reasons stated were due to its lack of musical heritage. The shortlisted venues were as follows

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Earmarks
An earmarks system was introduced this contest to prevent the increasing number of matching artists chosen by countries seeking their representative.

Participating Countries
A rule was implemented for this contest regarding semi-final qualifiers, in which the top 4 eastern countries and top 4 western countries from each would qualify to make the top 8 from each semi-final, regardless of the official order (for example, even if a country finished outside of the top 8, if they were part of the respective eastern/western top 4 they would still qualify).

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final will take place on 21 August. Aitze, Tillege and W'ree will vote in this semi-final.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final will take place on 23 August. Dandenia and the UOCT Republic will vote in this semi-final.

Voting and spokespersons
The order in which each country will announce their vote and details of spokespersons that have been confirmed are shown below.


 * 1)  - Frederic Challeux
 * 2)  - Misha Bere
 * 3)  - Ariane van Voux
 * 4)  - MC Boy
 * 5)  - Donnie K
 * 6)  - Tom Odell (Omberd representative in the Winter 2013 Contest)
 * 7)  - DJ Prox
 * 8)  - Helene Valencia
 * 9)  - Alex Roe
 * 10)  - Petre Finkle
 * 11)  - Lizzy Mussat

 - Kaiia (Allican representative in the Winter 2013 Contest)  - Simon Hipkin  - Park Kae In  - Alexandra Voisin  - Sophia Vosse  - Hannah Rees  - Addison Graves  - Xriz  - Swriubsen Vjzajksnea  - Skullruh

 - Lauren Aquilina  - Jeremy Whyte  - Taka Taka  - David Deyl  - Moa Lignell  - Edee Stranford <li> - Charlotte Ashdown <li> - Charli XCX (Wafondian representative in the Winter 2012 Contest) <li> - Yani Smith <li> - Shezi Al-Ghee

Ashrein Energy Theatre fire
A week before the contest was due to take place, a fire broke out in the Ashrein Energy Theatre server room. This resulted in the loss of several computers and databases that contained production files and graphics for the contest. The production team increased their workflow prior to the contest in order to re-prepare all the necessary files. Some members of the Tillegian delegation questioned if the contest would be ready in time for the scheduled date, raising the possibility of the dates being postponed. Despite delays in production, the contest continued as normal. A spokesperson after the incident stated 'Isn't it ironic that our logo is a flame, the contest is being hosted in Ashrein, and a fire breaks out. You can't make these things up.'

Debuting Countries

 * - Carkany confirmed they would be making their debut at the Chummervision Song Contest on March 29th 2013.
 * - Gibberland confirmed they would make their debut on April 2nd 2013 shortly after Fetialand announced their withdrawal. It was rumoured Gibberland had been trying to enter the contest since the first edition but were unable to be understood by CBU executives.
 * - Harbingean broadcaster Harb TV confirmed the Harbingean Provinces would make their Chummervision Song Contest debut on February 21st 2013.

Returning Countries

 * - Mallean President Wincook Baptist confirmed on May 13th 2013 that they would be making a return to the Chummervision stage this summer and revealed that the winner of the Mallean Factor will be chosen as their selection (The final being May 14th, the day after the return). No word yet on how their rival Nelsennes is taking this or as to whether or not they will be backing out this year. In June of 2013, Nelsennes confirmed participation.

Withdrawing Countries

 * - On June 4th 2013 a Boiztamani broadcaster announced it would not be taking part in the competition mostly due to their poor performance in the Winter 2013.
 * - On June 11 2013, Ellee confirmed due to lack of public support and funding, with their past poor performance in mind, would not be participating.
 * - Fetian broadcaster 2FFC confirmed on April 2nd 2013 that Fetialand would not be taking part in the Summer 2013 Chummervision Song Contest. Reasons stated were due to ongoing financial problems in the country.
 * - Hydrocillian CBU organiser Timothe Elavo confirmed on March 25th 2013 that Hydrocilania would not be taking part in the Summer 2013 contest, mostly due to lack of interest from the Hydrocillian public.

Other Countries

 * - Looolna announced in June of 2013 that it would not be making a return this year into the competition.