Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2016

The Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2016 was the 10th edition of the bi-annual Chummervision Song Contest. It was hosted in the Harbingean Provinces following Caravan Palace's win for the country in the Winter 2016 contest. It was the last official bi-annual edition of the contest.

Swogervia won the contest with "New Bohemia" by Transviolet, winning with 356 points.

Venue
The venue for the Summer 2016 contest was decided on June 5th 2016. 8 potential venues were shortlisted, with a top 3 being announced in May 2016. The Hyphenation Arena, venue of the Summer 2014 contest, was selected again to host this year's contest. A spokesperson for the bidding process stated "We all had a blast in Summer 2014, and bringing the contest back there again this year will be a right treat for everyone. Bexhill is a vibrant city filled with music, shopping, great transportation, and a booming night life. I couldn't think of a better place to bring Chummervision."

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Hosts


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Semi-final allocation draw
The draw that determines the semi-final allocation was held in July 2016 at the CBU conference centre in the Harbingean Provinces. Bushashug was selected separately from the allocation draw to perform in the first semi-final. The participating countries, excluding the automatic finalists (Aitze, Dandenia, Harbingean Provinces, UOCT Republic and W'ree), were split into 6 pots in total, 2 Western pots and 3 Eastern pots, based on voting patterns from previous contests and geographic location. From these pots, 18 were allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 24 August 2016 and 18 were allocated to compete in the second semi-final on 26 August 2016.

Participating Countries

 * See also: Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2016 - Semi-Final Results

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final took place on 24 August. Aitze, Dandenia and W'ree voted and performed their entry in this semi-final.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final took place on 26 August. Harbingean Provinces and UOCT Republic voted and performed their entry in this semi-final.

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


 * 1)  - Camila Cediel
 * 2)  - DJ Khaled
 * 3)  - Mikael Gabriel
 * 4)  - Al-Hip Sterhammad
 * 5)  - Niloo (Sveesveeri representative in the Summer 2014 Contest)
 * 6)  - Stanley Drowning
 * 7)  - Donald J Trump
 * 8)  - BoA (Stallanian representative in the Summer 2013 Contest)
 * 9)  - Alisa Xayalith
 * 10)  - Jaico Garcia
 * 11)  - Alicia Bognanno (Blitz representative in the Winter 2016 Contest as part of Bully)
 * 12)  - Dagny
 * 13)  - Jung Yuseung
 * 14)  - Kelly Rodman

 - Flowercharm "Two Spirit" Kamikenko  - Daniel Zott (Moonan representative in the Winter 2016 Contest as part of JR JR)  - April Fools Grandpa  - Monika Brodka  - Laura Girard  - Anders Nilsen (Chillican representative in the Winter 2015 Contest)  - La Fouine (Carkan representative in the Summer 2015 Contest with Sindy)  - Ghostpoet  - Casey Desmond  - Rusky Rusker  - Sati Casanova (Mastere representative in the Summer 2016 Contest)  - Rúzsa Magdolna  - Lauren Elizabeth  - Eugenia Cooney

 - Tiffany Johnson  - Robert Sweeps <li> - Baitoey R Siam (Hotpokket representative in the Winter 2014 Contest with 3.2.1.) <li> - Katelyn Tarver (Hydrocillian representative in the Winter 2016 Contest) <li> - Taylor Cherie <li> - Nathalie Saba <li> - Nova Miller (Muletese representative in the Winter 2016 Contest) <li> - Roots Manuva <li> - Agir <li> - April Kry <li> - Petr Kolář (Landerlandic representative in the Winter 2012 Contest) <li> - Vohemia Nrapsodée <li> - Yasemin Körükmez

Commentators

 * Aitze - Nels Terrazas and Anselma Grahn (ATN-Muzik, semi-finals), Jochim Ardelean (ATN1, final)
 * Allico - Zruiita Op (LNC%&*, all shows)
 * Bargland - Joel Jeffers and Flowercharm "Two Spirit" Kamikenko (TVB, TVB 2 and Radio Bargland 1, all shows)
 * Blitzervand - Rob Dylen (Da Blitz, all shows)
 * Boiztamin - Alice Kio and Johnny MC (B2, all shows)
 * Bushashug - Dan and Phil (Channel Two, all shows)
 * Carkany - Jacque Faire (CKTV3, semi-finals), Les Vien (CKTV1, final)
 * Chillica - Skullruh Smith (CHILL1, all shows)
 * Chumsferder - Martin Solveig (Chum One, semi-finals), Armin Van Buuren (Chum One, final)
 * Dandenia - Kenzie Britton Bramson and Christiana Ratti (DBC Deu, semi-finals), Fleurette Lebeau (DBC Une, final)
 * Divided Danican Nation - John Johnsdaughter (first third of broadcast), Rocky Heynow (middle third of broadcast), Reg 1 (last third of broadcast), and Sarah Hindley (all of broadcast) (Pull, first semi-final), Sarah Hindley (first 30 minutes of broacast), AN N. A (all of broadcast except last 20 minutes), John Johnsson (last 20 minutes) (FARC1C4L, Pull, second semi-final), John Johnsdaughters, AN N. A, John Johnsson, Sarah Hindley, Reg 1 (33.0TV Internet stream, no television broadcast, final), Jen. Ny (Longwave Ham frequencies across Chummerope)
 * Ellee - L. Sanchez (HTVN, all shows)
 * Fetialand - Andrej Putzneva and Anastazja Vesela (2FFC, all shows)
 * Gaer - Mike Hock and Queen Faggot LXIX (B!tch and Radio B!tch, all shows)
 * Gibberland - oFju dis sss a9 and 3 unnamed members of the public (DKM OEDAHFU, all shows)
 * Grobania - Tomáš Oliversson and Metody Rózsa (GBN1, all shows)
 * Harbingean Provinces - Maike Kleiber (Harb TV and TotalMusicFM, all shows)
 * Hotpokketastan - Hyuna (47.2, 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 - Qiac Xia (TV0 and RADIO0, all shows)


 * Korhall - Reggie & Bollie (TVK-1-Brrap and TVK Bruv, all shows)
 * Landerland - Markette Smyth (LANDNET, semi-finals), Landers Hill (LANDNET, final)
 * Laurenia - Lei Spiros and Raquel Madeira (Moda, all shows)
 * Looolna - Diana DeGarmo (LOL, all shows)
 * Mallee - Molls Tuuskynni (MALLTV, semi-finals), Richard Poultry (MALLTV, final)
 * Malqanai - Garen Vipond and Alli Proulx (MRB-ONE, all shows)
 * Masterlandia - Yanni Dimitrov (M-vision, all shows)
 * Moona - Chrinsta Moosat (MooBC, all shows), Emily Awsum (Mooooo Radio, all shows)
 * Muleta - Walter Ovesen and Ingeborg Dahl (MR-TV Ein, all shows)
 * Nelsennes - Mark Fisched (The Catch Network, all shows), Edee Stranford (The Catch Network, final)
 * Nermece - Ime Gardinier and Katlyn Lujifka (NRV, semi-finals), Ghostpoet (NRV, first semi-final), Mike Dignam and Jerry Williams (NRV, second semi-final), Jeremy Whyte (NRV, final)
 * Omberdy - Sarah Lore and David Widdle (BSO 2, all shows)
 * Pviterland - Hampus Appelhof and Diana Nyström (PTC1 and PR1, all shows)
 * Stallania - Ailee and Kim Nam Gil (STVBC and STVBC Radio, 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 - June Lupin (UTV, all shows), Addison Graves (xRadio, all shows)
 * W'ree - Al-Muhammad Al-Al (T'vee, all shows), Al Kel-Ha Alla-Kal-Hel-Dujab Al-Shel-Falalahalaalla Al-al (R'adio, all shows)
 * Wafondia - Rox Sumzi and Kal Krisna (WT1, all shows), Alexx Mack (WT1, semi-finals), Daya (WT1, final)
 * Wtferan - Gobyour Shorts (WTFBBQ *1 Cat, semi-finals), Wheniwashappy Of Donkey and Licky Ricklers (WTFBBQ *1 Cat, final)
 * Zzzaaa - Muhammed Zzzaaali and Evelina (Z, first semi-final), DJ Rekht and Shizzi Boi (Z XTRA, second semi-final), DJ Fuqh Yamava (Z, final)

Jury
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the first semi-final:

Televoting
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televote in the first semi-final:

Jury
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the second semi-final:

Televoting
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televote in the second semi-final:

Jury
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the final:

Televoting
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televote in the final:

Laurenia's artist
In May 2016, Dua Lipa was announced as Laurenia's representative in the Summer 2016 contest. A rising artist at the time, her entry "Hotter Than Hell" quickly gained popularity and success worldwide, with many fan groups believing she was 'too big' of a name for the contest. Laurenian broadcaster Moda stated that as someone who was relatively unknown at the time of being selected, they couldn't be blamed for her rising popularity or success. They stood by their artist and ultimately she was allowed to compete.

Blitzervand's song release date
Some controversy was sparked over Blitzervand's entry Letterman by Gay Nineties, having been discovered to have been released in February 2014. As the required release date for Summer 2016 was 1 June 2015, this meant the song was out of date by over a year. In spite of this, no comment was made by the CBU, and the song was allowed to compete.

Semi-Final 1 results
After the results of semi-final 1, many fan groups were upset that Masterlandia and Zzzaaa failed to qualify, having been fan favourites and rumoured to have done well in the televotes. There were calls on the CBU to change the format of voting, in which the format for the semi-finals meant all televotes received were converted into block points for all countries rather than traditional points for each country. This was immediately changed ahead of the final.

Divided Danican Nation
The Divided Danican Nation's artist Holly Herndon and her entry(s) sparked controversy amongst families watching the contest, with many parents complaining to the CBU following the contest stating that their children had 'nightmares' after her performance. The CBU defended the choice stating 'All countries are allowed creative freedom with their entries. While the DDN...certainly showed creative freedom with their entry, it is not for us to judge them or say they are illegitimate. That's for you to do at home!'

The DDN later sparked controversy when presidential candidate and would be president Donald J Trump was the spokesperson for revealing their juries votes. Bushashug reported many faintings in their country from citizens, with a spokesperson complaining 'Our eyes did not want to see that'.

Mallee's postcard
During the broadcast of Mallee's performance in Semi-Final 2, the postcard that was broadcasted appeared to be a documentary of an Indian child with Down's Syndrome (also known as Gibberland Syndrome). Many Malleans were outraged that they did not receive a proper postcard like every other entry and questioned what happened. During the semi-final, the hosts greatly apologised for the postcard, citing technical difficulties and time constraints. A spokesperson for Harb TV later announced in a press conference that there was no available postcard for Mallee, and that due to time constraints, they had to improvise in order to continue with the show. They greatly apologised, stating that the improvisation came from a 'joker in Studio 12' who 'thought it would be a laugh to put on a downie kid'.

Controversy over Swogervia's win
Some controversy was sparked over the final results, with Swogervia's win only coming as a result of the juries whilst being 9th place with the televoters. Many jury members spoke out after the contest with feelings of upset towards their votes being so against the televoters, however ultimately the CBU said 'those are the rules of the contest. The song with the most points wins. The televote winner couldn't have won anyway, it was 13th with the juries. We believe ultimately the right song won.'

Returning countries

 * - Laurenia withdrew from the contest in Winter 2016 due to a lack of funding and public interest. In March 2016 it was reported in a Laurenian blog that the country are in talks to return to the contest in Summer 2016 and are currently on the search for a new artist. On April 5 2016, this news was confirmed by Moda, with Dua Lipa announced as their official representative.

Former countries

 * - Gaer was suspended from taking part in the Summer 2015 and Winter 2016 contests following a series of controversial Snapchat images sent to Chummervision officials. They were allowed to take part again in Summer 2016, however on July 16 2016 it was confirmed by the CBU that Gaer would not be returning to the contest.
 * - Gibberland were suspended from the Winter 2016 contest due to a discovery made by the CBU revealing the country had been breaching human rights laws unknowingly with their entries. As the investigation is still ongoing, it is unlikely the country will make their return to the contest for Summer 2016. On July 8 2016, it was confirmed by the CBU that Gibberland would not be returning to the contest.