Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2014

The Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2014 was the 6th bi-annual Chummervision Song Contest. It was hosted in Bexhill, Harbingean Provinces following Eliane's win for the country in Winter 2014 with "Venus & Mars".

Chumsferder won the contest with "Silver Bullet" by Emerentia. It marked the biggest victory since the contest began with 269 points, 90 points ahead of the runner-up. It was also Chumsferder's first win and first ever top 5 placing.

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-final allocation draw
The draw that will determine the semi-final allocation will be held in June 2014 at the CBU conference centre in Bexhill. Prior to the allocation draw, on 5 June 2014 Bushashug chose to perform in the second-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, 3 Western pots and 3 Eastern pots, based on voting patterns from previous contests and geographic location. From these pots, 16/17 will be allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 27 August 2014 and 16/17 will be allocated to compete in the second semi-final on 29 August 2014.

The pots were calculated by the televoting partner HyphenationTec and were as follows:

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final took place on 27 August. Aitze, Harbingean Provinces and W'ree voted in this semi-final.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final took place on 29 August. Dandenia and UOCT Republic voted in this semi-final.
 * Flax denotes the entry chosen by the jury to go to the final.
 * 1.The song is in English, however the title is a French phrase for "goodbye".

Voting and spokespersons
The order in which each country will announce their vote has yet to be determined. However details of spokespersons that have been confirmed are shown below.


 * 1)  - Pepe Aguilar
 * 2)  - Kina I
 * 3)  - Miriam Bryant (Grobanian representative in the Summer 2013 Contest)
 * 4)  - Teesa
 * 5)  - Yftdffg Vhsfiof
 * 6)  - DJ Prox
 * 7)  - Polina Gagarina
 * 8)  - Kelsey Ellison
 * 9)  - Edee Stranford
 * 10)  - Ian Haus
 * 11)  - Marie Chelli
 * 12)  - Han Hyo Joo
 * 13)  - Zahid Khan

 - Eva Matějovská  - Anadean Sky  - Mike Dignam  - Petre Finkle  - Carly Gordon  - Senna Faire  - Kateryna Kornienko  - Donnie K  - Yoan Roditi  - Balqees Ahmed Fathi  - Luise Zellestine Metelka  - Eason Chan  - Danny Sydor  - Florrie

 - Renaud Duval  - Himb Qock Y <li>  - Jasmine Thompson (Moonan representative in the Winter 2014 Contest) <li> - James K'tulla <li> - Little Hurricane <li> - Ewelina Lisowska <li> - Conchita Wurst <li> - Orla Gartland (Tillegian representative in the Winter 2014 Contest) <li> - Skullruh <li> - Sanni Kurkisuo (Zzzaaani representative in the Summer 2015 Contest) <li> - Joel Compass <li> - Lily Pejon

Commentators

 * Aitze - Benediktas Simoneit and Ilona Albu (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 - Mainkord Vills (Da Blitz and Blit1, all shows)
 * Boiztamin - Alice Kio and Sarah Kitt (B2 and RED, all shows)
 * Bushashug - Bobby Jones (Channel Two, all shows)
 * Carkany - Johan Liebert (CKTV, all shows)
 * Chillica - Mario and Maria Garcia (CHILL1, all shows)
 * Chumsferder - DJ Girl Supreme (Chum One and ChumTele, all shows)
 * Dandenia - Kenzie Britton Bramson and Christiana Ratti (DBC Deu, semi-finals), Fleurette Lebeau (DBC Une, final)
 * Ellee - Diego Well and Idia Disnay (HTVN, all shows)
 * Fetialand - Svatava Reha (2FFC, all shows)
 * Gaer - Mark Byron and Adam Lambert (OMG!, semi-finals), Queen Eric of Shebitch (OMG!, final)
 * Gibberland - Odifhyt Rfrgvbigr (DKM OEDAHFU, all shows)
 * Grobania - Tomáš Oliversson and Metody Rózsa (GBN1, all shows)
 * Harbingean Provinces - Robert Graham (Harb TV and TotalMusicFM, all shows)
 * Hotpokketastan - Young Bum (47.2, 06.5, 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)
 * Korhall - K-Hall and Frazzy Free (TVK Bruv, semi-finals), K-Hall, Frazzy Free and The Boom What Bros. (TVK-1-Brrap, final)


 * Landerland - Grigoriy Sokolov and Liliya Blaha (LANDNET, all shows)
 * Looolna - Scotty McCreery (LOL, all shows)
 * Mallee - Ai Lansen (MALLTV, all shows)
 * Malqanai - Garen Vipond and Alli Proulx (MRB-ONE, all shows)
 * Masterlandia - Viola Pirityi (MBC, all shows)
 * Moona - Andreea Granet, Tom Weathersby, and Richard Callit (MooBC, all shows)
 * Nelsennes - Ludvig Van Betroutan (The Catch Network and Fishee, all shows)
 * Nermece - Ime Gardinier and Katlyn Lujifka (NRV, all shows)
 * Omberdy - Sarah Lore and David Widdle (BSO 2, all shows)
 * Pviterland - Henrik Faerber and Alexis Wörnhör (PTC1 and PR1, all shows)
 * Stallania - Jang Guen Suk and Ailee (STVBC, semi-finals), PSY (STVBC, final)
 * Sveesveer - Yuri Jorge (SveesTel, MineTel and Radioveer, all shows)
 * Swogervia - Charlie Sloth (SVC 1 and SwogerveRadio 99.4, all shows)
 * Tillege - Laura McMahon (TSK1, all shows)
 * UOCT Republic - Anderson Graves (UTV, all shows)
 * W'ree - Yihad Al'Karra, Sandy Rivers, and Mohammed Shizra (T'vee, all shows)
 * Wafondia - Alex Kevorkian and Ivona Kasprzak (WT1, all shows)
 * Wtferan - Semi Lard (WTFBBQ *1 Cat, semi-finals) Final Lard (WTFBBQ *1 Cat, final)
 * Zzzaaa - Shaka Lasaatrataaboo (Z, all shows)

Bushashug's participation
Following the announcement in March 2014 that Bushashug would make their debut in the Summer 2014 contest, becoming the first country outside of Chummerope to take part, there was some criticism from fans of the contest. Many believed the contest should remain strictly Chummerpean only, however the CBU confirmed there was no issue with their participation due to the country falling within the CBU broadcasting area and that 'any country within the CBU broadcasting area is allowed to take part, regardless of which continent they're from. And after all, the more the merrier!'

Chumsferder's win
During the vote reveal of the final on 31 August, Chumsferder emerged as a clear runaway with their entry, becoming one of the biggest runaways of all time and securing a record number of sixteen 12 points. This caused criticism from some viewers and fans, who had predicted the result to be a close race. Some calls were made for the voting system to be made fairer, in order to prevent clear runaways and instead encourage closer competition. The CBU however stated 'This was the result of the televote, and while many of us were quite surprised how big of a win it was, it was a deserved win. We look forward to Chumsferder hosting next Winter!'

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.
 * - The great Holy Spirit appeared before executive supervisor Harb Von Strauss in a dream only nights before the country participation cutoff date and announced WTFeran's debut. This news was later confirmed by the Groundhog of the West.

Returning Countries

 * - Ellee last competed in the Winter 2013 contest. They withdrew due to the controversial semi-final result error and have not taken part since. On June 7 2014, Ellee confirmed their return to the contest, with an official CBU executive claiming "Let's make this the biggest Chummervision yet!"
 * - 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.