Chummervision Song Contest Winter 2016

The Chummervision Song Contest Winter 2016 will be the 9th edition of the bi-annual Chummervision Song Contest. It will be hosted in Hydrocilania following Ryn Weaver's win for the country the previous summer.

Venue


The bidding for the host venue of the Summer 2015 contest took place in November 2015, with the winning bid being announced on 3 November. 6 venues submitted their bid. Blue Water Arena won the bid with a vote of 59-41.

The Promenade was eliminated in the first round of bidding. The original attempted bid proposed that both the BEACH Arena and the Promenade in Suenes Coast would jointly host the contest, as the two are in close vicinity of eachother, however the two venues decided to bid separately instead. Reasons for the Promenade's elimination were stated as "As much as we like to try different things, we are not sure an outdoor Chummervision could have been feasible. And with an unsecure plan to place security gates around the specified area of the Promenade, there was a likelihood for beach visitors to break into the contest without having tickets."

HON Radio & TV Studios in Droppe were eliminated in the second round of bidding, finishing 5th. Reasons stated for their elimination were "Unfortunately the studios will be needed around the time of the contest for the HydroStar 2016 auditions."

ZZ Field in Eitchtuo, was eliminated in the third round of bidding, finishing 4th. The field is a large area in Tenfold Park known for hosting music festivals, most notably the Hydrocillian Summer in the Park festival in June. The area was ruled out from the bidding for two reasons: "One, unfortunately the Hydownie Charity Walk and Carnival will be taking place during the time of the contest. Two, hosting the contest in such a large outdoor park area as a festival format could be unfeasible, for similar reasons as the Promenade.

Finishing third in the bidding was BEACH Arena in Suenes Coast. Ironically, it is claimed the downfall of their bid was "not being a dual-bid with the Promenade. Had this been their original proposed bid of the two areas/venues in the city taking turns in hosting different parts of the contest, it would have been a clear winner. Unfortunately BEACH Arena itself wasn't a strong enough venue on its own to be chosen."

The final bid between Blue Water Arena and HydroTalk Arena took place on 3 November, with Blue Water Arena winning the bid 59-41. HydroTalk Arena had proposed a sponsorship deal had they won, providing free tickets to the contest to their customers.

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Semi-final allocation draw
The draw that will determine the semi-final allocation was held in January 2016 at the CBU conference centre in Hydrocilania. The participating countries, excluding the automatic finalists (Aitze, Dandenia, Hydrocilania, 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, 17 will be allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 24 February 2016 and 17 will be allocated to compete in the second semi-final on 26 February 2016.

Debuting countries

 * - In October 2015, the Divided Danican Nation confirmed they will make their debut in the Winter 2016 contest.

Returning countries

 * - On December 10th 2015, a CBU representative confirmed Klondykia would be making their return to the contest.
 * - On October 11th 2015, it was confirmed Korhall would make their return to the contest. Batti Bwoi, head of entertainment at TVK, announced in a statement "Yea bruv dis time we bak bigger and badder dan eva u git me? An its PERSONAL dis time bruv!"

Withdrawing countries

 * - On October 21st 2015, CBU discovered Gibberland had been breaching human rights laws unknowingly with their entries, and as a result, they will not be taking part in Winter 2016.
 * - On November 14th 2015, a spokesperson for Moda confirmed that Laurenia would not be taking part in the Winter 2016 contest. Reasons stated were due to lack of funding and interest from the Laurenian public, and low viewing figures in the country.

Other countries

 * - Gaer were banned from entering the Winter 2016 contest in August 2015, following controversial Snapchat images sent to Chummervision officials.