Eurosound Song Contest 2

Eurosound Song Contest 2 is the upcoming second edition of the contest. This edition will be held in Sunderland, United Kingdom, following Adele's win in Edition 1 with "When we were young". This is second consecutive time the United Kingdom has hosted the contest, previously doing so in Edition 1. So far, Switzerland & Belgium have confirmed their debut, whilst Turkey have confirmed their withdrawal from this edition. This edition will be hosted by Amelia Lily and Graham Norton, the venue is the Sunderland Empire Theatre.

Host City
Sunderland is a city at the centre of the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough, in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is situated at the mouth of the River Wear.

Historically in County Durham, there were three original settlements on the site of modern-day Sunderland. On the north side of the river, Monkwearmouth was settled in 674 when Benedict Biscop founded theWearmouth-Jarrow monastery. Opposite the monastery on the south bank, Bishopwearmouth was founded in 930. A small fishing village called Sunderland, located toward the mouth of the river (modern day East End) was granted a charter in 1179.

Over the centuries, Sunderland grew as a port, trading coal and salt. Ships began to be built on the river in the 14th century. By the 19th century, the port of Sunderland had grown to absorb Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth.

A person who is born or lives around the Sunderland area is sometimes colloquially known as a Mackem.[2] [3]

Participants
19 countries have confirmed their provisional participation so far in the contest.