United States in EuroMusic Song Contest 14

The United States participated in the 14th edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. It was the eight American participation, and their fourth after the American withdraw in the 9th and 10th edition.

Previously
The best American result so far is the 1st place in the 11th and 12th edition. They also reached two times a 3rd place. This happened in the 7th edition and the last edition in Tel Aviv.

In their previous participation, the United States participated with the song Bad romance. They finished as 3rd with 181 points. It's one of their best results so far.

Selection process
For this edition the American broadcaster, NBC, decided to select its particpant internally like they did in their previous participations in the contest, except for the 12th and 13th edition.

The USA selected Born this way as their participant for Germany. The song already participated in last years selection process. It got the wildcard for the final, where it finished fourth out of five.

At EuroMusic Song Contest
Due to the high number of participating countries, the organisation held semi-finals to select 20 countries qualifying for the final. The United States were drawn to perform fifth in the first semi-final, following Spain and preceding Georgia. The USA was named as one of the 10 finalists.

In the final, the USA were drawn to perform in the second half of the show. The producers placed the country on spot 15, following France and preceding Finland.

Voting
The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the United States and awarded by the United States in the semi-final and final.

The USA came third in the final with 137 points. It was the third time the country finished third and for the second consecutive year. Iceland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom awarded the song with 12 points.

After the show, the EBU published the semi-finals results. The United States placed first in the first semi-final, with 125 points.