United States in EuroMusic Song Contest 11

The United States participated in the 11th edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. It was the fifth American participation, and their first after the American withdraw in the 9th and 10th edition.

Previously
The best American result so far is the 3rd place in the seventh edition. They participated with the song Can't stop the feeling!.

In their previous participation, the United States participated with the song Scarecrow. They finished as 14th with 24 points. Their lowest result 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.

The USA selected St. Elmo's fire (Man in motion) as their participant for Germany.

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 eleventh in the second semi-final, following Croatia and preceding Poland. The USA was named as one of the 10 finalists.

In the final, the USA were drawn to perform in the first half of the show. The producers placed the country on spot 9, following Albania and preceding Greece.

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 won the final with 227 points, 8 points more than runner-up Germany. Both Ireland 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 second semi-final, with 146 points.