United States in the GreatVision Song Contest 8

The United States took part in the eighth edition of the GreatVision Song Contest which was hosted in Helsinki. The country was represented by Jessica with the song "Wonderland". The entry was selected via an internal selection by the broadcaster of the country, American Broadcasting Company (ABC).
== Before GreatVision ==
The United States selected their entry through an internal selection. ABC announced that the entrant will be announced on 18 January 2018 and the song will be announced at the same time. Jessica was announced as the represenative of the country. The song "Wonderland" was presented at the same time. 
== At GreatVision ==
At the allocation drawn, the United States was drawn to perform in the second half of the first semi-final and were later drawn to perform at the twentieth place. During the semi-final results, the US was annouced as on of the qualifiers and managed to keep the country's success in the contest. The US placed 5th with 211 Pionts and received eight times 12 points by getting six sets from the Juries and two sets from the Televoting.
During the grand final, they were drawn to perform in the first half. Later, it was decided that they would perform seventh. The United States received 306 points and ended up being fourth place. The country received six times 12 points by getting three sets from the Juries and three sets from the Televoting. With their fourth place, the United States managed to get a place for the big six of the ninth edition.
Both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast by ABC. Michelle Collins and Ellen DeGeneres served as the commentators off all shows.
=== Voting ===
==== Points awarded to the United States ====
Televote 	Televote 	Televote	Televote	Televote
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
* Bulgaria
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* Malta
* North Korea	 	
* Estonia
* Liechtenstein	 	
5 points 	4 points 	3 points	2 points	1 point
* Armenia
* Spain	
* Poland	
* Finland
* Kiribati
* Vatican City	
* Ireland
* Serbia
* Turkey	
Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
* Japan
* North Korea	
* Bulgaria
* Malta	
* Liechtenstein	
* Armenia
* Fiji
* Vatican City	
* Poland
5 points 	4 points 	3 points	2 points	1 point
 	 	
* Finland
* France
* Spain
* Kiribati	
* Serbia	
* Turkey
Televote 	Televote 	Televote	Televote	Televote
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
* France
* Japan
* North Korea	
* Croatia
* Greece
* Spain
* United Kingdom	
* Norway
* South Korea	
* Malta	
* Hungary
5 points 	4 points 	3 points	2 points	1 point
* Bulgaria
* Finland
* Liechtenstein
* Turkey
* Ukraine	
* Faroe Islands
* Germany
* Kiribati	
* Russia
* Vatican City	
* Armenia
* Australia	
* Belarus
* Poland
Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
* Japan
* North Korea
* South Korea	
* Croatia
* Greece
* Palau
* United Kingdom	
* Norway	
* Malta
* Spain	
* Bulgaria
* Germany
* Hungary
5 points 	4 points 	3 points	2 points	1 point
* Finland
* Ukraine	
* Armenia
* Faroe Islands
* France
* Kiribati	
* Australia
* Liechtenstein
* Poland	 	
* Belarus
=== Points awarded by the United States ===
 (Jury)
Points 	Country
12 points	North Korea
10 points	France
8 points 	Japan
7 points 	Bulgaria
6 points 	Fiji
5 points 	Vatican City
4 points 	Turkey
3 points 	Armenia
2 points 	Poland
1 point 	Liechtenstein
 (Televoting)
Points 	Country
12 points	Bulgaria
10 points	North Korea
8 points 	France
7 points 	Japan
6 points 	Vatican City
5 points 	Fiji
4 points 	Liechtenstein
3 points 	Estonia
2 points 	Poland
1 point 	Turkey
  
 (Jury)
Points 	Country
12 points	North Korea
10 points	South Korea
8 points 	United Kingdom
7 points 	Sweden
6 points 	Greece
5 points 	France
4 points 	Germany
3 points 	Armenia
2 points 	Czech Republic
1 point 	Vatican City
 (Telvoting)
Points 	Country
12 points	South Korea
10 points	North Korea
8 points 	United Kingdom
7 points 	Germany
6 points 	Japan
5 points 	Bulgaria
4 points 	Australia
3 points 	Armenia
2 points 	Vatican City
1 point 	Greece
== See Also ==
* United States
* GreatVision Song Contest 8