The competition consisted of a final, held on 14 and 15 February 2000, where "Desire" performed by Claudette Pace eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a seven-member jury.

[4] The final took place on 14 and 15 January 2000 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in the nation's capital city of Valletta, hosted by Stephanie Farrugia, Miriam Dalli and Charles Saliba and broadcast on Television Malta (TVM) as well as on Super One Radio and its website super1.com.

[5] Sixteen entries competed and the votes from a seven-member jury panel, among its members which included eight-time Eurovision conductor for the United Kingdom Ronnie Hazlehurst as well as Serhat, who represented San Marino in 2016 and in 2019, determined the winner.

[6] A non-competitive public televote was also held which Claudette Pace won, with Fabrizio Faniello in second place and Alwyn Borg Myatt third.

[7] The interval act of the show on 14 January, alternatively entitled Marru L-Ewropa, featured guest performances by former Maltese Eurovision entrants, while the interval act of the show on 2 February featured performances by Eurovision winner Johnny Logan (1980 and 1987).