The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 7 and 8 February 2014, respectively, where "Coming Home" performed by Firelight eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote.

[2] Malta selected their entry consistently through a national final procedure, a method that was continued for their 2014 participation.

The competition consisted of a semi-final and final held on 7 and 8 February 2014, respectively, at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Ta' Qali.

[8] The twenty songs selected to compete in the semi-final were announced on the TVM programme Xarabank on 29 November 2013.

In order to present the competing songs to the public, the semi-finalists filmed promotional videos for their entries which were released in December 2013.

The fourteen entries that qualified from the semi-final were performed again and the votes of a five-member jury panel (5/6) and the results of public televoting (1/6) determined the winner.

[10] The five members of the jury that evaluated the entries during the final consisted of:[11] Following Firelight's win at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014, the band worked with Italian musicians Arturo Pellegrini and Maurizio Campo to create a new arrangement for "Coming Home".

[12] The release of the new version was presented on 4 March during a press conference at the PBS Creativity Hub in Gwardamanġa.

[13] Firelight made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Coming Home" as the Maltese Eurovision entry.

On 5 April, Firelight performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Sandra Reemer.

[15] On 20 April, Firelight performed during the Russian Pre-Party event, which was organised by ESCKAZ and held at the Karlson restaurant in Moscow, Russia.

[16] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.

The background LED screens projected a field with red and blue skies, while the cube screens displayed black and white photos which were 208 selfies that the Maltese broadcaster received after a public request was made asking fans to send in their photos in late March 2014.

The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency.

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.