Performing during the show in position 2, "Dance (Our Own Party)" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final.

[3] Former Maltese Eurovision entrants Paul Giordimaina (1991), Moira Stafrace (1994), Mike Spiteri (1995) and Ludwig Galea (2004) were appointed as consultants of the competition in order to offer support to the artists.

[13] The remaining thirty-nine songs competed for twenty-four qualifying spots in the semi-final which were announced during a special programme on 3 February 2023.

[16] The sixteen entries that qualified from the semi-final were performed again and the 50/50 combination of votes of a five-member jury panel and the results of public televoting determined the winner.

[13] Aiden dropped his threat of a lawsuit on 31 January, citing the possibility that such an action could cause the cancelation of the entire selection event.

[26] The singer was instead invited to perform as an interval act during the final of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023, with the stipulation that he not sing his disqualified entry "Reġina".

[27] The Busker made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Dance (Our Own Party)" as the Maltese Eurovision entry.

On 1 April, the Busker performed during the Polish Eurovision Party, which was held at the Praga Centrum in Warsaw, Poland and hosted by Poli Genova and Konrad Zemlik.

[30] On 8 April, the band performed during the PrePartyES event, which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid, Spain and hosted by Victor Escudero, SuRie and Ruslana.

[31] The Busker also performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held on 15 April at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Hila Noorzai, and at the London Eurovision Party, which was held on 16 April at the Here at Outernet venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell.

On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in.

[38] The Maltese performance featured the members of the Busker wearing sweaters and interacting with several props, including a park bench, a lamp post, a tiny house, a car and cardboard cut-outs of former Maltese Eurovision acts, in three parts with the background LED screens projecting colorful graphics.

This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.

The individual rankings of each jury member in an anonymised form as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.