[6][7] The Busker was formed in October 2012 by singer and guitarist Dario Genovese and percussionist Jean Paul Borg.

[9] Two years later, bassist and keyboardist David Grech and saxophonist Sean Meachen joined.

[8][12] Genovese and Grech eventually left the group,[10][13] and shortly after, Meilak joined the band as the lead singer and frontman.

After qualifying first from the quarter-finals and then the semi-finals of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest,[16] on 11 February 2023, the band performed in the final, where they won with the combined support of the judging and televoting.

[25][26] The band's released songs in 2023 were nominated for 88.7 Vibe End of the Year Hot 100 and 89.7 Bay Radio Best of 2023.