This year, a trio from Malta will be heading to Liverpool. The Busker won the national final with their song “Dance (Our Own Party)”.
The group has been around since 2012 and currently consists of David “Dav.Jr” Meilak, Jean Paul Borg, and Sean Meachen, all of whom contributed to the songwriting. Borg has been with the band since the beginning, Meachen joined in 2014, and singer Meilak joined in 2020. Originally, the band could mainly be found on YouTube, but they released their debut album in 2017, followed by a second album a year later.
After co-founder Genovese left the band, they released a few more singles before entering the Maltese selection process. The band didn’t start out as a favorite, but their infectious song “Dance (Our Own Party)” turned out to be a televoting magnet. In the final, the song still placed second among the juries, but it left the competition far behind in the televoting.