"Luiz remains an enigma wrapped in a puzzle, shrouded in mystery".
Written by: Klodian Qafoku
Lyrics by: Dr. Flori

20 year old Luiz Ejlli is one of those homegrown starlets who won their "Pop Idol" contest in 2004. He is the first male to represent Albania, following their previous two game attempts by lasses. In 2005 Luiz also had a go at qualifying for Eurovision, but came second in the Albanian national final with the haunting ditty "The Moon And The Stars Are Loving". Albania failed to finish in the top 10 last year, so Luiz will be having a crack at the semi final on the 18th. In what is always one of the more tricky nations for a mono-lingual western European to garner any interesting information, Luiz for now remains an enigma wrapped in a puzzle, shrouded in mystery.

Luiz Ejllli is born on 12 July 1985 in Shkodra. Between 1991 and 2002 he attended the "Prenk Jakova" secondary school in Shkodra.
" 1995: The Best Voice Price in " Child National Festival", Shkodra
" 1998: Soloist in "Gold Repertoire Chorus", Shkodra
" 1999: Soloist (Tenor) in "Prenk Jakova" polyphonyc chorus, Shkodra
" 2004: The First Price in "Idol's" show, Tirana
" 2005: The second price (as a singer) in the 43th Albanian TV Music Festival with "The moon and the stars are loving", Tirana
" 2006: Participant in the "Gold Microphone Festival" with "Morning", Tirana
" 18 December 2005: First Price (as a singer) in the 44th Albanian TV Music Festival with "Fire and Cold"

The video for this tepid slice of ethnic-pop-pap was shot at the local swimming baths. It tells of a budding romance between two school leavers, and the only thing hot about it, is the roaring fire that seems to have taken Luiz's eyebrows off. He has more costume changes in three minutes than Elton John, so I can only presume he had a back hander from a Tiranan t-shirt manufacturer. I wouldn't mind giving him a back-hander.

Barring a bit of interplay between the fat ethnic chef blowing into a whales testicle, and Luiz's uncles doing that Orthodox style, arms around each others shoulders stepping from side-to-side thing, there's little performace wow factor to be seen. In their brief Eurosong history, Albania have refused to rely on bang-crash dance routines, and this is no exception. I'm not convinced that four ruddy-faced blokes in national dress miming "happy happy happy" will be enough to send the voting hundreds into a lather. However, it won't bomb, even if

So, all in all, Albania have proven for the third time that a solid song, sung solidly, with something unusual to look at is all you really need to avoid ultimate embarrassment, although I fear it's yet another little eurosong nation who will find it increasingly difficult to justify turing up for a semi-final.

Luiz loves...Hectors House

Luiz's favourite kids tv show has always been Hectors House…"It has given me hours of fun - this irascible dog with very non pc views, the snooty cat, and the jolly frog who used to work at the meteorological office in Paris. It works for me on two levels, not dissimilar to pantomime or The Simpsons!" he might have said.
 

Zjarr e ftothe

Jo nuk te harroj
Mos me rendo me diten
Gjithcka eshte e kote
Ekzistoj
Jo nuk te harroj
Me kohen as kujtimet
Eh me zjarrmi te flohte

Dua te ikesh, diten
Leshome me terbo
Je ti nje zjarr por pak ftohte
E ne lendine jemi
Veten e frenoj
I tremebem zemres time qe te do

Qdo gje eshte e kote
Rruges kur nisem
Zemra shkon
Tek ty ndalon
Tani mendimet, endrrat
Veq me ty jetojne
Dua te puth por smudem dot
I fal te gjitha
Jeten pa ty se kuptoj
I tremebem zemres time qe te do

E ti je zjarr i ftoht
Smudem dot
Zemren time tek ty luan
Duhet jo, dua po
Te largohem se te dua
Zjarr e ftohte lodhem kot
Perher jam ne buzet e tua
Humbem tek ty
Smund vendos qet ti te djeg

Qdo gje eshte e kote
Rruges kur nisem
Zemra shkon
Tek ty ndalon
Tani mendimet, endrrat
Veq me ty jetojne
Dua te puth por smudem dot
I fal te gjitha
Jeten pa ty se kuptoj
I tremebem zemres time qe te do

E ti je zjarr i ftoht
Smudem dot
Zemren time tek ty luan
Duhet jo, dua po
Te largohem se te dua
Zjarr e ftohte lodhem kot
Perher jam ne buzet e tua
Humbem tek ty
Smund vendos qet ti te djeg

Zjarr i ftoht
Smudem dot
Zemren time tek ty luan
Duhet jo, dua po
Te largohem se te dua
Zjarr e ftohte lodhem kot
Perher jam ne buzet e tua
Humbem tek ty
Smund vendos qet ti te djeg

E ti je zjarr i ftoht
Smudem dot
Zemren time tek ty luan
Duhet jo, dua po
Te largohem se te dua
Zjarr e ftohte lodhem kot
Perher jam ne buzet e tua
Humbem tek ty
Smund vendos qet ti te djeg

Fire & Cold

I try to forget you
Don’t burden my days
Everything in vain
I can’t understand

Tired of forgetfulness
Time kills my memories
Fire but cold
Emotionally involved
Emotionally involved
Trying to restrain
Afraid of my heart
Still under pain

Fire,
But cold
It’s impossible
But I lost hope
Honey,
Help my love to leave
Fire, but cold
Tiredness can’t hold
Feeling your lips
Vanished it seems
‘Cause I still love you

Vain everything
Looking for a station
My heart stops at you
All my thoughts and dreams
Hope to come true,
Longed for kisses, but in vain
Can’t live without you
Afraid of my heart
Still beating for you

Vain everything
Looking for a station
My heart stops at you
All my thoughts and dreams
Hope to come true,
Longed for kisses, but in vain
Can’t live without you
Afraid of my heart
Still beating for you

Vain everything
Looking for a station
My heart stops at you
All my thoughts and dreams
Hope to come true,
Longed for kisses, but in vain
Can’t live without you
Afraid of my heart
Still beating for you
 
“It’s difficult to explain in English what my song, ‘Zjarr e Ftohtë’ (‘Cold Fire’), is about,” he added. “But it’s basically about love. When we’re in love, it feels like we have a fire inside us. But when it’s not a two-way feeling, love makes us feel cold – so, ‘Cold Fire.’”