Luiz Ejlli

Luiz Ejlli (born 12 July 1985) is an Albanian singer, songwriter,^[1] musician, ex-diplomat, jurist, lawyer,^{[citation needed]} reality show star and TV personality. A former winner of the 44th edition of Festivali i Këngës, he also represented Albania in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. After several years of absence on music, he gained popularity and received significant attention following his participation and victory of the second season of the Albanian reality competition Big Brother VIP on Top Channel. In 2010, Ejlli was appointed by the Albanian Government as First Secretary for Culture, Tourism, and Arts in the Albanian Embassy in Paris, France.

Luiz Ejlli
Born	(1985-07-12) 12 July 1985 (age 38) Shkodër, Albania
Occupation(s)	Singer, Musician, TV personality, Reality Show star, Actor
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Kiara Tito (2023-present)

Life and career

Ejlli was born on 12 July 1985, in Shkodër, Albania. Between 1991 and 2002, he attended the Prenk Jakova Musical secondary school in Shkodër. He debuted in an Albanian version of Idol in Tirana called "Ethet e së premtes mbrëma". After his victory, he participated in the 43rd edition of Festivali i Këngës. He ended in second place with the song "Hëna dhe Yjet Dashurojnë". Ejlli participated in the music competition again in 2005 and won with the song "Zjarr e ftohtë", with which he represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006,^[2] but failed to make it past the semi-final stage.

In November 2010, Ejlli collaborated with Juliana Pasha on "Sa e shite zemrën", with which they competed in the annual musical competition Kënga Magjike, winning the prize of the critic and the first place award. Ejlli was also employed from the Albanian state authorities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a high-profile cultural attaché at the Albanian embassy in Paris.

On 24 December 2022, Ejlli appeared as a contestant on the second season of the reality competition Big Brother VIP, an Albanian edition of Celebrity Big Brother. During his participation on the competition, he recorded the song "Me ty" which was dedicated to Albanian television presenter Kiara Tito, who was also a participant of the competition, and released on 14 February 2023, which was also Valentine's Day. On 6 May 2023, in the season finale, Ejlli emerged as the winner of the second season.^[3] On the same night, Ejlli also got married to Tito.^[4]

Following his participation and victory of the second season of Big Brother VIP, Ejlli played as Besi^[5][6] in the 2023 romantic comedy film Within Love.^[6]

References

1. "Kantautori shkodran Luiz Ejlli nuk arrin të gjejë më femra të sinqerta...e pohon vetë". ShkodraWeb. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
2. (in Greek). Forthnet. 19 December 2005. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
3. "Luiz Ejlli fitoi "Big Brother VIP 2", shkodranët "pushtojnë" rrugët e qytetit" (in Albanian). Ora News. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
4. "Martohen Luizi dhe Kiara, më në fund puthja e shumëpritur" (in Albanian). Ora News. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
5. "Within Love (2023) - Luiz Ejlli as Besi". IMDb. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
6. Top Channel Films [@topchannelfilms] (27 June 2023). "Aktorët që janë pjesë e filmit "Në kuadër të dashurisë"…" – via Instagram.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ledina Çelo with "Tomorrow I Go"	Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006	Succeeded by Frederik Ndoci with "Hear My Plea"