Most people who win talent shows like Pop Idol, X-Factor or similar do that thanks to their bubbly and intense personalities. Singing talent alone is not enough, most of them are extrovert and talkative, cheerful and upbeat.
Luiz Ejlli is a different kind of Pop Idol. He is a shy and gentle little flower of a performer. He has a strong voice but hardly dares to look into the camera.
Also his song is different from what you would normally associate with Pop Idols - a not too obvious folksong dressed up in a soft syntesizer outfit, complete with bagpipe and a backing male vocalist in a folksy gown.
After a couple of listenings, when you find the hidden handles in the chorus, this turns out to be a catchy little number which, admittedly, failed to qualify but that sounds dignified and sincere. Surely, the choice of Albanian as singing language probably helps to achieve the latter.
Even cautious Luiz throws himself enthusiastically into the mix, finally daring not only to face the camera but also to let out some powerful notes - powerful enough to surprise himself, by the look of it - right before the last chorus.
Not everyone's cup of tea, surely, but a tasty praline for the ones of us who get it.
Luiz Ejlli - Zjarr e ftohtë (Albania 2006)
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