Zjarr e ftohtë

2006 song by Luiz Ejlli

"Zjarr e ftohtë" (; ) is a song by Albanian singer Luiz Ejlli. Klodian Qafoku composed the music while Florian Kondi wrote the lyrics. Musically, it is an Albanian language pop song incorporating a southern Albanian folklore element in its instrumentation. The song represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece, after winning the pre selection competition Festivali i Këngës 44. The country failed to qualify for the grand final in fourteenth place, marking the country's first non qualification in the contest. During his minimalistic show on the competition, Ejlli was accompanied by three backing vocalists and two traditional Albanian instrumentalists.

Lasting 3 minutes, "Zjarr e ftohtë" has its lyrics written by Florian Kondi.

The 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Athens, Greece, and consisted of a semi final on 18 May and the grand final two days later on 20 May 2006. According to the Eurovision rules at the time, selected participating countries, apart from the host country and the "Big Four" (, , , and the ), were required to qualify from the semi final to compete for the grand final. However, the top ten countries from the semi final progressed to the grand final. Albania performed sixth in the semi final, following and preceding , and failed to qualify for the grand final, ending in 14th place with 58 points. During his minimalistic show of the song, Ejlli was accompanied on stage by three backing vocalists and two traditional Albanian instrumentalists.