Arbana Osmani
Born (1983-05-07) 7 May 1983
Maqellarë, Albania
NationalityAlbanian
Occupation(s)TV presenter and journalist
Years active2000–present
Known forPresenter of Big Brother Albania

Arbana Osmani (born 7 May 1983) is an Albanian television presenter and radio personality, best known for presenting Big Brother Albania.

Career

She started her career in 2000 as a journalist for the Intervista magazine. Later she started working for Top Albania Radio, first as a radio presenter for shows like Top Select in 2002.

Later she went on to work in television at Top Channel, she presented for four seasons the popular show Top Fest, together with other TV presenters such as Ledion Liço, Xhemi Shehu, Alban Dudushi and Evis Mula. She has also presented other shows like Pasdite në Top Channel, E diell, 1001 pse?!, an entertainment children's show and other shows.

For 7 editions in a row, from 2008 until 2014, Osmani presented Albania's most watched reality show, Big Brother Albania.[1][2] In 2013 she confirmed that Big Brother would go on hiatus for a year. She was then working on her cooking book.[3][4] However, Big Brother returned with a seventh season on 22 February, 2014, with Osmani returning as well as the host of the show. She did not return for the eighth season, due to pregnancy. The main host was Ledion Liço. Osmani returned to the show as a presenter for its ninth season.

In 2015–2016 season, she presented for one season the game show Në 1 javë. From 29 October, 2016, and for 5 seasons she presented the show Dua te te bej te lumtur on Top Channel.

On 17 August, 2021, Osmani announced on her Instagram account that she would be presenting the celebrity version of Big Brother VIP Albania, that began airing on 5 October 2021 on Top Channel.[5][6] Due to satisfactory ratings of the first season, Top Channel announced a second season of Big Brother VIP, which began airing in December 2022, with Osmani being the presenter of the show.[7][8]

In 2022, Osmani made an appearance as herself on the film Sophia.

Osmani hosted the 61st edition of the annual Albanian music competition Festivali i Këngës on RTSH.[9]

TV shows

Personal life

Osmani was in a relationship with Ardit Kero for 16 years. They have a son, Joni.

Osmani met musical director Eduart Grishaj in 2019. They have a son, Diell (born 2020),[10] and a daughter, Zoi (born 2022).[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Arbana Osmani: Misioni im këtë vit më i vështirë". durreslajm.com. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "1001 Pse - Top Channel Albania".
  3. ↑ "Arbana Osmani nis të shkruajë libër për gatimin". Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Arbana Osmani: Nuk do të ketë "Big Brother"". KOHAditore.com. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Arbana Osmani confirms the presentation of 'Big Brother VIP': I was as happy as 13 years ago". dailyxing.com. 17 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Konfirmohet data! "Big Brother Vip" nis me 5 Tetor!". Top Channel. 30 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ftesë në 5/ Arbana Osmani zbulon kur do të nisë Big Brother VIP 2, këngëtari tregon cila do jetë një nga banoret". Top Channel. 22 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kur nis Big Brother Vip 2? Lori Hoxha shuan kureshtjen e të gjithëve: Fillon direkt pas…". Top Channel. 26 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Arbana Osmani do të prezantojë edicionin e këtij viti të Festivalit të Këngës në RTSh". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 12 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Arbana Osmani gives birth to her second child: The gender of the baby is revealed".
  11. ↑ "Exciting photo! Breastfeeding her daughter, Arbana Osmani shares sweet moments from motherhood (PHOTO)".
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