Arbana Osmani facts for kids

Arbana Osmani (born May 7, 1983) is a famous Albanian TV presenter and journalist. She is best known for hosting the popular reality show Big Brother Albania and its celebrity version, Big Brother VIP.

Arbana Osmani's Career Journey

Arbana Osmani started her career in 2000. She began as a journalist for Intervista magazine. Soon after, she joined Top Albania Radio. There, she became a radio presenter for shows like Top Select in 2002.

Moving to Television

Later, Arbana moved to television at Top Channel. She hosted the popular music show Top Fest for four seasons. She worked alongside other well-known TV presenters. Arbana also presented other shows like Pasdite në Top Channel and E diell. She even hosted a fun children's show called 1001 pse?!.

Hosting Big Brother Albania

From 2008 to 2014, Arbana hosted Big Brother Albania. This was Albania's most watched reality show. She hosted seven seasons in a row. In 2013, the show took a break for a year. During this time, Arbana worked on her cooking book.

Big Brother returned in February 2014, and Arbana came back as the host. She did not host the eighth season because she was expecting a baby. Ledion Liço took over as the main host then. Arbana returned to host the ninth season of the show.

Other TV Projects

In 2015–2016, Arbana presented a game show called Në 1 javë. From October 2016, she hosted the show Dua të të bëj të lumtur for five seasons on Top Channel. This show aimed to make people happy.

In 2021, Arbana announced she would host Big Brother VIP Albania. This is a special version of Big Brother with famous people. The first season started in October 2021 and was very popular. Because it was so successful, a second season began in December 2022, with Arbana as the host again.

In 2022, Arbana also appeared in the film Sophia. She played herself in the movie. She also hosted the 61st edition of Festivali i Këngës. This is a big annual Albanian music competition.

TV Shows

• Top Select (Top Albania Radio)
• Top Fest (Top Channel)
• Pasdite në Top Channel (Top Channel)
• E diell (Top Channel)
• 1001 pse?! (Top Channel)
• Big Brother Albania (Top Channel) – seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9
• Në 1 javë (Top Channel)
• Dua të të bëj të lumtur (Top Channel)
• Big Brother VIP (Top Channel) – seasons 1 and 2
• Festivali i Këngës (RTSH) – edition 61
• Mirëmbrëma Yje (independent YouTube podcast)

Personal Life

Arbana Osmani has three children. She has a son named Joni. She also has a son named Diell, born in 2020, and a daughter named Zoi, born in 2022.