Jana Ina
Jana Ina in 2020
Born
Janaína Vizeu Berenhauser Borba

(1976-12-12) 12 December 1976
Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other namesJana Ina Zarrella
Occupation(s)Television presenter, model, singer
Years activeLate 1990s–present
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Websitejana-ina.de

Jana Ina Zarrella (born Janaína Vizeu Berenhauser Borba;[1] 12 December 1976) is a Brazilian television personality and presenter based in Germany.

Biography

Jana Ina with her husband Giovanni Zarrella in 2005

Jana Ina was born in Petropolis,[2] a city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, where she took up a number of dancing classes including salsa, mambo, ballet, jazz and samba. She had taken singing classes for eleven years and sang in a choir as a backup singer. At 15, she signed up at a modelling agency. After completing school in 1994, Jana Ina began studying journalism at the State University of Rio de Janeiro.

In 1999, she moved to Germany, where her great-grandparents are originally from. Soon after moving, she received offers to record an album. She performed at numerous beauty pageants and international events, such as the Miss Intercontinental contest, in which she served as a juror as well.

From March 2004 to March 2006, Jana Ina hosted the five-hour afternoon show Giga (formerly NBC GIGA). From 22 August 2006, she hosted the Games of the World League eSport Bundesliga.

Jana Ina married Giovanni Zarrella and has a son.

Singles

  • 2002: "Yo te quiero"
  • 2003: "Make My Day"
  • 2003: "Tanze Samba mit mir" (with Hape Kerkeling)

Filmography

Films

  • 2004: Samba in Mettmann
  • 2006: Mr. Nanny (TV film, ZDF)

TV series

  • 2004–2006: Network reporter at GIGA
  • 2007: The Model and the Freak
  • 2008: Jana Ina & Giovanni - We're Pregnant
  • 2010: Jana Ina & Giovanni - Pizza, Pasta & Amore[3]
  • 2017: Curvy Supermodel

References

  1. ↑ "Jana Ina". noo.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brasileira conquista a televisão alemã" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 5 August 2004.
  3. ↑ reporting Prosieben to start the program. Last accessed on 13 January 2010
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