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

Biography

Jana Ina was born in Petropolis, a city of the state of

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, where she took up a number of dancing classes including

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jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

and

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. 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 Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ; pt, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is a public university, public research university in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the largest and most prestigious ...

. 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 ''

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''). From 22 August 2006, she hosted the Games of the

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. Jana Ina married

Giovanni Zarrella Giovanni Zarrella (born 4 March 1978 in Hechingen) is a German-Italian singer and television presenter based in Germany. He was a singer on the pop group Bro'Sis from 2001 to 2006. He was one of an "international" sextet, later quintet, of si ...

and has a son.

Singles

* 2002: "Yo te quiero" * 2003: "Make My Day" * 2003: "Tanze Samba mit mir" (with

Hape Kerkeling Hans Peter Wilhelm "Hape" Kerkeling (; born 9 December 1964) is a German comedian, TV presenter, author, and actor. Career At secondary school in Recklinghausen, Hape Kerkeling and some fellow students formed a band (''Gesundfutter'', meanin ...

)

Filmography

Films

* 2004: ''Samba in Mettmann'' * 2006: ''Mr. Nanny'' (TV film,

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)

TV series

* 2004–2006: Network reporter at

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* 2007: ''The Model and the Freak'' * 2008: ''Jana Ina & Giovanni - We're Pregnant'' * 2010: ''Jana Ina & Giovanni - Pizza, Pasta & Amore''''reporting Prosieben to start the program''
Last accessed on 13 January 2010 * 2017: ''Curvy Supermodel''

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ina, Jana Living people 1976 births Brazilian models 21st-century Brazilian women singers 21st-century Brazilian singers Brazilian actresses Brazilian women television presenters Brazilian expatriates in Germany