No offense, but you can count Nollywood Industry as one of the most blessed showbiz industry of the date. It has been blessed with many meticulous yet multi-talented beauties and gentlemen who show quality, individuality, and rareness through their stellar work. One of these individuals is none other than the beautiful and inspiring “Tana Adelana.”
Family Tree and Background of Tana Adelana
Christiana Nkemdilim Adelana is famously and popularly known as Tana Adelana in the Nigerian showbiz industry. Tana Adelana, a 36-year-old beauty, was born in the traditionally Catholic Royal Egbo Family in the Lagos States on December 24, 1984, hailing from Nara Unateze in Nkanu East Local government area of Enugu State, Nigeria.
Growing up an Igbo descent, Tana Adelana undoubtedly turned out to be an inspiration to many other ladies. She is a multi-talented, confident, and beautiful Nigerian actress, Producer, Model, and Television Personality, A Humanitarian, and a Successful Nigerian Women Entrepreneur.
Tana Adelana’s Early Life and Education
For her early education, Tana Adelana attended Treasure Land Nursery and Surulere Primary school and then went to St. Francis Catholic Secondary School in Idimu for her higher education. After completing her higher education, She took admission to the University of Lagos, where she pursued Computer Science holding a degree in Urban and Regional Planning.
Proceeding for further education, Tana Adelana went for a diploma certificate specializing in makeup, aesthetics, and style from the Makeup Art School London (South African campus). Later on, Tana Adelana went on to complete her further education and attended the Metropolitan School of Business and Management the United Kingdom, obtaining a special executive Master’s certificate in the Leadership and Management Program.
Tana Adelana’s Journey in the Nigerian Showbiz Industry
Belonging to the traditionally Catholic Royal Egbo Family, Tana Adelana was a barrier breaker from the start after completing her studies. She chose to model herself and started her career in the Nigerian Showbiz Industry as a fashion model.
During her early modeling days, she became a force in such a short period in the Nigerian fashion industry, especially as a shoot and TV commercial model. Tana Adelana continued to gracefully model for significant and major fashion brands like Mtn, Knorr seasoning cubes, Morning fresh. She then became the face of a foremost fashion retailing business spread across Nigeria, Collectibles, for four years.
Fashion model turned into a successful TV Personality in a blink
Tana Adelana is luckily one of those who passed the live MTN Y’Hello TV Show auditions. Fortunately, she was picked out from many candidates in the audition and came to the limelight as an OAP after auditioning for MTN Y’Hello TV Show in 2002 and landed the gig.
This was the beginning of more greatness to witness of Tana Adelana. From that moment, she became one of the most on Air and TV personalities in Nigeria. She became the first Nigerian face to work as a TV presenter for the biggest southern African music platform, Channel O.
For then, Tana Adelana was known as a barrier breaker and continued to be the TV representative. She hosted some of the most notable and major reality shows in Nigeria, like Mnet’s Let’s Dance, Peak Talent, Big brother Africa Nation rep, Zain Naira show.
Tana Adelana Banging Come back in the Industry as an Actress and a Producer
After working seven years in the Nigerian Showbiz industry, Tana decided to take a break from her professional life so she could give her quality time to her family as Tana Adelana got married to Femi Adelana in 2007. Later on, the couple conceived two children, a boy and a girl.
Tana Adelana made her come back as an actress in 2012 through a Ghanaian Nigerian romantic blue comedy film by Yvonne Nelson, banging the role of ‘Mrs. Ranesh,’ the role which led her to numerous nominations. After a year of her comeback in the industry, Tana Adelana introduced her production firm as ‘Tana Adelana Production’ in July 2013 and produced movies like Quick Sand, A night before, A Rant Queen, 3 is a Crowd, The Alter Date.
Since then, Tana Adelana started to work as an actor, and a producer in many Nigerian movies and television series, and some of them were her productions, such as Expired Maiden, 3 is A crowd, Blueprint, Baby Daddy, Two Brides, and a baby, 30 years A virgin, After Date, Tales of Eve, True Betrayal, Wife Hunter, Taxi, Displaced, Doll House, Single married and complicated, Purple hearts, Body Language, Hush, and so on.
Career and Achievements
All these Nigerian reality shows, television series, and movies led her to numerous accomplishments and achievements, such as winning the Grind Awards and Future Awards for being the best on-air personality. In addition, as an actress, she made it to many nominations for her stellar work, like portraying the role of Tola sodiq in the movie ‘Body language’ which made her win the Best of Nollywood Awards for Best Actress at the Golden movie awards in Ghana and a City people Best Actress Award.
Moreover, Tana Adelana won the Best Actress Female in a Leading role for yet another captivating and stellar performance in the true-life story by portraying Juliet Ademola’s role in the movie “Purple hearts.”
Who says TV Personalities can’t be Inspiring Humanitarian?
Well, Tana Adelana proved it wrong. Besides being the best and inspiring On-Air TV personality, actress, and successful producer. Tana Adelana also functions as an inspiring Humanitarian. Presently, Tana Adelana runs her NGO called “Lend a hand with Tana Adelana”, where she provides food, medical aid, and basic needs for the vulnerable members of the society, also providing educational scholarships to few people, especially those with disabilities and children.
Tana Adelana’s efforts for humanity, made her earn the title of the best Humanitarian Award at the 2019 Lamode Green October event, where Tana Adelana also works and an activist for disabled people. The same year, she also received the humanitarian award from the symbol of ‘Hope Foundation.’