Big Brother 6 (Albania)

Big Brother Albania
 
 
Season 6 (2013)

Big Brother 6 (Albania) is the sixth season of the Albanian series of the worldwide franchise of Big Brother. It started on 23 February 2013, on Top Channel and ended on 1 June 2013. The eviction show aired on Saturdays at 21:00 CET, while a spin-off aired on Sundays called Big Brother Albania Fans' Club. The main host is Arbana Osmani, while Albana Osmani hosted the Sunday morning show, featuring dialogues with eliminated contestants and fans of the show. Arian Konomi took over for the fourth time the role of the panelist. Like all of the previous seasons, this one also had its 24/7 live PPV channels on DigitAlb. The winner received 15,000,000 Leks (€100,000). Anaidi was the winner of the season, being so the fifth male winner in the Big Brother Albania history. The house was rebuilt from scratch with a new location in Kashar, Albania. In the house there are four new rooms added: The Secret's Room, The Surprises' Room, The Matrix Room and The Library.

This is the first season of the Albanian version of the reality show Secret Story, based on the original French version. After many rumours, the name of the show didn't change.

Housemates

Altina

Altina Kusari is from Đakovica, Kosovo and works as an actress. She entered the House on Day 1 and walked on Day 15 because she claimed to be uncomfortable being watched by cameras and didn't like any of the people in the house. Altina was also informed that she won't be part of any of the spin-off shows for not respecting the contract she had signed with Big Brother. Her secret leaked two days after the show started on Facebook as a fan found a photo of Altina with a Real Madrid FC scarf.

Anaidi

Anaid Kaloti is 27 and is from Tirana, Albania. He entered the House on Day 1. After the third week he started an alliance with Joana and later Xhimi. Anaidi and Joana are in a relationship but not so openly to the housemates. Elena joined his alliance on Week 9. He got in a fight with Marselini and they both risked being ejected. Still they had to suffer a punishment. Anaidi has been successful in revealing most of the secrets and was one of the housemates who had a game strategy before entering the house. He also was in a permanent nomination because of Arsimi. Anaidi holds the record for revealing the most secrets during this season. Despite all the obstacles during his staying in the house, Anaidi managed to be the winner of Big Brother on Day 99.[1]

Arsimi

Arsim Berisha is 33 and comes from Prizren, Kosovo. He entered the House on Day 1 and was evicted on Day 29. Arsimi had the power to send someone in a permanent nomination and he chose Anaidi. During his stay in the house he was quiet and didn't take part in arguments or other things that were happening in the house. Arsimi thinks that this was because there were no debates worth of taking place, and therefore he represented the Albanian culture at his best.

Edberi & Vigani

Edber Laho is 25 years old and Vigan Shehu is 21 years old. They both are from Pristine, Kosovo. Edberi and Vigani are friends out of the house and they had to hide this relationship as well as their secret. They entered the House as one housemate on Day 22 but the other housemates didn't know this thing as this was their secret. When Edberi gets a nomination or Vigani gets a nomination this vote counts for both of them. Since Day 71 the connection between these two housemates was split by Big Brother. One week later Edberi was evicted, meanwhile Vigani left the house on Day 85.

Eldora

Eldora Koçi is 27 and is from Berat, Albania. She entered the House on Day 1. Eldora is known as a silent, kind and very honest person. On Week 6 she had a misunderstanding with Shpendi for some things Marselini, her friend, had said by claiming that Eldora and Shpendi are in a relationship. After this Eldora and Elena left the alliance with Marselini. Eldora's secret was that she had thalassemia and her secret was revealed by her closest friend Elena who promised to Eldora not to reveal it. After this backstabbing, Elena has been closer to Joana. Eldora was a victim of a double eviction twist one week before the finale and she was evicted on Day 92.

Elena

Elena Lika is 18 and comes from Tirana, Albania. She entered the House on Day 1. Elena is a model and is known for taking part in the second cycle of Albania's Next Top Model in which she finished 5th. Since the first day, she, Eldora and Marselini created an alliance which didn't last too long. Elena was seen kissing and making out with Vigani but on the Live Show she said that there's nothing between them because she already had a boyfriend outside the house.[2] She left the house on Day 64.

Elona

Elona Xara, a 27-year-old woman, comes from Paris, France but was originally born in Albania. She has been living in Paris for 23 years. Elona graduated as a stylist in one of the most famous fashion schools in France. She has also been working on some fashion reality shows. Elona says she wants to enter the house of Big Brother because she wants to know more for the Albanian people as she lost contact with Albania since she was only four years old. She sees her future in Albania, maybe working in her won "atelier mode". Elona entered the house on Day 1 and is known for her controversial thoughts. During the Saturday's Show, being asked by Arian for something personal, Elona answered that she doesn't want to talk about her personal life, even though she is in a reality show. Elona has been friends with Ilir since the beginning and they have created their alliance. She had a loud fight with Joana which led to the partition of the house in two big groups. Due to a controversy on Week 13, Elona risked being expelled from the house as she had violated one of the rules. She used one of the envelopes inside the house, which were sent in from Big Brother, as hints for the weekly task, to write something for her friend Rike.[3] Later the production asked Elona to give up the envelope in the Diary Room, but instead she ripped it. Both, Rike and Elona, were punished in the Live Show of that week. The next week the discussion was opened again with fans and housemates stating that Rike and Elona might have feelings for each other.[4] Rike negated such things and Elona said that she didn't want to tell what was written because it was something very personal and private which had nothing to do with Rike.[5][6] On Day 99, the Finale, Elona was voted as the third runner-up.

Etleva

Etleva Gega is from Milot, Albania and is 20. The day she entered the house, she had her 20th birthday. Etleva says that she wanted to enter the house to tell the people that also the girls from villages are clever and beautiful and open-minded as well. Etleva entered the House on Day 1 and was evicted on Day 22.

Iliri

Ilir Beqiri is 27 and comes from Florence, Italy, but was originally born in Albania. He entered the House on Day 1 and was known as one of the most energetic housemates of the season. Ilir said that he wanted to enter the house because he wanted to give himself a chance to be someone in life. His friends inside the house were almost the same throughout the whole game. Iliri was the runner-up of this season.

Joana

Joana Gjuzi is 26 and lives in Tirana. Joana wants to be a chemist and is already in collage. Inside the house she is known as one of the most hated housemates holding the biggest number of nominations. Joana probably argued with everyone in the house and the other housemates described her as an unsupportable female. Anaid and Jonilda might have been her only allies but during the game they had their ups and downs also. Joana also started supporting Marselini when he left the alliance with Eldora and Elona. During Week 10 Joana was fake evicted by the production to provoke the relationship between her and Anaidi. Anaidi and Joana were fake nominated and than they had to choose who would have to leave the house. Anaid voted Joana out and Joana voted herself out. However one week later on Day 78 Joana left the house in a double eviction twist.

Jonilda

Jonilda Asllanaj is 25 and comes from Parma, Italy. She entered the House on Day 1 and was evicted on Day 36. Jonila even though was considered as a housemate for four weeks she was inside the house for only three weeks because of her breast implant surgery which was also her secret. Jonilda was fake-evicted on Day 15 and re-entered one week later. Joana and Jonilda were friends for the first two weeks but than Jonilda saw Joana's game from the Secret Room and she changed opinion.

Marselini

Marselin Hitollari is 25 and he comes from Bari, Italy but was originally born in Berat, Albania. He entered the House on Day 1 and was evicted on Day 43. Marselini was in an alliance with Eldora and Elona since the beginning but this alliance didn't last too long. Marselin's secret was that he was a gigolo and even his fiance didn't know anything about this secret, but she soon found out in one of the Live Shows when Marselini started confessing.

Olsen

Olsen Nita is 27 and comes from Athens, Greece but was originally born in Elbasan, Albania. He entered the House on Day 1 and was evicted on Day 15.

Olta

Olta Leka is 25 and was born in Burrel, Albania but lives in London for more than ten years now. She entered the House on Day 1 and was evicted on Day 50.

Rike

Nife Roçi known by her nickname Rike is 24 years old from Durrës, Albania, but now she is living in Novara, Italy. She entered the House on Day 50 and she is doubted to be the lesbian houseguest because since the beginning of the show there were rumors that there would be a gay housemate in the game.[7] On Week 13, Elona started writing down something for Rike and the production asked Elona to hand over the envelope to the cast in the Diary Room or she would be suspended or expelled. Elona refused to hand over the envelope and ripped it, stating that she wrote down something very personal and she wouldn't want anyone to know about it. On the Live Show on that week Elona and Rike were both punished. On the next Live Show this topic was discussed again and there was a clip shown with the housemates doubting that Elona might have feelings for Rike and the two girls might be lesbians.[8][9][10] However, Rike negated such things and said that Elona and she are just close friends and that the thing Elona had written on the envelope was something very personal and private and she didn't want to tell anyone without her friend's permission.

Shpendi

Shpend Zenuni is 30 years old and is from Pristina, Kosovo. He entered the House on Day 1 and finished fourth in the Finale on Day 99.

Xhimi

Xhimi is 44 years old and comes from Athens, Greece. He entered the House on Day 1 and was evicted on Day 57. The day he was evicted, Xhimi posted a photo on Facebook with a caption blaming the panelist of the show, Arjan Konomi, for being the one who decided to evict him and said that the public's votes were rigged.[11]

Secrets

Rike entered the house on Week 8, thus she didn't have any real secret in the game. On the eleventh week, a mission was given to Rike to change all housemates' hair colour but still this didn't count as a secret.

On Day 71 the secret of Edberi & Vigani was revealed to all the housemates currently in the house and since then they've played the game separately.

Secret Person Discovered by Discovered on:
I'm thalassemic 1 Eldora Elena Day 42
I practice taekwondo 1 Elona Anaidi Day 6
I haven't spoken to my father in 13 months 1 Shpendi Iliri Day 15
I'm married 1 Xhimi Not Discovered Revealed on Day 56
I'm going to have plastic surgery during my stay in Big Brother 2 Jonilda Not Discovered Revealed on Day 22
My tattoo on my body is my mother and not my fiancé 1 Olsen Not Discovered Revealed on Day 15
I know more than 1000 song lyrics from memory 1 Iliri Joana Day 54
I have smoked since 4 years old for medical reasons 1 Elena Anaidi Day 49
I'm a gigolo 1 Marselini Not Discovered Revealed on Day 43
I'm a crazy fan of the Real Madrid soccer team 3 Altina Not Discovered Revealed on Day 15
I have been helping an invalid friend for 10 years 1 Anaidi Not Discovered Revealed on Day 71
I have a hundred pair of shoes 1 Joana Eldora Day 56
I'm a vegetarian 1 Olta Iliri Day 29
"Kanun" has ruined my life and my relationship 1 Etleva Not Discovered Revealed on Day 22
I have the power to permanently nominate another housemate 1 Arsimi Anaidi Day 13
We are two housemates playing as one 4 Edberi & Vigani Not Discovered Revealed on Day 71
1.^ This secret was revealed to all the housemates in the house on Day 71.
2.^ This secret was revealed to all the housemates in the house on Day 22 when Jonilda re-entered the house.
3.^ This secret was revealed to all the housemates in the house on Day 22 because one week before Altina decided to walk.
4.^ This secret was revealed to all the housemates in the house on Day 71 and since than Edberi & Vigani have played the game separately.

Reception

Controversy & criticism

Altina's secret leaked on social networks because of a photo someone had found in her Facebook account. After this thing it is supposed that the production took care to shut down all of the housemates' personal profiles and accounts. However, there were still fan pages administrated by the housemates' relatives that posted photos.

After two weeks the show had started there were rumors that two of the housemates: Anaidi and Joana were in a relationship out the house and that they knew each other.[12] However, in an exclusive interview for Bluetooth Magazine, Rezart Aga, the producer of the show said that the housemates were picked carefully and there are no knowings between them.

In the Week 8 Live Show of Saturday, Arian Konomi the panelist of the show offended Xhimi by saying that he was a person without personality and than a fight erupted between these two. Arian was criticized by many journalists and people for his harsh comments towards the housemates. In the Week 9 Live Show he publicly apologized to Xhimi, the housemates and the viewers. At the same night Xhimi was evicted from the house and on an interview he said that he regrets making a joke in the house saying he had put condoms in the meal. However this statement was a proof to the question if there are or not condoms in the house.[13]

Since Rike entered the house in Week 8 she already knew all of the housemates' secrets. Even though, Arbana Osmani said that Rike won't tell any of the secrets to the other housemates she broke the rules on Day 60 by telling the secret of Anaidi to both Joana and Elona. Two days after this thing happened the production took on the official Facebook page of Big Brother Albania to tell that Rike doesn't know any of the secrets and so she couldn't tell any of the housemates any secret.[14] The fans claimed that Osmani herself told that Rike already knew the secrets making this story a lot more controversial.

The day he was evicted, Xhimi posted a photo on Facebook with a caption blaming the panelist of the show, Arjan Konomi, for being the one who decided to evict him and said that the public's votes were rigged.[15]

Critical recepetion

Moving to the new formula, this year Big Brother received mainly negative reviews. Many of the critics said that the new format just made the show more boring than it was. There were also rumors that the following year the production had decided to switch back to the previous and basic format of the show with a reduced number of housemates. However, there were people and fans of the show who loved the new format and said that it made the show more interesting, in a way that viewers can connect more to the housemates. The season finale was considered as one of the best finales ever in the last four years. However, there were also critiques from fans who said that what made the finale boring was the fact that for everything they had to show a video first. During the Finale there were shown almost 16 videos with a length of three to five minutes.[16]

Viewing figures

Ratings have also been down to 20% for the first weeks of this season comparing it to the previous seasons but still during the following weeks the ratings improved and Big Brother regained its place like the winner for Saturday's night prime time. Again in the last four weeks, Big Brother suffered some of its worst ratings in six years.[17] On Saturday, May 18, Big Brother had to compete against the finale of Eurovision Song Contest 2013, but still managed to do good, meanwhile on Saturday, May 25 it had to compete against the finale of Champions League.[18][19]

Air Date Share Viewers Weekly
Rank
Saturday, February 23 36.4% 691 076 1
Saturday, March 2 TBA TBA TBA
Saturday, March 9 TBA TBA TBA
Saturday, March 16 TBA TBA TBA
Saturday, March 23 TBA TBA TBA
Saturday, March 30 34.3% 698 549 2
Saturday, April 6 34.9% 618 298 1
Saturday, April 13 35.6% 620 907 1
Saturday, April 20 35.9% 628 326 1
Saturday, April 27 35.2% 626 924 1
Saturday, May 4 39.3% 680 226 1
Saturday, May 11 37.6% 658 211 3
Saturday, May 18 30.9% 530 264 3
Saturday, May 25 33.9% 604 428 2
Saturday, June 1 47.2% 776 850 1
Sunday, June 9 (Reunion) 29.2% 601 200 2

The Reunion Show (Post Big Brother)

The Reunion Show was held one week after the finale of the season. The day was set to be on Sunday at 22:00 CET.[20] Before the official announcement of the day there were rumors that the show would air either on Friday or Saturday. All the housemates took part, except Altina, and there were discussions for all the fights and controversies that happened during the season.[21]

Nominations Table

Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14
Day 71 Day 78 Day 92 Finale
Anaidi Elena
Etleva
Marselini
Etleva
Olta
Elona
Iliri
Jonilda
Shpendi
Iliri
Olta
Edberi
Iliri
Elona
Vigani
Eldora
Eldora Rike
Vigani
Rike Iliri
Eldora
Elona
Iliri
No
Nominations
Winner
Day 99
Iliri Etleva
Olta
Marselini
Joana
Joana
Elona
Marselini
Joana
Xhimi
Joana
Joana
Xhimi
Xhimi
Joana
Elena
Vigani
Joana Joana
Vigani
Joana Vigani
Eldora
Elona
Shpendi
No
Nominations
Runner-Up
Day 99
Elona Marselini
Olsen
Marselini
Arsimi
Marselini
Arsimi
Marselini
Joana
Joana
Marselini
Joana
Xhimi
Xhimi
Joana
Elena
Iliri
Joana Joana
Edberi
Joana Vigani
Eldora
Shpendi
Iliri
No
Nominations
Third Finalist
Day 99
Shpendi Elena
Elona
Marselini
Iliri
Elena
Olta
Marselini
Joana
Marselini
Joana
Olta
Joana
Joana
Elena
Elona
Edberi
Joana Rike
Joana
Joana Iliri
Rike
Rike
Elona
No
Nominations
Fourth Finalist
Day 99
Eldora Xhimi
Iliri
Xhimi
Iliri
Arsimi
Xhimi
Xhimi
Joana
Olta
Joana
Joana
Xhimi
Xhimi
Joana
Elena
Vigani
Joana Joana
Edberi
Joana Vigani
Rike
Rike
Iliri
No
Nominations
Evicted
(Day 92)
Rike Not in
House
Exempt Joana
Elena
Joana Joana
Edberi
Joana Vigani
Eldora
Shpendi
Eldora
Evicted
(Day 92)
Vigani Not in
House
2-in-1 connection with Edberi
(Days 22 - 71)
Eldora
Rike
Rike Iliri
Rike
Evicted
(Day 85)
Joana Marselini
Iliri
Arsimi
Iliri
Iliri
Arsimi
Jonilda
Olta
Elona
Olta
Elona
Iliri
Iliri
Elona
Eldora
Edberi
Eldora Rike
Elona
Rike Evicted
(Day 78)
Edberi Not in
House
2-in-1 connection with Vigani
(Days 22 - 71)
Elona
Rike
Evicted
(Day 78)
Edberi &
Vigani
Not in
House
Exempt Marselini
Joana
Olta
Marselini
Olta
Joana
Joana
Xhimi
Eldora
Elona
Joana
Eldora
2-in-1 Connection split by Big Brother
(Day 71)
Elena Shpendi
Xhimi
Etleva
Xhimi
Arsimi
Xhimi
Xhimi
Olta
Marselini
Iliri
Olta
Elona
Elona
Edberi
Eldora
Vigani
Evicted
(Day 64)
Xhimi Joana
Elena
Marselini
Joana
Eldora
Elena
Joana
Marselini
Marselini
Joana
Joana
Eldora
Iliri
Elona
Evicted
(Day 57)
Olta Marselini
Shpendi
Marselini
Elena
Marselini
Shpendi
Marselini
Shpendi
Marselini
Joana
Vigani
Edberi
Evicted
(Day 50)
Marselini Joana
Olta
Olta
Elona
Elona
Olta
Olta
Jonilda
Shpendi
Joana
Evicted
(Day 43)
Jonilda Marselini
Shpendi
Secret
Room
Exempt Marselini
Eldora
Evicted
(Day 36)
Arsimi Anaidi
Joana
Elena
Marselini
Joana
Elena
Joana
Evicted
(Day 29)
Etleva Olsen
Marselini
Marselini
Elena
Evicted
(Day 22)
Olsen Etleva
Elona
Evicted
(Day 15)
Altina Marselini
Olsen
Walked
(Day 15)
Up for
eviction
Anaidi
Elena
Etleva
Joana
Marselini
Olsen
Shpendi
Anaidi
Arsimi
Elena
Etleva
Iliri
Joana
Marselini
Xhimi
Anaidi
Arsimi
Elena
Elona
Marselini
Olta
Xhimi
Anaidi
Joana
Jonilda
Marselini
Olta
Anaidi
Joana
Marselini
Olta
Anaidi
Edberi/Vigani
Joana
Olta
Xhimi
Anaidi
Elona
Joana
Xhimi
Anaidi
Edberi/Vigani
Eldora
Elena
No
Eviction
Anaidi
Edberi
Joana
Rike
Anaidi
Joana
Anaidi
Eldora
Iliri
Rike
Vigani
Anaidi
Elona
Iliri
Rike
Shpendi
Anaidi
Elona
Eldora
Iliri
Shpendi
Anaidi
Elona
Iliri
Shpendi
Walked Altina none
Nominations
Notes
1, 2 3 2, 3 4 none 5 5, 6 7 8 9 2 10 11 none
Evicted Olsen
Most votes
to evict
Etleva
Most votes
to evict
Arsimi
Most votes
to evict
Jonilda
Most votes
to evict
Marselini
Most votes
to evict
Olta
Most votes
to evict
Xhimi
Most votes
to evict
Elena
Most votes
to evict
No
Eviction
Edberi
Most votes
to evict
Joana
Most votes
to evict
Vigani
Most votes
to evict
Rike
Most votes
to evict
Eldora
Fewest votes
to win
Shpendi
Fewest votes
to win
Elona
Fewest votes
to win
Iliri
Fewest votes
to win
Anaidi
Most votes
to win

Notes

Nominations totals received

Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Finale Total
Anaidi 0 Winner 0
Iliri 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 Runner-Up 20
Elona 2 1 3 0 1 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 3rd Place 19
Shpendi 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4th Place 10
Eldora 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 1 Evicted13
Rike Not in House 0 0 5 3 3 1 Evicted12
Vigani Not in House 2-in-1 connection with Edberi 2 0 4 Evicted6
Joana 3 3 2 6 7 6 5 1 6 5 5 Evicted43
Edberi Not in House 2-in-1 connection with Vigani3 Evicted3
Edberi/Vigani Not in House 0 0 3 1 6 0 2-in-1 Connection split by Big Brother 10
Elena 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 5 Evicted15
Xhimi 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 Evicted 16
Olta 2 1 3 3 3 4 Evicted 16
Marselini 6 8 2 7 6 Evicted 29
Jonilda 0 3 Evicted 3
Arsimi 0 2 3 Evicted 5
Etleva 3 2 Evicted 5
Olsen 3 Evicted 3
Altina 0 Walked 0

References

  1. http://www.top-channel.tv/artikull.php?id=258134
  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6_ITyDqb7s
  3. http://bigbrother.top-channel.tv/6/news.php?id=12169
  4. http://justnews12.altervista.org/bb6-marselini-e-iliri-elona-esht-lezbike/
  5. http://bigbrother.top-channel.tv/6/news.php?id=12189
  6. http://bigbrother.top-channel.tv/6/news.php?id=12188
  7. http://live-big-brother-albania.blogspot.com/2013/02/sekreti-me-i-madhe-nje-lezbike-ne-big.html
  8. https://www.facebook.com/RikeRociofficial/posts/326607230801304
  9. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=526301447408230&story_fbid=543541505684224
  10. http://globisot.info/rike-roci-ankthi-im-i-vetem-brenda-shtepise-se-big-brother/
  11. "Timeline Photos - Xhimi - Big Brother Albania 6". 11 May 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  12. http://www.panorama.com.al/2013/05/04/sekrete-qe-banoret-rrefejne-dhe-te-tjera-qe-hamendeson-publiku-jashte-shtepise/
  13. Here you can find an article about what Xhimi said: http://www.ikub.al/2_Vjet_C/LAJME_GOSSIP_CATEGORY/1304200113/Article-Prezervativ-ne-Big-Brother-6-.aspx?redirectToAd=false
  14. https://www.facebook.com/bbalb
  15. "Timeline Photos - Xhimi - Big Brother Albania 6". May 11, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  16. http://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2013/06/01/finalja-e-big-brother-6-fituesi-mes-elones-anaidit-ilirit-dhe-shpendit/
  17. According to the official Albanian viewership meter: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Metrid/128980703953668?id=128980703953668&sk=photos_stream
  18. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=178279795581972&story_fbid=318338294909454
  19. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=152296834955388&set=a.128985380619867.1073741826.128980703953668&type=1&theater
  20. https://www.facebook.com/bbalb
  21. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXlb2gWLIwY

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