Tana Adelana

Adelana was born into a traditional Catholic royal family in the 1980s. She is the last born in a family of ten. She attended Treasure Land Nursery and Primary School in Surulere for her primary education, and St. Francis Catholic Secondary School in Idimu, Lagos. She is an Igbo girl from Nara Unateze in Nkanu East LGA of Enugu State.^[5] Her father died in 2022.^[6]

Tana graduated from the University of Lagos Nigeria where she obtained a B.Sc. in Urban and Regional Planning. Thereafter, she attained a diploma certificate in makeup and style from the makeup art school London (South African campus). She later attended the Metropolitan School of Business and Management United Kingdom and earned a special executive master's certificate in Leadership and Management from the Metropolitan.^[7]

Tana came into the spotlight as an OAP after auditioning for MTN Y’Hello TV Show in 2002. She is also the first Nigerian on Channel O as a TV Presenter^[8] made her introduction by acting in TV series, Disclosure. She started her firm production, Tana Adelana Productions in July 2013.^[9] One of her movies titled Quick Sand,^[10] which features Ufuoma Ejenobor, Chelsea Eze, Wale Macaulay, Anthony Monjaro, Femi Jacobs, and other performing artists.

Tana Adelana is married to Femi Adelana, her long-term boyfriend. The couple had been dating for 14 years and were married in 2007. The union has produced two children.^{[11][better source needed]} She is known for keeping her family out of the spotlight.^[12]