Love Island Albania is an Albanian dating reality show based on the international Love Island franchise. It premiered on TV Klan on 3 September 2023, hosted by Luana Vjollca and directed by Edlira Baholli.
Following the format of other versions, the series places a group of single "islanders" in a villa, where they live together under constant surveillance while attempting to form romantic relationships. Contestants must remain in couples to avoid elimination, with new islanders entering as others leave. Viewers vote throughout the series to keep their favourites in the villa, and in the finale to decide the winning couple.
Format Love Island Albania involves a group of contestants, referred to as Islanders, living in isolation from the outside world in a villa in Palasë, constantly under video surveillance. The Islanders couple up with another contestant, whether it be for love, friendship or survival, and winning couple receives €50,000. On the first day, the Islanders couple up based on first impressions, but are forced to "re-couple" throughout the series, choosing to remain in their current couple or change.
Any Islander who remains single after a coupling is eliminated and "dumped" from the island. Islanders can also be eliminated via a public vote during the series. The public can vote for their favorite couple via the Love Island Albania mobile app. Couples who receive the fewest votes risk being eliminated. Occasionally, twists may occur where the islanders must eliminate each other. During the final week, the public votes for which couple they want to win the series.
While in the villa, each Islander has a phone with which they can contact only other Islanders via text, or receive texts informing them of the latest challenges, dumping, or re-coupling. Islanders and couples must typically take part in many games and challenges designed to test their physical and mental abilities, with the winners receiving special prizes afterward. Some Islanders are also sent on dates outside the villa or can win dates by winning challenges.
Production Development In 2022, it was rumored that TV Klan and Luana Vjollca had decided to start the show for the first time in Albania. In November 2022, it was announced by ITV Studios that an Albanian version of Love Island was in pre-production by TV Klan for two seasons. Later, Vjollca also announced that she will be hosting and producing the show in Albania. On April 12, 2023, the applications opened for all singles Men and Women, all around Albania. Within 4 days, over 30 thousand people visited the application site. On July 10, 2023, TV Klan released the first trailer, featuring host Luana Vjollca. On August 28, 2023, a second trailer was published, setting a September 3 release date. The show began airing on September 3, 2023, with a special episode showing the new Islanders entering the villa. The first season ended on November 5, 2023, with winners Arlind Gashi and Ueda Ndrecaj.
Broadcast Love Island Albania was broadcast on TV Klan, and aired Monday to Saturday at 6:20 pm. Every Sunday at 9:00 pm, host Luana Vjollca with guests Olti Curri and Dalina Buzi presented the Live Show. Starting on September 4, TV Klan aired live footage from the villa for one hour every night.
Villa Contestant live together in the villa, where 24 hours a day their every word and every action is recorded by cameras and microphones in all the rooms in the villa. The location for the series was not initially confirmed, but was teased as "the villa of love" and would be located in Albania. Later, the host Luana Vjollca announced that the villa would be in Palasë. On 31 August 2023, two days before the premiere, the official Instagram account published photos from inside the villa.
Series overview
Islanders On 29 August 2023, it was announced on social media, that on the first day 10 single Islanders will enter the villa.
IslanderAgeHometownEnteredExitedStatusRef Arlind Gashi 34 Germany Day 1 Day 63 Ueda Ndrecaj 23 London, England Day 15 Day 63 Amadea Goxhaj 21 Vlorë Day 1 Day 63 Haris Namani 22 Doncaster, England Day 8 Day 63 Aleksandros Lushaj 25 Athens, Greece Day 1 Day 63 Third place Erida Marashi 25 Italy Day 24 Day 63 Third place Aishah Sofiah Avdiu 24 Miami, United States Day 11 Day 63 Fourth place Everaldo Hajdari 31 Modena, Italy Day 6 Day 63 Fourth place Denis Mance 26 London, England Day 16 Day 56 Xhesika Elezi 28 London, England Day 20 Day 56 Xhoana Kurti 23 Durrës Day 49 Day 52 Day 6 Day 35 Xhesjana Saka 20 Fushë-Krujë Day 40 Day 49 Xhuliano Panero 26 Sweden Day 34 Day 49 Emiljano Ganjolla 28 London, England Day 26 Day 34 Stiv Drasa 34 Tirana Day 1 Day 28 Erato Bardhacaku 39 Italy Day 18 Day 28 Sofiela Kolaveri 33 Munich, Germany Day 1 Day 28 Ilda Mema 28 Tirana Day 1 Day 22 Artemis Popllo 22 London, England Day 1 Day 20 Glen Gjura 25 London, England Day 1 Day 20 Salion Preçeta 23 Tirana Day 1 Day 18 Iris Polito 22 Gjirokastër Day 1 Day 15 Sergei Canaj 22 Fier Day 1 Day 7 Notes
Coupling and elimination history
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9Final Day 1 Day 2 Day 7 Day 10 Day 15 Day 18 Day 20 Day 25 Day 28 Day 40 Day 42 Day 52 Day 56 ArlindSingle Sofiela Xhoana Immune Xhoana Immune Aishah Xhoana to dump XhoanaSingle Ueda AmadeaVulnerable Ueda Ueda FinalistWinner (Day 63) UedaNot in Villa Aleksandros Immune Aleksandros Aleksandros to dump Emiljano Xhuliano Arlind Aleksandros Immune Arlind ArlindWinner (Day 63) Amadea Salion Aleksandros Haris Immune Haris Immune Haris Stiv to dump Haris Haris Haris Arlind Immune Haris Haris FinalistRunner-up (Day 63) HarisNot in Villa Amadea Immune Amadea Immune Amadea Erida to dump Amadea Amadea Amadea Erida Immune Amadea AmadeaRunner-up (Day 63) Aleksandros Artemis AmadeaSingle Immune Ueda Immune Ueda Ueda to dump Erida Erida Erida Ueda Immune Erida Erida FinalistThird place (Day 63) EridaNot in Villa Haris to dump Aleksandros Aleksandros Aleksandros Haris Immune Aleksandros AleksandrosThird place (Day 63) AishahNot in Villa Immune Salion Denis Immune Arlind EveraldoVulnerable Everaldo Everaldo Everaldo Everaldo Immune Everaldo Everaldo FinalistFourth place (Day 63) EveraldoNot in Villa Iris Immune Sofiela Immune Xhesika AishahVulnerable Aishah Aishah Aishah Aishah Immune Aishah AishahFourth place (Day 63) DenisNot in Villa Aishah Immune Sofiela Xhesika to dump Xhesika Xhesika Xhesjana XhesjanaVulnerable Xhesika XhesikaEliminatedDumped(Day 56) XhesikaNot in Villa Everaldo Denis to dump Denis Denis Xhuliano XhulianoVulnerable Denis DenisDumped(Day 56) XhoanaNot in Villa Arlind Immune Arlind Immune Erato Arlind to dump ArlindDumped(Day 35)SingleSingleDumped(Day 52) XhesjanaNot in Villa Denis DenisVulnerableDumped(Day 49) XhulianoNot in Villa Ueda Xhesika XhesikaVulnerableDumped(Day 49) EmiljanoNot in Villa UedaDumped(Day 34) Stiv Ilda Ilda Immune Ilda Safe Ilda Amadea to dumpSingleDumped(Day 28) EratoNot in Villa Immune Xhoana SofielaVulnerableDumped(Day 28) Sofiela Glen Arlind Salion Safe Everaldo Safe Denis EratoVulnerableDumped(Day 28) Ilda Stiv Stiv Immune Stiv Immune StivWalked(Day 22) Artemis Aleksandros Glen Immune GlenEliminatedDumped(Day 20) Glen SofielaSingle Artemis Immune ArtemisEliminatedDumped(Day 20) Salion Amadea Sofiela Immune AishahSingleDumped(Day 18) Iris Sergei EveraldoEliminatedDumped(Day 15) Sergei IrisSingleDumped(Day 7) Notes 1 none 2 3 none 4 5 none 6 none 7, 8 none 9 none 10 WalkednoneIldanone DumpedNoDumping SergeiNoDumping IrisNoDumping Salion GlenNoDumping Stiv EmiljanoNoDumping XhesjanaNoDumping Xhoana Aishah & Everaldo Artemis Xhoana XhulianoAmadea & Haris
Notes
: Arlind entered after the first coupling and was told that after twenty-four hours he would be allowed to steal a girl from another guy. On Day 2, Arlind chose to couple up with Sofiela, leaving Glen single. All other Day 1 couples remained the same. : On Day 10, new islander Haris was able to steal a girl of his choice. He chose Amadea, which ultimately left Aleksandros single. All other Day 7 couples remained the same. : Based on Albania's vote Iris and Sofiela, were the least favorite Islanders. Then the boys had the power to dump one of the two Girls. They chose Iris to dump. : On Day 18, new islander Denis was able to steal a girl of his choice. He chose Aishah, which ultimately left Salion single and dumped. : Based on Albania's vote Glen and Stiv, were the least favorite Islanders. Then the girls had the power to dump one of the two Boys. They chose Glen to dump, and then again based on Albania's vote Artemis and Sofiela, were the least favorite Islanders. Then the boys had the power to dump one of the two Girls. They chose Artemis to dump. : Based on Albania's vote Aishah & Everaldo and Sofiela & Erato, were the least favorite Islanders. Then the 5 couples voted to dump one of the two couples. : On Day 34, the girls had the power to dump one of the Boys. They voted for Emiljano. : On Day 35, Albania voted the least favorite Islander. The least favorite Islander was Xhoana. : On Day 42, Albania voted for the coupling. : Albania voted for which couple they think should win Love Island Albania. The couple with the most votes were declared the winners of Love Island Albania and received the grand prize money.
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