Studio El Fan
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| Studio El Fan | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Simon Asmar |
| Country of origin | Lebanon |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 100 minutes (with commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Télé Liban (1972–1981) Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (1988–2004) Murr Television (2009–present) |
| Release | 1972 – present |
Studio El Fan (Arabic: ستوديو الفن, "The Art Studio") is a Lebanese star-maker talent shows in Lebanon, created by the television director and producer Simon Asmar with Alfred Barakat.[1] The program has helped launch the careers of many Lebanese stars[2][3] including Majida El Roumi, Ragheb Alama, Walid Toufic, Wael Kfoury and Assi El Hellani.[4] The program started in 1972[1] on Télé Liban where it was broadcast during the 1970s and early 1980s. The LBC television proposed to take over the show in the early 1980s.[1] It aired on LBC during the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, until it was bought by the MTV in 2009.[citation needed]
Past contestants
[edit]The show hosted many Lebanese and Arab stars, including:
- Majida El Roumi
- Walid Toufic
- George Wassouf
- Ragheb Alama
- Diana Haddad
- Bassima
- Nawal El Zoghbi
- Elissa
- Wael Kfoury
- Hady Khalil
- Rami Ayach
- Bassem Feghali
- Jean-Marie Riachi
- Fares Karam
- Fadl Shaker
- Assi El Hellani
- Suzanne Tamim
- Haifa Wehbe
- Darine Chahine
- Maher Jah
- Marwan Khoury
- Maya Diab
- Maya Nasri
- Mona Maraachli
- Walid Mourad
- Ziad Bourji
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Simon Asmar s'en est allé, un chapitre de l'histoire de la télé libanaise se referme". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ Hachem, Wissam (2019-09-12). "Lebanon Bids Farewell to Legendary Star-Maker Simon Asmar". The961. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ "نبذة عن المخرج اللبناني الراحل سيمون أسمر "صانع النجوم"". BBC News عربي (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ "Television legend Simon Asmar dies at 76". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 13 February 2021.