{{Short description|Lebanese pop singer (born 1970)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2007}} {{Infobox person | name = Assi El Hallani<br/>عاصي الحلاني | image = Assi El Helani.png | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Mohammed Muzen El Hallani<br/>محمد مزين الحلاني | other_names = Assi El Hallani | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|11|28}} | birth_place = Baalbek, Lebanon | death_date = | death_place = | years_active = 1991–present | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|actor}} | children = 3, including Maritta | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | label = {{plainlist| * Rotana Music Group * Relax-In * Art Line Music }} | genre = Arabic music }} }}

'''Mohammed Muzen El Hallani''' ({{langx|ar|محمد مزين الحلاني}}), widely known as '''Assi El Hallani'''; born 28 November 1970), is a Lebanese singer and actor. El Hallani's musical career started after winning Studio Al Fan, a TV program for young artists, at the age of 17.<ref name=bridi2013 />

==Biography== ===Early life=== El Hellani was born to a Baalbaki family in Baalbek, he is the third-youngest among his 13 brothers and sisters. El Helani studied for approximately five years (1985–1990) at the Higher Institute of Music in Lebanon, concentrating on the oud performance and Arab vocal techniques.<ref name=bridi2013>{{Cite web|url=http://hebdo.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/965/9/44/1934/Assi-AlHellani-La-voix-de-Baalbek.aspx&gws_rd=cr&ei=5jf5Vv-wGov5as3AiJgL|title=Assi Al-Hellani: La voix de Baalbek – Ahram Hebdo|last=Bridi|first=Mireille|date=March 13, 2013|website=hebdo.ahram.org.eg|language=French|access-date=August 10, 2017}}</ref>

===Present=== El Hallani has participated in musical events including the Baalbeck International Festival, the Jerash Festival, the Carthage Festival, and a number of concerts around Europe, the Arab world and America.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Igrouane|first=Youssef|date=2016-03-13|title=Lebanese Singer Assi El Hallani to Perform at 2016 Mawazine Festival in Rabat|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/03/182039/lebanese-singer-assi-el-hallani-to-perform-at-2016-mawazine-festival-in-rabat/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Morocco World News|language=en-US}}</ref> He regularly performs at fund-raising concerts throughout the Middle East in support of a range of charities in the region, including the Women's Development Association Hayati.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-11-14|title=Lebanese superstar Assi El Helani given key to Dearborn, honored at UM-Ann Arbor|url=https://www.arabamericannews.com/2010/11/14/Lebanese-superstar-Assi-El-Helani-given-key-to-Dearborn-honored-at-UM-Ann-Arbor/|access-date=2020-12-16|language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2005, Hallani added his voice to the growing roster of celebrities helping WFP raise awareness about global hunger and poverty, recording a public service announcement explaining that 25,000 people die of hunger every day, 18,000 of them children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=141&Key=3 |title=Assi Hillani, "Arab knight" | work=World Food Program |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010224117/http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=141&Key=3 |archivedate=October 10, 2006 |accessdate=August 10, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Egypt/202911 |title=Lebanese singer Assi Helani sings for the world's hungry children |work=Al Bawaba |accessdate=August 10, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070619002720/http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Egypt/202911 |archivedate=June 19, 2007 }}</ref>

==Personal life== Assi has been married to his wife, Collette (née Boulos), since 1995. They have three children together, two daughters Maritta Hallani and Dana Hellani and one son al-Waleed Hellani.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lbpress.wordpress.com/tag/colette-boulos/|title=Colette Boulos – L. Beauty Press|website=lbpress.wordpress.com|access-date=March 28, 2016 | url-access=registration}}{{better source needed|date=August 2017}}</ref> Both Maritta and Al-Waleed have singing careers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Liaz|first1=Rick|title=3 Rising Young Musicians|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/3-rising-young-musicians_us_58a59d48e4b0b0e1e0e20702|website=HuffPost|accessdate=August 10, 2017|date=February 17, 2017}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Albums=== <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nogomistars.com/98/Assi-El-Helani|title=Assi El Helani – All Albums And Songs On Nogomi|last=Nogomi|website=nogomistars.com|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205020952/https://nogomistars.com/98/assi-el-helani|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*1991 : ''Mahlana Sawa'' *1992 : ''Ya Hala'' *1993 : ''Mahr El Zina'' *1994 : ''Wani Mareg Mareit'' *1995 : ''Ahebek Jedan'' *1996 : ''Ya Maima'' *1998 : ''Ahla El Oyoun'' *1999 : ''Shog El Sahara'' *2000 : ''Kid Ozzalak'' *2001 : ''Ater El Mahabah'' *2002 : ''E Qarar'' *2003 : ''Forsat Omor'' *2004 : ''Zghiri El Dinney'' *2006 : ''Dagat Galbi'' *2007 : ''Ouwetna Bi Wehdetna'' *2008 : ''Yemkin'' *2010 : ''010'' *2011 : ''Rouhak Ana'' *2013 : ''Assi 2013'' *2017 : ''Habib El Alb'' *2021 : ''Kel Al Fousoul'' *2023: Tal El Malek

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==External links== *{{YouTube|channel=UCQmwrREWZ_RRxY_oLwj4Cmw}} *{{Twitter}} *{{Facebook}} *{{Instagram}} {{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hallani, Assi}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Lebanese male singers Category:Lebanese male actors Category:Lebanese male film actors Category:Lebanese male television actors Category:Singers who perform in Classical Arabic Category:20th-century Lebanese male singers Category:Lebanese Shia Muslims Category:Arabic-language Lebanese singers