# Studio El Fan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Studio_El_Fan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Studio_El_Fan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_El_Fan > Source revision: 1357134665 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|1972 Lebanese TV talent show}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox television | camera = [Multiple-camera setup](/source/Multiple-camera_setup) | runtime = 100 minutes (with commercials) | creator = Simon Asmar | presenter = | starring = | narrator = | country = Lebanon | network = [Télé Liban](/source/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9_Liban) (1972–1981)
[Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Lebanese_Broadcasting_Corporation) (1988–2004)
[Murr Television](/source/Murr_Television) (2009–present) | first_aired = {{start date|1972}} | last_aired = present | num_episodes = }} '''''Studio El Fan''''' ({{langx|ar|ستوديو الفن}}, "The Art Studio") is a Lebanese star-maker [talent show](/source/talent_show)s in Lebanon, created by the television director and producer [Simon Asmar](/source/Simon_Asmar) with Alfred Barakat.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-13|title=Simon Asmar s'en est allé, un chapitre de l'histoire de la télé libanaise se referme|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1186228/simon-asmar-sen-est-alle-un-chapitre-de-lhistoire-de-la-tele-libanaise-se-referme.html|access-date=16 February 2021|website=L'Orient-Le Jour}} The program has helped launch the careers of many Lebanese stars{{Cite web|last=Hachem|first=Wissam|date=2019-09-12|title=Lebanon Bids Farewell to Legendary Star-Maker Simon Asmar|url=https://www.the961.com/lebanon-bids-farewell-to-legendary-star-maker-simon-asmar/|access-date=13 February 2021|website=The961|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|title=نبذة عن المخرج اللبناني الراحل سيمون أسمر "صانع النجوم"|language=ar|work=BBC News عربي|url=https://www.bbc.com/arabic/art-and-culture-49667764|access-date=13 February 2021}} including [Majida El Roumi](/source/Majida_El_Roumi), [Ragheb Alama](/source/Ragheb_Alama), [Walid Toufic](/source/Walid_Toufic), [Wael Kfoury](/source/Wael_Kfoury) and [Assi El Hellani](/source/Assi_El_Hallani).{{Cite web|title=Television legend Simon Asmar dies at 76 |url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Arts-and-Ent/Culture/2019/Sep-13/491511-television-legend-simon-asmar-dies-at-76.ashx|access-date=13 February 2021|website=www.dailystar.com.lb}} The program started in 1972 on [Télé Liban](/source/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9_Liban) where it was broadcast during the 1970s and early 1980s. The [LBC](/source/Lebanese_Broadcasting_Corporation_International) television proposed to take over the show in the early 1980s. It aired on LBC during the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, until it was bought by the [MTV](/source/MTV_(Lebanon)) in 2009.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}} ==Past contestants == The show hosted many [Lebanese](/source/Lebanon) and [Arab](/source/Arabs) stars, including: * [Majida El Roumi](/source/Majida_El_Roumi) * [Walid Toufic](/source/Walid_Toufic) * [George Wassouf](/source/George_Wassouf) * [Ragheb Alama](/source/Ragheb_Alama) * [Diana Haddad](/source/Diana_Haddad) * [Bassima](/source/Bassima_(singer)) * [Nawal El Zoghbi](/source/Nawal_El_Zoghbi) * [Elissa](/source/Elissa_(singer)) * [Wael Kfoury](/source/Wael_Kfoury) * [Hady Khalil](/source/Hady_Khalil) * [Rami Ayach](/source/Rami_Ayach) * [Bassem Feghali](/source/Bassem_Feghali) * [Jean-Marie Riachi](/source/Jean-Marie_Riachi) * [Fares Karam](/source/Fares_Karam) * [Fadl Shaker](/source/Fadl_Shaker) * [Assi El Hellani](/source/Assi_El_Hellani) * [Suzanne Tamim](/source/Suzanne_Tamim) * [Haifa Wehbe](/source/Haifa_Wehbe) * [Darine Chahine](/source/Darine_Chahine) * [Maher Jah](/source/Maher_Jah) * [Marwan Khoury](/source/Marwan_Khoury) * [Maya Diab](/source/Maya_Diab) * [Maya Nasri](/source/Maya_Nasri) * [Mona Maraachli](/source/Mona_Maraachli) * [Walid Mourad](/source/Walid_Mourad) * [Ziad Bourji](/source/Ziad_Bourji) == References == {{Reflist}} Category:Studio El Fan Category:Musical game shows Category:1972 Lebanese television series debuts Category:1970s Lebanese television series Category:1980s Lebanese television series Category:1990s Lebanese television series Category:2000s Lebanese television series Category:2010s Lebanese television series Category:2020s Lebanese television series Category:Télé Liban original programming --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Studio El Fan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_El_Fan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_El_Fan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.