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, and Alfred Barakat. The program is behind most famous Lebanese stars like Majida El Roumi,

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, Walid Toufic, Wael Kfoury and Assi El Hellani. The program started in 1972 on Télé Liban where it boradcasted during the 1970s and early 1980s, the LBC television proposed to welcome him during the early 1980s where it aired during the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, and finally bought by the

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in 2009. The show ran every four years for an entire year, and contestants from all over Lebanon competed in different singing categories for the gold, silver or bronze medals awards. Artists were not allowed to perform elsewhere than on LBCI, so they were called upon to perform in ''Nahr el-Founoun'', an artistic complex in Nahr el-Kalb that was owned by Simon Asmar.

Past contestants

The show hosted many of today's Lebanese and Arab stars, such as: * Majida El Roumi * Walid Toufic * Georges Wassouf *

* Diana Haddad * Bassima * Nawal El Zoghbi * Elissa * Wael Kfoury * Rami Ayach * Bassem Feghali * Jean-Marie Riachi * Fares Karam *

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* Assi El Hellani *

Suzanne Tamim Suzanne Tamim ( ar, سوزان تميم, September 23, 1977 – July 28, 2008) was a Lebanese singer who rose to fame in the Arab world after winning the top prize in the popular ''Studio El Fan'' television show in 1996. She was murdered in Du ...

* Haifa Wehbe *

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* Marwan Khoury * Maya Diab *

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