Bassem Feghali

Bassem Feghali is a Lebanese comedian, singer and drag queen. He is known for his humorous impersonations of Arab and international celebrities, particularly female singers, and is considered one of the most prominent drag personalities in the Arab world.

Life Feghali was born in Wadi Shahrour, a small town near Beirut. He is a distant relative of the Lebanese singer Sabah.

He began his career in 1996 by winning a gold medal on the Lebanese talent show Studio El Fan, which has served as a launching pad for many Arab musicians and actors since the 1970s, including Elissa, Wael Kfoury, and Ragheb Alameh. On the show, Feghali impersonated both male and female public figures. With an imitation of Sabah, he won the gold medal and subsequently signed a ten-year contract with the Lebanese television channel LBC. The Lebanese author Rana Issa featured Masoud El Amaratly in a piece they wrote for inclusion in The Queer Arab Glossary; in it El Amaratly joined Feghali for a gossip.

In 2000, Feghali was awarded the Murex d'Or for Best Monologist of the Year.