Chico Slimani

Yousseph "Chico" Slimani (born 1971 ) is a British singer of Moroccan descent. He became known in late 2005 in his home country by the talent show The X Factor.

Slimani was born in Wales. Shortly after his birth, his family returned to Morocco. There he grew up as a goat herder. At the age of 14, he moved back over to the UK and settled in Crawley (West Sussex ). In the following years he made ​​his way with different jobs. Among other things, he worked as a hairdresser, electrician and stripper. Eventually he joined the dance group Extreme Force.

In 2005, he competed as a candidate for the talent show The X Factor by the British television channel ITV During the show was the music manager Sharon Osbourne Slimanis mentor. Thanks to his keen talent for choreography deposits, he quickly rose to become one of the favorites of the jury and the audience. Nevertheless Slimani missed the final of the show, was voted as the penultimate show.

The shaft of his popularity he used to receive a single. It's Chico Time came the end of February 2006 to the market and immediately reached the top of the British charts.

Discography

Singles

• 2006: It's Chico Time