Chico Slimani

Yousseph Chico Slimani is a British singer who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. In 2006, he had a number one hit on the British charts entitled Its Chico Time. In 2008, he appeared on the reality TV show CelebAir where he placed third.

Slimani was born in Bridgend, South Wales to Moroccan parents. Chicos father and mother were both Muslim. At age two, his parents split. Slimani remained in Morocco and lived with his grandparents, whereas his mother opted to live in Belgium. Slimani spent his childhood time in Oujda, Morocco. His family was so poor that he took up goat herding to contribute to the family income, but as he says We may have not had much money, but we had a lot of love.

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