Chico Slimani came to prominence through The X Factor, although he failed to reach the final (he finished 5th).
Chico Slimani, left Wales when he was 3, and lived in Morocco before coming to England as a teenager.
Chico had a variety of professions before turning to singing including hairdressing, electrical engineering and performing as part of exotic dance troupe Extreme Force.
Chico Slimani's catchphrase is It's Chico Time!
Chico got to Number 1 in the UK charts with a song of that name in March 2006.
In June 2006 Chico's partner Daniyela Rakic gave birth to a daughter, Lalla-Khira.
In 2008 Chico Slimani was one of the celebrities on the ITV2 reality series celebAir.
