16 October 2005
SundayMail
By Heather Greenaway
' HE POSSESSES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, VERSATILE VOICE IN THE BUSINESS, THIS CHARISMATIC YOUNG MAN IS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS'
X-FACTOR extrovert Chico Slimani has set up his own website - which exposes him as a big-headed fantasist who actually thinks he can sing.
The 35-year-old told the world he was a lowly goatherd who became a stripper before launching his bid for stardom on the hit reality show.
But his website -
http://www.chicomusic.com -- paints a very different picture. It claims:
- That he released a single, She Drives Me Crazy, with Grammy-nominated reggae star Lady Saw.
- That he is big in Jamaica and New York 'and soon the rest of the world'.
- That he topped a Radio 1 show playlist with his single Baby Baby
Pathetic
The wannabe's site also boasts he 'possesses the most beautiful, versatile voice in the business... this charismatic young man is destined for greatness'.
It adds: 'He is unique and his music is a fusion of R&B, pop, Arabic, Latin & Indian.' Sadly, X-Factor fans don't seem to share Chico's high opinion of his talent.
Thousands phoned to complain after Sharon Osbourne let him into the final four in the over-25s category - even though she admitted he had 'the least singing talent of all the finalists'.
The Morrocan-born wannabe, based in Greenwich, London, was also branded by Simon Cowell as 'a pathetic joke'.
Chico himself even admitted he had a weak voice on the show.
But he has hogged the spotlight since his X-Factor debut, when he sang a medley of Prince hits.
He later nearly electrocuted himself by jumping into Sharon's swimming pool with a live microphone.But X-Factor is not the first time Chico has been the centre of attention. He was convicted of indecent exposure in 1994 while working as a stripper.
The singer and another performer bared all during a ladies only show at a Barbados nightclub.
