Chico Slimani has claimed that Simon Cowell forced Louis Walsh to put John and Edward Grimes through to the live finals, because he knew what a media circus would erupt around them.

The former X Factor contestant told the hosts of Live From Studio Five: “I’ve been watching it and I have to say, when they came on, I thought, ‘They can’t possibly let them through’. Now Simon is many things, stupid he isn’t. He’s rung up, going, ‘Louis, you’re putting those kids through’. Why? The thing is, who are we talking about now?

“They get in the newspaper columns, they’re getting people like us talking about them and they’ve got the kids behind them.”

He added: “Can they sing? No. Are they going to win? No. Are they entertaining and do you switch on to see what they’re going to do? Yes. Is it good for the show? Ker-ching, Simon’s got it going on!”

It seems like Chico Slimani isn’t going down to well with the rest of the Celebair team.

Apparently his chants of “It’s Chico time!”, “It’s meal time!” and “It’s disembarking time!”, are starting to grate heavily on the nerves of his fellow airline staff.

One insider told the Daily Star: “It won’t be very long until it’s Chico Time To Go Time. Everyone’s beginning to find him very annoying.”

I have always liked Chico and his upbeat attitude to life. Could it be that the group of so called ’stars’ are taking themselves just a tad too seriously? It is a TV show after all!

Former X Factor finalist Chico Slimani has revealed that he is to launch his own TV show, which will be in a Jim’ll Fix It Style.

He told RTÉ: “[I've got] a TV show coming up, a Chico-type TV show. I’m really looking forward to it.

“Basically, I’m a dream-maker. It’s a cross between Jim’ll Fix It and My Kind of People, with music thrown in for good measure, and little twists where people compete against each other.

“It’s making dreams come true, but having a whole heap of fun doing it.”

Rumours are spreading that former X factor finalist, Chico Slimani, has managed to get his newest song Curvy Cola Bottle, onto the soundtrack of the Sex In The City movie. Given that the movie is set to be one of next years biggest, I really hope this shoots him into the big time. Chico may not be the best singer around, but he is just so cute!

Here’s the video of the song, in case you missed it’s release earlier this year.

Former X Factor finalist Chico Slimani has revealed that he was inspired to write his new song, Curvy Cola Bottle Body, after he heard a bunch of young schoolgirls talking about their desire to be thinner.

The singer told Sky Showbiz: “I went on the net and started going into it, and there are models dying, people starving, so I didn’t want to concentrate on the problem. I wanted to concentrate on the solution, so size-zero’s gotta go.

“Cos, you know, us men like them swervy, curvy and shaped like an hourglass.”

The popstar added: “Size-zero’s gotta go, give me Marilyn Monroe, J.Lo, Beyoncé got the flow.

“In my opinion these women are the epitome of womanhood. Marilyn Monroe was a size 16, and all the other women have this hourglass figure.”

Don’t forget that two of last year’s contestants have singles out this week, Maria Lawson and Chico.

Maria’s debut single, Sleepwalking, can be picked up in stores across the UK and is looking like it will definitely storm the charts.

Chico’s single is also out this week. It’s called C.H.I.C.O and is a cover of the D.I.S.C.O classic.

A few months ago I wouldn’t have believed it could happen, but X Factor finalist Chico Slimani has not only released his debut single but it is at the number one spot in the UK charts for the second week running!

Chico’s song ‘It’s Chico Time’ fought off stiff competition from Orson’s rocky No Tomorrow and the Pussycat Dolls’ Beep to stay on top of the pile.

Chico was hot on the promotion trail this week, trying to hold on to the number one spot and was even photographed falling off a table as he gave an impromtu tabletop dance at a press conference.

Chico Slimani may not be the best singer in the world but he certainly is entertaining!

Yipes! Things are hotting up in the Chico camp, aren’t they?

News that Chico’s loins have been hard at work producing Baby Chico was a shocker, but then I found out Chico Timehad actually got to number one in the UK charts this week! I don’t know whether to laugh or cry!

In all honesty, I’m pleased for the guy. When I spoke to Justin Watson-Hermes after the X-Factor auditions he told me that despite appearances, Chico is a genuinely warm and nice guy and that he went out of his way to take care of the other contestants. I think everybody saw that toward the end of X-Factor.

Yes, he’s a bit of a camera hog(!) and no, he’s not a great singer, but he’s got charisma enough to warm even Simon Cowell’s cold cold heart! So go on Chico! Make the most of your time at the top!

(BTW: Chico’s official website is now online, complete with the obligatory fan forum! Have fun!)

After saying that he would love to settle down with a nice Scottish Woman, Chico Slimani finalist on the X Factor show, has just announced that he and best friend Daniyela Rakic are expecting their first baby.

Chico told The News Of The World

“Daniyela and I never looked at each other as anything more than soulmates until one night during X Factor. It was just the right time for us. She had been talking about having a baby and I’ve always wanted a baby.”

“The kids who dance on stage with me, The Chicettes, made me broody like crazy. But I wasn’t going to just go out and find a woman on the street. It had to be someone I could trust.”

“We’d been joking about what it would be like to have a baby together. She wanted one with green eyes and my legs and my body, but with her cheekbones. We laughed about it – then suddenly it happened.”

Seems like all Chico’s dreams have come true these last few months. Not only did he make it through to the X Factor finals but he also just released his first single, has performed on a sell out tour, and now is expecting his first son or daughter. A busy year for Chico, don’t you think!

The Evening Standard may have said

“It wasn’t Chico Time. It has never been Chico Time. It will never be Chico Time.”

But they may have to eat their words this weekend, as it looks likely that former stripper and goat herder Chico Slimani is going to reach the number one spot in the UK singles chart with his debut single ‘It’s Chico Time’!

HMV’s Gennaro Castaldo said: “There’s been a growing feeling that Chico was leaving it a bit late to release a single following his X-Factor success, especially as Chantelle and Celebrity Big Brother have stolen the limelight in recent months.

“However, this first day sales performance shows that there is still a lot of interest in his rather engaging brand of entertainment.

“His challenge now is to show that he’s more than just a one-trick novelty act and that he has the talent and personality to fashion a successful pop career.”

Bookmaker William Hill is offering odds of 4/1 that Chico will have another number one single this year – but reckon his fame won’t last for long.

“We closed the book in Chico having a number one back in December as we felt he was a certainty and it looks like we will be proved right.

“But in our view his days are numbered,” said spokesman Rupert Adams.