Welsh Muslims - Welsh Sufis, Chico Slimani, Kaid Mohamed, Mohammad Asghar, Abbas Farid (Paperback)

Chapters: Welsh Sufis, Chico Slimani, Kaid Mohamed, Mohammad Asghar, Abbas Farid. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Yousseph "Chico" Slimani (born 2 April 1971 in Bridgend, South Wales), is a Welsh singer of Moroccan descent who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. In 2006, he had a number 1 hit on the British charts entitled "It's Chico Time". In 2008, he appeared on the reality TV show CelebAir in which he placed third. In 2010, he released a remake of the hit retitled "It's England Time" in support of the England team to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Chico Slimani was born in Bridgend, South Wales to Moroccan parents. Chico's father and mother were both Muslim. At age two, his parents split during a family vacation. Slimani remained in Morocco and lived with his grandparents, whereas his mother opted to live in Belgium. Slimani spent his childhood time in Oujda City, Morocco. His family was so poor that Chico 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". When he became 14 years old, his father living in Crawley, West Sussex called him back to live in the UK. After leaving school, he began a youth training scheme as a hairdresser, before working as an electrician. He also studied martial arts. Aspiring to make a name for himself in arts and entertainment, Slimani took part in an exotic dance troupe called "Extreme Force" and later became a singer/compere with Lapattack. He also worked as a male stripper for a while. From a young age, he continued writing and recording songs in the hope of breaking into the music business. In 2004, Slimani also tried his hand at acting and co-w...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3907329