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Can ANYONE get a record deal these days? Chico can...
Mike_Diver by Mike Diver February 1st, 2006

Irritating X-Factor loser Chico Slimani - the perma-smiling Moroccan that didn't even make the series final - has won himself a record deal with Sony BMG.

Now, we ask you: what the fuck is wrong with this industry?

Slimani will release his debut single, 'Chico Time', in the near future. He told anyone who'd listen: "I'm absolutely loving every minute of it, and looking forward to releasing the single at last."

The 34-year-old talent show flop can't sing, in case you wondered. Words, they really do fail you sometimes...



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