CHiCO
There are four artists with the name Chico:]
1) Yousseph "Chico" Slimani (born April 2, 1971) is a Moroccan pop singer who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the finals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor.
Chico was born in Wales but moved to Morocco when he was a baby. While in Morocco he was a mountain goat herder until the age of 13, before once again moving back to the UK at age 14 to live in Crawley, West Sussex. Chico has had a number of jobs in his life. He was a hairdresser and also an electrician, before joining exotic dance troupe Extreme Force, to raise money for his ill grandmother. He then auditioned for The X Factor. Chico says he practised his singing most in the bathroom, and he grew up with Arabic and Indian music. Chico became a Sufi disciple 16 months ago.
During The X Factor competition, Chico was mentored by manager Sharon Osbourne. Slimani's dancing impressed X Factor judges, and he was popular with viewers, but he failed to reach the final of the ITV talent show, being voted out in the penultimate episode. It was eventually won by singer Shayne Ward in December 2005. Slimani had originally planned to rele...
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2010-03-20 Mystic Roots at the Amendment
Chico & Oceanside based regional Reggae band returns to the Amendment on their winter tour.
2010-04-18 MYSTIC ROOTS with special guest: Soulafide
Serving up an original style based in reggae, hip-hop, and dancehall (with overtones of rock, funk, and ska), a Mystic Roots Band live concert guarantees not just at music for your ears, but also a high-energy show and powerful experience you'll never forget. This Chico-born, now San Diego-based group brings a brand new sound while embracing the nature of roots reggae wholeheartedly and performing it with smooth vocals/harmonies, energetic freestyles and beat-boxing, all over a solid groove. The...
2010-04-24 Shelby Lynne @ El Rey Theater
Shelby Lynne playing at El Rey Theater in Chico
2010-05-01 Steve Giordano's Spacetet
CONCERT - $16 Advance/$20 Door, 8:00 pm Steve Giordano is a Philadelphia jazz guitarist in great company. He has lived, learned, loved and played in the most evolutionary age of creative music in America. Early teachers were by way of radio and then 45 and LP records from the nineteen fifties. Giordano learned from the best: screaming guitar solos from Elvis Presley's guitarist Scotty Moore then lured to jazz by Dave Brubeck, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and John Coltrane. The first spoken ja...
2010-05-14 Pirate Palooza 2010
Announcing the 4rd Annual PiratePALOOZA, Chico’s very own pirate-themed festival benefiting Independent Living Services of Northern California (ILSNC). For 2010 we are back at the original pirate’s layer, Manzanita Place, in Chico. The Grog Bar opens for an extended cocktail hour at 6 PM on Friday May 14, 2010, with a buffet feast and entertainment commencing at 6:00 PM. Dancing in the Buccaneer Disco starts at 9:00 PM. Pirate costumes are encouraged but not required. The evening feature...
