40-473: Stephen Desmond Brookstein (born 10 November 1968) is an English singer, who is best known for winning the first series of The X Factor in 2004. Brookstein was born in Dulwich, London, England, the son of Malle, a council worker, and Errol Brookstein, a lorry driver. His father is South African and his mother is of Estonian descent. In 1997, seven years before his breakthrough on The X Factor , Brookstein
80-590: A Blind Date themed skit, being picked over Roger Moore and Richard E Grant by Dame Edna Everage . Slimani founded the Rainbow Child Foundation with his wife Daniyela and JC Mac, and took part in a promotional video of the foundation to open an orphanage in Cambodia . He took part in another Rainbow Child Foundation project in Malawi and South Africa with the charity One Water to see
120-422: A controversial outburst against him from Osbourne. However, according to Osbourne's subsequent autobiography, he had gained the most votes in every single one of the live shows. For five years, he held the record for the largest number of votes ever received in the final - 6 million, but this is now held by series 6 winner Joe McElderry , who received over 6.1 million votes. After winning The X Factor , Brookstein
160-540: A psychological thrilling boxing movie also alongside JC Mac. Slimani is married to Daniyela Rakic-Slimani, sister of 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Champion Nenad Zimonjić . They have a daughter named Lalla-Khira, and a son Zacharia. Slimani has spoken at anti-vaccination and anti-lockdown protests with Piers Corbyn . It was confirmed that Slimani had suffered a stroke on 21 September 2018 aged 47. On 20 May 2006, Slimani appeared on ITV's coverage of The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday Concert. He took part in
200-578: A song he composed, dedicated to Muhammad and the Awliya' (the Men of God). The Slimani songs "I Wanna Dance With U" and "You Take My Breath Away" were written by Roachie and produced by Danny Kirsch. "Good Day" Another Roachie / Kirsch production was used as part of the 2007 Butlins TV adverts. The video for Slimani's fourth single, "Are You in It For Love", was premiered on his official website. It
240-436: A song of their own choosing in front of Louis and his team. Task 2: Write an original song entitled "Right Now" that must contain all these five words: Task 3: Learn a new song overnight Task 4: Sing a song that they think that showcases all of their members voices to the best of their ability. Over 25s: Location: The Landmark London Task 1: Both the females and males perform one song of their choice separately one at
280-418: A time with the opposite gender watching their performance. Task 2: Learn a new song overnight with another member of the category to perform as an duo. Task 3: Perform a song that will convince Simon and his panel that they are capable of moving on to the next round. 16-24s: Groups: Key: Two live shows were broadcast each Saturday evening during the competition. Until week 5, each act performed once in
320-594: A young age, he continued writing and recording songs. In 2004, Slimani worked as an actor and co-wrote, starred, produced and provided the soundtrack for the BAFTA nominated short film Winner Takes All alongside actor JC Mac. Judge Simon Cowell walked out of Slimani's initial X Factor audition after fellow judges Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne voted him through to the second round after he performed " If I Ever Fall in Love " (from Shai ) / " Kiss " (from Prince and
360-581: Is a cover of a Ricky Martin hit. His debut album titled Lights, Camera, Action was released beginning of 2009. In 2010, Slimani recorded a single in support of the English Football Team to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Aptly entitled "It's England Time", a play on " It's Chico Time ", it uses the same tune of his previous No. 1 hit with amended lyrics. The song was first played on The Chris Moyles Show . Slimani recorded
400-511: Is involved with a production company called Unity Films, and his daughter appeared in one of their short films, Left Holding Baby , for which Slimani composed the music. He also stars in the BAFTA -nominated 2004 short film Winner Takes All , along with his brother actor JC Mac . In 2005, he played a male stripper in Roberto Gomez Martin's Hell to Pay , a London underworld gangster film. In 2009, Slimani also appeared in 45 ,
440-563: The British Singles Chart. Slimani's single was an alternative version of the Ottawan hit with considerable changes in lyrics where Slimani sings: "C.H.I.C.O. on D.I.S.C.O.". He also amended the actual lyrics to "D dynamic // I incredible // S supersonic // C Chicolicious (alluding to his own name) // O oh, oh, oh". His next single, "Curvy Cola Bottle Body", was released on 8 October 2007 and reached No. 45 in its first week in
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#1732798404823480-580: The Revolution ). His category ("Over 25s") was mentored by Osbourne, who put him through to the live television phase after a particularly memorable performance at the Osbournes' "home", in which he jumped into a shallow pool and danced in the water (still holding a live microphone). Slimani was at first mocked in the press, but after changing the style of his performances, to become slightly more self-mocking, he began to win voters over. He also became
520-638: 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 one hit on the British charts entitled " It's Chico Time ". In 2008, he appeared on the reality TV show CelebAir where he came third. Yousseph Slimani was born in Bridgend , Wales. He moved to live in Morocco from the age of two, when his father took him to live on
560-731: The chart. X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne and her husband Ozzy Osbourne appeared in the official video. Proceeds went to the British Eating Disorders Association . Since his X factor appearance, Slimani has made many public appearances all over the UK. He toured at Butlins , performing full 45-minute sets along with a live band and dancers as part of The Chico Experience. He also appeared in 2006 and on later occasions under his original name Yousseph Slimani in Muslim events singing Islamic songs including "Moulana",
600-471: The family farm . He returned to the United Kingdom with his father at the age of 14. After leaving school he trained on the Youth Training Scheme as an electrical engineer. Aspiring to have a career 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 stripper for a while. From
640-528: The fewest votes was eliminated at the end of the second show. The live shows started on 23 October 2004 and ended on 11 December 2004. Act in 16-24s Act in Over 25s Act in Groups ^1 Cowell was not required to vote as there was already a majority. The quarter-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Rowetta Satchell,
680-484: The final in December 2004 when she was forced to make an apology after attracting what Cowell referred to as "record complaints" over an outburst by Osbourne in which she criticised eventual winner Steve Brookstein . This left her place on the show uncertain, although she returned for the second series in 2005. Chico Slimani Yousseph "Chico" Slimani (born 1971) is a British singer who rose to prominence in
720-406: The first contestant in a Simon Cowell show ( Pop Idol , American Idol , The X Factor ) to sing an original song (co-written with X Factor vocal coach Mark Hudson ), the camp and iconic " It's Chico Time ", named after his catchphrase (Chico: "What time is it?"; Audience: "It's Chico Time!") Cowell was converted during the series, commenting that Slimani was a 'born entertainer', even if he
760-405: The first show, then the public voted for the act that they wanted to remain in the show. In the other results show, the two acts with the fewest votes were revealed. These two acts then had to sing again before the three judges decided whom to eliminate. The format changed in the sixth week: each act performed twice in the first show and performed one of their songs in the results show. The act with
800-442: The following day and sing again. At the second audition, Brookstein managed to impress the other judges and was put through to the next stage of the competition. He reached the live shows, where contestants are put to the public vote, as one of three contestants in the Over 25s category mentored by Cowell. He reached the grand final on 11 December 2004 alongside G4 and won, despite him mixing up words and lines in his winner's song and
840-526: The fourth on 25 September 2004 and the fifth on 2 October 2004. After the auditions, each judge was allocated a category at random: Each judge chose 12 acts from their category to go through to round two. After bootcamp, each judge selected five acts to progress to the judges' homes round. The bootcamp episodes aired on 9 and 16 October 2004. In judges' homes, the 15 acts went to the homes of their respective judges, where they were interviewed and performed again. Each judge then chose three acts to go through to
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#1732798404823880-506: The live shows, making a total of nine contestants. 16-24s: Location: Hackney Empire Task 1: Perform " Isn't She Lovely " by Stevie Wonder in lines of 10. Task 2: Giving a solo performance of one of these two chosen songs below: Task 3: Interviews in front of the press and talking about their personal lives. Task 4: Choose one song from The Beatles back-catalogue and perform it in front of their competitors and Sharon. Groups: Location: Angel Recording Studios Task 1: Perform
920-464: The new show would encourage groups to join, and while the emphasis was on singing, would welcome those who played musical instruments and wrote their own songs. The show would differentiate itself from its predecessor, Pop Idol . For the first episode of auditions, which aired on 4 September 2004, the judges visited Leeds and London. The second episode aired on 11 September 2004 in which the judges visited Newcastle. The third aired on 18 September 2004,
960-423: The show was staged and the winner was fixed, and was subsequently removed from the official The X Factor website following those comments. Despite Brookstein's bitterness towards The X Factor , he signed up to critique the show weekly on London 24 in 2010, where he labelled the judges "ridiculous" and questioned the standards of several of the finalists, including One Direction band member Louis Tomlinson , and
1000-575: The single after having a 'vision' that England won the 2010 World Cup and that in the celebrations, commentators made reference to his Chico Time song. The music video was shot in Pinewood Studios and the official release date of the single was 7 June 2010. Proceeds went to Rainbow Child Foundation to help underprivileged children in Africa. In December 2019, he appeared at the 15th anniversary of Ely 's Christmas light switch event. Slimani
1040-609: The single at last". The single was eventually released in February 2006; it entered the UK Singles Chart at number one on 5 March 2006, toppling Madonna from the top spot. It remained at number one for two weeks. In early 2006, Slimani took part in the nationwide X Factor tour. Slimani's follow-up single to No. 1 hit "It's Chico Time" was a cover of the song " D.I.S.C.O. ", entered the chart at number 24 in August 2006 in
1080-519: The song was a montage of clips from his time on The X Factor , from his initial audition to his final performance after being declared the winner. Brookstein released his debut album Heart and Soul on 9 May 2005 through Sony BMG. Although Brookstein continued to perform tracks from the album on television shows such as CD:UK , a second single failed to materialise. In August 2005, it was announced that Sony BMG had dropped him from their line-up only eight months after his X Factor victory and despite
1120-523: The spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2 . Auditions were held in Dublin , Newcastle , London, Leeds , Birmingham and Glasgow . Steve Brookstein won the series, with Cowell as the winning mentor. Brookstein went on to have some chart success, with runner-up group G4 achieving two platinum albums before splitting up in 2007, but reuniting in 2014. Before the auditions, advertisements appeared on ITV, newspapers, and trade magazines, promising that
1160-407: The success of his debut single and album. Brookstein maintains that the decision to drop him reportedly came after he was offered a second album and to come back on the show, which he declined as it was to be another album of covers and he preferred a mix of old and new. In August 2005, eight months after being dropped from his record label, Brookstein publicly attacked The X Factor , claiming the show
1200-459: The vocal coach. In 2013, Brookstein announced that his new album would be called Forgotten Man and would be released on 23 March 2014. Brookstein released a book on 21 November 2014, Getting over the X , that describes his journey from winning The X Factor to having the press and industry turn their backs on him. The X Factor (British series 1) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent;
1240-471: The winner of which receives a £1 million recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The first series was broadcast from 4 September to 11 December 2004. The competition was split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' homes and live shows, with Louis Walsh , Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell as judges. Kate Thornton presented the show on ITV , whilst Ben Shephard presented
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1280-424: The work carried out installing Play Pumps. In 2011, Slimani visited Malawi and opened Play pumps there. Chico's single "Curvy Cola Bottle Body" is a protest against the " size zero " phenomenon. As part of its promotion, Chico teamed up with the British Eating Disorders Association (BEAT) charity. Profits from the single were donated to the charity. Proceeds from Slimani's 2010 single "It's England Time" went to
1320-543: Was "one big theatre... turning music into the WWE " and that it was "killing music". Brookstein has publicly feuded with Simon Cowell and The X Factor , claiming "there is absolutely no way he would want me within 100 miles of him" and admitting spending years feeling bitter about the way he was treated on the show. Although Brookstein enjoyed fleeting success with both his debut album and single both reaching number one – " Heart and Soul " and "Against All Odds" respectively – he
1360-495: Was a finalist on the ITV series The Big Big Talent Show , hosted by Jonathan Ross . In early 2004, Brookstein auditioned for the first series of The X Factor , a talent series aiming to discover new recording artists in the UK. His audition failed to impress two of the judges, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh , who thought he lacked the motivation and confidence to succeed but the third, Simon Cowell , asked Brookstein to return
1400-409: Was automatically eliminated The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Tabby Callaghan, was automatically eliminated. It was reported in tabloid newspapers that the show's audition process was unfair after Walsh was accused of cheating. He was thought to have advised the group Co-Ed on things such as song choices, which caused controversy after it
1440-455: Was dropped by Cowell's management after the latter was accused of refusing Brookstein creative freedom. In June 2007, Brookstein appeared on the P&;O Portsmouth to Bilbao car ferry, alongside The X Factor series 2 alumni Chico Slimani and Journey South . In 2008, he played 'the father' in a touring production of the musical Our House . In December 2009, when a Facebook campaign
1480-537: Was launched to stop The X Factor 's winner from achieving the coveted Christmas number 1 spot, Brookstein backed the campaign to see Rage Against the Machine 's " Killing in the Name " reach the top of the chart, targeting Cowell in an online rant. He further attacked Cowell, claiming the latter "ruined Christmas" and that he was dropped from his record label because he "wouldn't play the game". Brookstein also claimed
1520-477: Was not the recording artist the show was looking to discover. In the quarter-final, Slimani was voted out of the competition, which was won by Shayne Ward in December 2005. The performances by Slimani during X Factor included: Slimani had originally planned to release "It's Chico Time" as a single before Christmas 2005, but for contractual reasons he had to wait. Slimani was stated as saying "I'm absolutely loving every minute of it, and looking forward to releasing
1560-566: Was revealed that he had actually previously managed Co-Ed after they appeared on the Irish version of Popstars in 2001. Also, footage of Cowell and Osbourne coaching contestants to argue back to the judges was being auctioned over the Internet. Before the first live show, Osbourne accused Cowell of "rigging" the show by editing footage to make the contestants in his category more appealing to viewers. Osbourne attracted criticism again following
1600-473: Was signed to the Sony BMG record label through which he released his first single, a cover of Phil Collins ' 1984 power ballad " Against All Odds ", on 20 December 2004. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number two and then climbed to number one on 2 January 2005, going one better than Collins' original and staying there for one week. In Ireland, the song peaked at number 11. The music video for
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