Chico Slimani finished in fifth place on the 2005 series of The X Factor (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)X Factor legend Chico Slimani has revealed how he was ‘conned’ in a Dubai investment scam which saw him lose ‘everything’. Speaking to the Sun, he discussed how in 2014 he and his friends ‘invested lots of money’ in his a business in Dubai. The Welsh singer first soared to fame nearly 20 years ago on The X Factor (Picture: Ken McKay/REX/Shutterstock)Since his time on the show, he claimed that it ‘uses and abuses’ stars (Picture: Ken McKay/REX/Shutterstock)Earlier this year, the former performer also self-published a book, THE SECRET 19: Cancer Questions Worth. This came after he claimed in 2021 that The X Factor ‘uses and abuses’ stars. Arrow MORE: Jesy Nelson ‘mortified and embarrassed’ after Gary Barlow ‘tore her to pieces’ at her X Factor auditionArrow MORE: Louis Tomlinson claims The X Factor was ‘unethical at times’

Source: Metro February 04, 2026 06:19 UTC