Luna
07-06-2006, 08:46
Chico has become a dad after his "soul mate" gave birth to baby girl Lalla-Khira Slimani at 9lb 7oz.
The singer and Daniyela Rakic, his best friend of 15-years, decided to have a baby together while he was competing in the ITV show last year.
"I am ecstatic," said the star. "Lalla-Khira is beautiful and I am looking forward to fatherhood."
Chico, from Morocco, said he wanted a child of his own after working with young dancers on the video for number-one single 'It's Chico Time'.
"Daniyela and I never looked at each other as anything more than soulmates until one night during X Factor," he told The Sun recently. "It was just the right time for us. She had been talking about having a baby and I've always wanted a baby.
"The kids who danced on stage with me, The Chicettes, made me really broody. But I wasn't going to just go out and find a woman on the street. It had to be someone I could trust."
The singer and Daniyela Rakic, his best friend of 15-years, decided to have a baby together while he was competing in the ITV show last year.
"I am ecstatic," said the star. "Lalla-Khira is beautiful and I am looking forward to fatherhood."
Chico, from Morocco, said he wanted a child of his own after working with young dancers on the video for number-one single 'It's Chico Time'.
"Daniyela and I never looked at each other as anything more than soulmates until one night during X Factor," he told The Sun recently. "It was just the right time for us. She had been talking about having a baby and I've always wanted a baby.
"The kids who danced on stage with me, The Chicettes, made me really broody. But I wasn't going to just go out and find a woman on the street. It had to be someone I could trust."