| First Name |
Fatboy
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| Last Name |
Slim
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| Full Name at Birth |
Quentin Leo Cook
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| Alternative Name |
Fatboy Slim, Norman Cook, Norman Quentin Cook, Quentin Leo Cook, See: Aliases and bands, See aliases
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| Birthday |
13th July, 1963
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| Birthplace |
Bromley, Kent, England
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| Height |
6' 0½" (184 cm)
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
DJ, musician, record producer, rapper
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| Occupation |
Disc Jockey
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| Claim to Fame |
Praise You
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Big beat, Electronica, Acid House, Trip Hop, Nu-Funk, Rave, Alternative Rock, Big beat, electronica, acid house, trip hop, nu-funk, rave (as Fatboy Slim), Alternative rock (with the Housemartins), rave (as Fatboy Slim), electronic
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| Music Genre |
Electronica, Electronic
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| Year(s) Active |
1979–present
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| Music Style |
Club/Dance, Trip-Hop, Funky Breaks, Big Beat, Electronica
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| Music Mood |
Party/Celebratory, Exuberant, Rousing, Boisterous, Energetic, Giddy, Bright, Druggy, Confident, Fun, Intense, Carefree, Visceral, Aggressive, Hypnotic, Happy, Sensual, Brash, Playful, Raucous, Irreverent, Producer
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| Instrument |
DJ
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| Instrument (text) |
Turntables, Synthesizers Keyboards, Bass, Guitar, Drums, Synthesizers, Keyboards, Samples, Drum Machine, synthesizer, bass guitar
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| Record Label |
Skint, Astralwerks, Southern Fried, BMG
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| Associated Acts |
The Housemartins, Beats International, Freak Power, Pizzaman, The Brighton Port Authority, Bootsy Collins, David Byrne, Rizzle Kicks, Calvin Harris, Beardyman, Riva Starr, Lateef the Truthspeaker, Macy Gray, Ashley Slater, Damon Albarn, Mighty Dub Katz
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| Official Websites |
fatboyslim.net/, http://fatboyslim.net, myspace.com/thebpa, myspace.com/fatboyslim, www.thebrightonportauthority.com/
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Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook; 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock band The Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of "Caravan of Love". After the Housemartins split, Cook formed the electronic band Beats International in Brighton, who produced the number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me". He then played in Freak Power, Pizzaman, and the Mighty Dub Katz with moderate success.
