Fatboy Slim

Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), best known as Fatboy Slim, is an English musician and DJ who helped popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s.

In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their cover of "Caravan of Love". After the Housemartins split up, Cook moved to Brighton to pursue dance music. He formed the electronic group Beats International, who produced the number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me" 1990, and played in the band Freak Power. He released dance music under names including Pizzaman and the Mighty Dub Katz.

In 1996, Cook released his first album as Fatboy Slim, ''Better Living Through Chemistry''. His second, ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby,'' was certified platinum and produced the successful singles "The Rockafeller Skank", "Praise You" and "Right Here, Right Now". ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars'' (2000) produced the single "Weapon of Choice", whose music video won six awards at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. His fourth album, ''Palookaville'', was less successful, attributed to the declining popularity of dance music and a more obscure style. In 2008, Cook formed the Brighton Port Authority, a collaboration with artists including David Byrne. He collaborated with Byrne again on the album ''Here Lies Love'' (2010), a concept album that was adapted into a stage musical in 2013. He created successful remixes for Cornershop, the Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Groove Armada and Wildchild.

Cook has a Grammy Award, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and two Brit Awards, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score for ''Here Lies Love'' in 2024. As of 2008, he held the Guinness world record for most top-40 hits under different names. Provided by Wikipedia