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Fatboy Slim

1963 - Today

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Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known as Fatboy Slim, is an English musician and DJ who helped popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. His music makes extensive use of samples from eclectic genres, combined with pop structures, processed rhythms and "sloganistic" vocals. 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, Cook moved to Brighton to pursue dance music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fatboy Slim is the 196th most popular musician (up from 888th in 2019), the 823rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,460th in 2019) and the 48th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Fatboy Slim ranks 196 out of 3,175. Before him are Cliff Richard, Björk, Chick Corea, James Hetfield, Bernard Haitink, and Itzhak Perlman. After him are Dr. Alban, Nicko McBrain, Emil Gilels, Wilhelm Kempff, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Stan Getz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Fatboy Slim ranks 29. Before him are Tori Amos, Donnie Yen, John Barnes, Phoebe Cates, James Hetfield, and James May. After him are Ming-Na Wen, Rafael Correa, Rumen Radev, Jensen Huang, Jean-Pierre Papin, and Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Fatboy Slim ranks 823 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Wolsey (1473), Thomas Cranmer (1489), Annie Besant (1847), Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862), Geoffrey Wilkinson (1921), and James May (1963). After him are Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Hertha Ayrton (1854), Colin Maclaurin (1698), Asma al-Assad (1975), Alice Liddell (1852), and Nicko McBrain (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Fatboy Slim ranks 48. Before him are Tony Iommi (1948), Steve Howe (1947), Amy Winehouse (1983), Chris Slade (1946), Malcolm Young (1953), and Ian Paice (1948). After him are Nicko McBrain (1952), John Paul Jones (1946), Steve Harris (1956), David A. Stewart (1952), Ronnie Wood (1947), and George Martin (1926).

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