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English musician (born 1963) redirect|Norman Cook|the Canadian politician |Norman E. Cook|the American basketball player|Norm Cook Use British English November 2015 December 2024 multiple issues| unreliable sources February 2024 more sources September 2024 External links September 2024 Infobox musical artist | name = Fatboy Slim | image = Fatboy Slim (2006).jpg | caption = Cook in 2006 | alias = flatlist| * Norman Cook * DJ Quentox | birth_name = Quentin Leo Cook | birth_date = birth date and age||1963/7/31 | birth_place = Bromley, Kent, England | genre = flatlist| * Big beat * electronic music|electronic * acid house * trip hop * nu-funk * indie rock (early) | occupation = flatlist| * Musician * disc jockey * record producer | years_active = 1979–present | label = flatlist| * Skint Records|Skint * Astralwerks * Southern Fried Records * BMG Rights Management|BMG | past_member_of = flatlist| * The Housemartins * Beats International * Freak Power * Pizzaman (band)|Pizzaman * Mighty Dub Katz * The Brighton Port Authority | spouse = marriage|Philippa Watson|1986|1988
marriage|Zoe Ball|1999|2020|end=div Infobox person | child = yes | children = | website = URL|fatboyslim.net ''Norman Quentin Cook''Cite news | date = 8 July 2002 | title = Changes of Name | periodical = London Gazette|The London Gazette | place = London | publisher = Her Majesty's Government|UK Government | issue = 56625 | page = 8166 | url = https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-56625-852 (born ''Quentin Leo Cook'', 31 July 1963),cite news | url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/happy-birthday-to-fatboy-slim-20392016 | title=Happy Birthday to Fatboy Slim! | newspaper=Hot Press | date=16 July 2017 | access-date=4 March 2019 better known as ''Fatboy Slim'', is an English musiciancite web http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/fatboy_slim/artist.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20060206085309/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/fatboy_slim/artist.jhtml 6 February 2006 Fatboy Slim | Music Videos, Songs, News, Photos, and Lyrics MTV 16 July 1963 12 September 2011 who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Kingston upon Hull|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 up, 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 (band)|Pizzaman and the Mighty Dub Katz, with moderate success. In 1996, Cook adopted the name Fatboy Slim and released ''Better Living Through Chemistry (album)|Better Living Through Chemistry'' to critical acclaim. Follow-up albums ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby,'' ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars,'' and ''Palookaville (album)|Palookaville'', as well as singles such as "The Rockafeller Skank", "Praise You", "Right Here, Right Now (Fatboy Slim song)|Right Here, Right Now", "Weapon of Choice (song)|Weapon of Choice" and "Wonderful Night", achieved commercial and critical success. In 2008, Cook formed the Brighton Port Authority, a collaborative effort with a number of other established artists including David Byrne.cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045089/fatboy-slim-pulls-into-brighton-port-authority | title=Fatboy Slim Pulls into Brighton Port Authority |magazine=Billboard (magazine)|Billboard | date=13 June 2008 | access-date=14 July 2012 He has been responsible for successful remixes for Cornershop (band)|Cornershop, the Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Groove Armada and Roger McKenzie (musician)|Wildchild. It was reported in 2008 that Cook held the Guinness World Record for most top-40 hits under different names.cite news |last1=Michaels |first1=Sean 15 May 2008 Fatboy Slim is no more |work=The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/15/clubs 19 July 2018 As a solo act, he has won a Grammy Award, nine MTV Video Music Awards and two Brit Awards, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score in 2024.