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Norman Cook

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Norman Cook

b. 1963

English musician (born 1963)

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Birth

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Biography

Norman Quentin Cook, known professionally 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.

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Timeline

1963
Birth

English rapper, DJ, and producer (The Housemartins, Beats International, Freak Power, and Pizzaman)

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1963
Birth

British musician (The Housemartins, Freak Power, Beats International, Fatboy Slim)

July 31 →

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