Norman Quentin Cook (full name Quentin Leo Cook), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer.

Cook helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Norman 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".

 

Fatboy Slim has been responsible for successful remixes for Cornershop, the Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Groove Armada, and Wildchild.

In 2010, in partnership with Byrne, he released the concept album Here Lies Love.

 

Cook holds the Guinness World Record for most top-40 hits under different names. As a solo act, he has won nine MTV Video Music Awards and two Brit Awards.