Phatfish
| Phatfish | |
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| Also known as | Purple Phatfish |
| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | Worship, Christian rock, CCM |
| Years active | 1994–2014 |
| Labels | Kingsway, Authentic |
| Associated acts | Lou Fellingham, The Stoneleigh Band |
| Website | phatfish |
| Past members |
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Phatfish (1994–2014) were a Christian rock, CCM and worship band. They lived in Brighton, England and spent twenty years writing and performing their own brand of worship-oriented rock, as well as leading worship both in the UK and across the world. They released a number of their own albums and played alongside many well-known worship leaders. They also appeared on many worship albums and on national television programmes such as BBC1's Songs of Praise. Their home church was Church of Christ The King, home of Stuart Townend and other prominent Christian figures.
Their worship songs such as "Holy, Holy", "There is a Day" and "Amazing God" are sung in churches globally and have featured on many albums. On the release of their compilation 15: The Anniversary Collection in 2008, their record label described it as "highlighting the incredible contribution that the band have made to the UK Christian music scene".
Phatfish's song "Holy Holy" has been played over 124,000 times on YouTube and the track "In Christ Alone", with Phatfish playing and Lou Fellingham leading alongside Stuart Townend, has been played over 5.7 million times.
Lou Fellingham (1994–2014) was the lead vocalist and occasional songwriter for the band. She is recognised for her distinctive and powerful voice that has been described as "wistful", "soaring" and "angelic". She has a solo career, and has continued to work with the other ex-members of Phatfish.
Nathan Fellingham (1994–2014), married to Lou, was the drummer and principal songwriter for the band. His worship songs Holy, Holy, There Is A Day, Amazing God, O God of Love (written with Lou Fellingham) and Awake, Awake, O Zion are sung in congregations all over the world. He was usually heavily involved in producing the Phatfish albums, often alongside others such as Alan Shacklock, Julian Kindred and Kevan Frost. He now manages his wife Lou Fellingham's solo career and plays keyboards in her live shows.
Michael Sandeman (1994–2014) was the keyboardist for the band. He has written songs such as What Would I Do?, and This Is What My God Is Like. Michael oversaw the worship training areas of Phatfish, including material for their 2006 training release Working As A Band and heading up seminars. In 2013 he launched his own consultancy service for Church worship teams called Worship Band Advice. He now works as a music teacher and producer, most recently producing albums for Brighton-based artist Melissa Hubert, and operating his own studio called North Brighton Recording.
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