Prodigy (band)

The Prodigy
The Prodigy performing at the Cokelive Festival in Romania on 26 July 2009
Background information
Origin	Braintree, Essex, England
Genres	Techno rave electronica hardcore techno big beat alternative dance
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Take Me to the Hospital Ragged Flag Cooking Vinyl XL Beggars Banquet Mute Maverick Warner Bros. Elektra Shock Disco Mix Club
Associated acts	Pop Will Eat Itself Kool Keith Dizzee Rascal Jaguar Skills Pendulum
Website	theprodigy.com
Members	Liam Howlett Keith Flint Maxim
Past members	Leeroy Thornhill

External video

The Prodigy - Out of Space (Official Video)

External video

The Prodigy - Firestarter (Official Video)

The Prodigy are an English electronic music group from Braintree, formed by Liam Howlett in 1990. The members were originally Liam Howlett (keyboardist and composer), Keith Flint (dancer and vocalist), Maxim (MC and vocalist), Leeroy Thornhill (dancer and occasional live keyboardist), and a female dancer and vocalist called Sharky, however, both Leeroy and Sharky left the band for different reasons.

Along with The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, and others, The Prodigy are credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. They have sold over 30 million records worldwide, and won numerous music awards during their career, including two Brit Awards for Best British Dance Act, three MTV Video Music Awards, two Kerrang! Awards, five MTV Europe Music Awards, and two Grammy Awards nominations.

The group's genre of music uses various styles ranging from rave, hardcore techno, electro-industrial, jungle and breakbeat and big beat, adding punk vocal elements in later works. The Prodigy first emerged in the underground rave scene in the early 1990s and have since achieved popularity and worldwide recognition. They earned titles like "the premiere dance act for the alternative masses" and "the Godfathers of Rave", and remain one of the most successful electronic acts of all time.