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{{Short description|Bangalore-based alternative rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = All The Fat Children
| image =
| caption = All The Fat Children Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, Bangalore in 2012
| origin = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| genre = [[Hard Rock]], [[Alternative Rock]]
| years_active = 2008 - present
| label = Unsigned
| website =
| current_members = Eben Johnson <br /> Vickram Kiran <br /> Sachin Savio Dane
| past_members = <br />Samuel Santosh Wesley
}}

'''All The Fat Children (ATFC)''' is a Bengaluru-based alternative rock<ref>{{cite news |title=Belting out some original tracks |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/392630/belting-some-original-tracks.html |access-date=19 March 2021 |agency=Deccan Herald |date=18 March 2014}}</ref> band that was formed in June 2008.

==Career==
ATFC has its roots as a college band from [[Christ University]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Prabhan |first1=Pooja |title=Making music on the rocks |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/120917/making-music-on-the-rocks.html |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> The three members met up at university while studying and decided to form the band. The name origin came from Eden Johnson, who said "When we started off, sometime in 2008, we all were chubby kids. Most of our material came from the fact that we were overweight."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/the-name-all-the-fat-children-was-our-way-of-fighting-our-body-image-issues/articleshow/60477913.cms|title=Eben Johnson: The name 'all the fat children' was our way of fighting our body image issues | Hyderabad News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=It ain't over till All The Fat Children sing|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1288433/report-it-aint-over-till-all-the-fat-children-sing|access-date=4 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fat Children play fat rock|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/81/2013021020130210000638501f742693d/Fat-Children-play-fat-rock.html|access-date=4 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212115343/http://bangaloremirror.com/article/81/2013021020130210000638501f742693d/Fat-Children-play-fat-rock.html|archive-date=12 February 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Portly tunes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/portly-tunes/article4397200.ece|access-date=4 June 2013 | location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|date=10 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Getting Big on all the fat children|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Getting-BIG-on-All-the-Fat-Children/2015/12/07/article3161501.ece|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> The band had performed in Bangalore with [[Motherjane]] and [[Pentagram (Indian band)|Pentagram]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fat chance|url=http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=23&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIBG&mydateHid=23-08-2011&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Bangalore&edname=&articleid=Ar02300&publabel=TOI|access-date=4 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020183127/http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=23&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIBG&mydateHid=23-08-2011&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Bangalore&edname=&articleid=Ar02300&publabel=TOI|archive-date=20 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have performed more than 200 shows so far with 30 original compositions to their credit.<ref name="auto1"/>

ATFC released their first single called "I Can Fly", which was also released as a video produced by Qyuki, an initiative by [[A.R. Rehman]] and [[Shekhar Kapur]].<ref>{{cite web|title=I Can Fly|url=http://www.qyuki.com/premiere/bandstand/I-Can-Fly-22771|access-date=13 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801232810/http://www.qyuki.com/premiere/bandstand/I-Can-Fly-22771|archive-date=1 August 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

A second single "Somebody Else" was released in 2015, also released as a self-produced video. The video also received air time on TV channels such as [[VH1]] and Pepsi [[MTV]] Indies. The video was shot in a warehouse, which was painted and the process took less than twenty four hours.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=keeping it simple and real|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/keeping-it-simple-and-real/article7980679.ece|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> "Somebody Else" was selected by [[Rolling Stone]] India as one of its 10 Best Indian Singles of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Best Indian Singles of 2015|url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/10-best-singles-of-2015/|website= Rolling Stone India|access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref> Sennheiser listed ATFC in the top twenty bands in India for 2016 and 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=B |first1=Keerthana |title=Making merry, making music in Hyderabad |url=https://telanganatoday.com/making-merry-making-music-hyderabad |website=Telanga Today |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref>

The band does not believe in producing an album as yet, preferring to produce singles and videos to accompany them. “We realised one thing over the years. People expect us to have an album around. We don’t have one. We have never supported the idea of an album. I have personally bought only two albums in my life. I never saw the point in it. The idea of a single was good. Now we are thinking of doing an EP just for the people who know our songs, want to listen to them together and hear a lot more of us.” says Eben, the vocalist and guitarist.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Getting fat on hard rock|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151113/lifestyle-offbeat/article/getting-fat-hard-rock|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> The band is known for their live act including instances of Eben wearing a nightgown with lipstick and a bindi.<ref>{{cite web|title=When All The Fat Children made Hyderabadis shut up and dance|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/When-All-The-Fat-Children-made-Hyderabadis-shut-up-and-dance/articleshow/49780037.cms|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref>

The band completed a decade of performance in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodricks |first1=Allan Moses |title=Gig guide: Heavy on the alternative |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/heavy-on-the-alternative/article22620724.ece |access-date=19 March 2021 |agency=The Hindu |date=1 February 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcv4E1jqB18 All The Fat Children - I Can Fly [Official Music Video]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYRDDWLn470 All The Fat Children (ATFC) Official - Somebody Else]
* [http://rollingstoneindia.com/all-the-fat-children/ All The Fat Children]
* [https://www.owl.christuniversity.in/post/fat-rock Fat Rock]

[[Category:Indian rock music groups]]

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>Vincentvikram at 05:42, 16 May 2021