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Anton Schneider (born 8 December 1984 in Munich), also known by his stage name Fatoni, is a German rapper and actor. He gained international recognition for his leading role in the Netflix series Crap Happens.
Life
[edit]Anton Schneider grew up in Munich. He changed schools several times and, after completing the tenth grade, began training as a childcare worker. From 2009 to 2013, he studied acting at the Otto Falckenberg School.[1] After first encountering hip hop as a teenager in the late 1990s, he began writing his own lyrics and performing.[2]
He lives in Berlin.
Music
[edit]In 2000, Fatoni founded the hip hop group Creme Fresh together with rapper Keno and producer Bustla. Before disbanding in 2011, the group released four albums and an EP. Until 2010, Fatoni and his bandmates were also members of the brass band Moop Mama, before he embarked on a solo career.
In 2011, he released Solang früher alles besser war, his first solo album. In 2013, he released the collaborative album Nocebo with Edgar Wasser. The following year saw the release of his EP Die Zeit heilt alle Hypes,[3] followed by the C'MON! EP in 2015.[4]
Fatoni had his breakthrough in 2015 with the album Yo, Picasso, which he made together with producer Dexter. The album received positive reviews and reached number 23 on the German album chart[5] and number two on the German hip hop chart.[6] Kryptik Joe of Deichkind appears as a guest.
In the following years, Fatoni toured as a supporting act for artists including Fettes Brot,[7] Beatsteaks,[8] Alligatoah, Antilopen Gang, Casper[9] and Deichkind.[10] This was followed by solo tours throughout German-speaking Europe.[11]
In March 2017, Fatoni released the mixtape Im Modus, featuring longtime associates such as Edgar Wasser and Juse Ju, as well as Maeckes, Retrogott and the electropop band Grossstadtgeflüster.
In October 2017, Fatoni released Alle Liebe nachträglich, a collaborative album with singer Mine. The two had previously collaborated on Mine's song Ziehst du mit. The album was nominated for the 2018 Preis für Popkultur in the categories Favourite Album and Most Exciting Idea/Campaign.[12]
In 2019, Fatoni released his next solo album, Andorra, which reached number nine on the German album chart. The album features guest appearances by Casper and Dirk von Lowtzow of Tocotronic.
In May 2021, Delirium, Fatoni's second collaborative album with Edgar Wasser, was released. It reached number four on the German album chart and number one on the German hip hop chart.
In February 2023, Fatoni released the single Wunderbare Welt, announcing an album of the same name. Further singles followed before the album was released in May 2023. It reached number seven on the German album chart.[13]
In May 2025, BAWRS, a collaborative album by Fatoni, Edgar Wasser and Juse Ju, was released. It was Fatoni's first album made in collaboration with two other artists. The album was preceded by the singles Nein! Doch! Ohh!, Beste Kombi and Crémant aus dem Senfglas.[14]
In July 2026, Fatoni released the studio album Drama endet nie. It was preceded by the singles Nachos, Wann werd ich endlich ausgetauscht, Geld ist geil, Vergissmeinnicht (featuring Lambert), Drama endet nie (featuring Lakmann) and Alles neu.[15]
Fatoni has also appeared as a featured artist on tracks by Max Herre, Grossstadtgeflüster, Die Höchste Eisenbahn, Antilopen Gang, Fettes Brot, Lakmann, Dexter, Maeckes, Juse Ju, Moop Mama, Mine, Mola and Betterov.
Acting
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After completing his acting studies, Fatoni appeared as a guest performer at several theatres, including the Münchner Kammerspiele and Stadttheater Klagenfurt.[16] From 2013 to 2015, he was a member of the ensemble at Theater Augsburg.[17]
He has also appeared in film and television, including the series Tatort (2021), Normaloland (2022) and Fett und Fett (2022),[18] as well as the feature film Home Sweet Home – Wo das Böse wohnt (2023).
In 2026, he played the lead role in the Netflix comedy series Kacken an der Havel. The character of rapper Toni is loosely based on Fatoni himself.[19] The series was created by brothers Alex Schaad and Dimitrij Schaad.
From 2015 to 2023, Fatoni hosted Die Fatoni Show on the radio station PULS.[20] In 2025, he hosted an episode of the satirical programme extra 3 Takeover.[21]
As a narrator and voice actor, Fatoni has contributed to audiobooks and radio plays, including Die letzten Männer des Westens by Tobias Ginsburg in 2021, Goldstein by Volker Kutscher in 2022 and Drifter for Bayerischer Rundfunk in 2024.[22][23]
Film and theatre music
[edit]In 2021, Fatoni and Roger Rekless wrote several songs for the television series Almost Fly, a production by Wiedemann & Berg Film.
In 2022, Fatoni wrote several songs for Anne Lenk's production of Minna von Barnhelm at the Deutsches Theater Berlin. The songs were produced by musician and actor Camill Jammal.[24][25]
For the Netflix series Kacken an der Havel, in which he also plays the lead role, Fatoni wrote several songs, all of which were produced by Dexter. They were released on the series' official soundtrack on 27 February 2026.[26]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Title | GER | AUT | SWI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Prosecco Piff | — | — | — | With Juse Ju and Popbiz Enemy |
| 2011 | Solang früher alles besser war | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | Nocebo | — | — | — | With Edgar Wasser |
| 2014 | Die Zeit heilt alle Hypes | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | C'MON! EP | — | — | — | EP |
| 2015 | Yo, Picasso | 23 | — | — | With Dexter |
| 2017 | Im Modus | 21 | — | — | |
| 2017 | Alle Liebe nachträglich | 47 | — | — | With Mine |
| 2019 | Andorra | 9 | 67 | 80 | |
| 2021 | Delirium | 4 | 27 | 80 | With Edgar Wasser |
| 2023 | Wunderbare Welt | 7 | — | — | |
| 2025 | BAWRS | 6 | — | — | With Edgar Wasser and Juse Ju |
| 2026 | Drama endet nie | 10 | — | — |
With Creme Fresh
[edit]Fatoni released four albums and an EP as a member of Creme Fresh.
Theatre
[edit]- 2011: Nestbeschmutzung by Tobias Ginsburg
- 2013: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
- 2013: Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig’ Leben, based on Franz von Kobell, by Kurt Wilhelm
- 2014: Einer und Eine by Martin Heckmanns
- 2014: Verrücktes Blut by Nurkan Erpulat and Jens Hillje
- 2014: Die Banditen von Gerolstein by Jacques Offenbach
- 2015: Goldland by Tobias Ginsburg
- 2015: Kleiner Mann – was nun? by Hans Fallada
Filmography
[edit]- 2013: Elly Beinhorn – Alleinflug
- 2014: Twinfruit the Winfruit
- 2015: SOKO München
- 2016: Die Rosenheim-Cops
- 2020: Stichtag
- 2020: WaPo Bodensee[30]
- 2020: SOKO Wismar
- 2021: Schlafschafe
- 2021: SOKO Potsdam
- 2021: Normaloland
- 2021: Fett und Fett
- 2021: Blutige Anfänger[31]
- 2021: Tatort: Luna frisst oder stirbt
- 2023: Trauzeugen[32]
- 2024: Home Sweet Home: Wo das Böse wohnt
- 2024: Szene Report
- 2026: Kacken an der Havel
References
[edit]- ↑ "DASDING Interview". YouTube (in German). 27 June 2019.
- ↑ "Fatoni, bist du ein großer Künstler?". Vice (in German).
- ↑ "Fatoni". laut.de (in German).
- ↑ "Fatoni veröffentlicht „C'MON! EP"". raptalk.org (in German).
- ↑ "Charts". 16bars.de (in German).
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – HipHop". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ Stephanie (25 September 2015). "Fettes Brot – Teenager vom Mars Tour 2015". About Musïc (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ "Beatsteaks – Seite 14". Beatsteaks (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ "Fatoni geht mit Casper auf Tour". BR Puls (in German).
- ↑ "Fatoni in Mönchengladbach". Facebook (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ "Fatoni – Yo, Fatoni Tour 2016". Testspiel.de (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ "Preis für Popkultur 2018: Das sind die Nominierten". Musikexpress (in German).
- ↑ "Wunderbare Welt – Fatoni". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ DIFFUS (5 May 2025). "Fatoni, Edgar Wasser & Juse Ju im Interview: „BAWRS", Boom Bap und Back to the Roots". YouTube (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Album der Woche: "Drama endet nie" von Fatoni". Radioeins (in German). 6 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Anton Fatoni Schneider". Crew United (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ↑ "Anton Schneider". Stadttheater Klagenfurt (in German). Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Anton Fatoni Schneider". Crew United (in German).
- ↑ "Rapper Fatoni im Interview über die Serie "Kacken an der Havel"". FluxFM (in German).
- ↑ "PULS – Die Fatoni Show". BR (in German). Archived from the original on 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Neues Format "extra 3 Takeover" startet am 13. November". NDR (in German).
- ↑ "Drifter – Fantastische Feelgood-Satire von Ulrike Sterblich". Bayerischer Rundfunk (in German).
- ↑ "Das Buch zur Woche: Tobias Ginsburg – „Die letzten Männer des Westens"". Diffus (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Deutsches Theater Berlin. "Minna von Barnhelm, von Gotthold Ephraim Lessing". Deutsches Theater Berlin (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Rapsongs für Minna von Barnhelm". Berliner Morgenpost (in German).
- ↑ "Kacken an der Havel (Soundtrack der Netflix Serie) – Album von Fatoni". YouTube Music (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "Fatoni – German charts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German).
- ↑ "Fatoni – Austrian charts". austriancharts.at.
- ↑ "Fatoni – Swiss charts". hitparade.ch.
- ↑ "Blackout – WaPo Bodensee". Das Erste (in German). ARD. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ↑ "Blutige Anfänger Staffel 2, Folge 5: Durchbohrt". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ↑ "Anton Fatoni Schneider". schauspielervideos.de (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
External links
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- Official website
- Fatoni at laut.de
- Fatoni discography at Discogs
- Anton Fatoni Schneider at Crew United
- Anton Fatoni Schneider at Castupload
- Anton Schneider / Fatoni at Birnbaum & Frame
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