Skinny is the name attached to several different acts and artists, but the best-documented uses in the input describe an English band, a Swedish synthpop act, a producer from Newbridge in Ireland, and a number of rappers. The name is also used for an American artist known as “Keyboard Cat”.

English band

One version of Skinny is an English band associated with underground electronic music. They are known for the track “Failure”, which becomes a regular fixture on Xfm before the station’s takeover by Capital. The song is re-released more than once in an attempt to widen its appeal. The group combines electronic house with 1960s rock influences, uses humour in its lyrics, and sometimes takes a more serious tone. It has a connection to Faithless through a shared band member, and it is released on the Cheeky label. The band disbands around 2001.

Swedish synthpop act

Another Skinny is a Swedish synthpop act. This version releases the album Det lyckliga livet in 2001.

Producer from Ireland

A further Skinny is a producer and musician from Newbridge, Ireland. He produces material for bands across several genres, and his own work is mainly alternative and electronica.

Rapper and hip hop artist

The name also refers to an American hip hop artist known as $kinny, born in Saudi Arabia. He is the founder and CEO of Feed Me Entertainment. He gains recognition for his production style and melodic songwriting, later signs a writer/producer deal with Warner/Chappell Music, and releases the mixtape Ghetto Disneyland. Another artist called Skinny is a rapper from Catania in Sicily, Italy, born Noà Magro, who begins writing and freestyling at 12, records his first songs in 2019, and releases “Pregiudicati” and then “Criminale” in 2020. A Polish rapper also uses the name Skinny and is also known as Brudna Małpa.

Other use

The verified facts also identify Skinny as an American animal entry associated with “Keyboard Cat”.