Fatoni

Anton Schneider, known professionally as Fatoni, is a German rapper, songwriter and actor.

Early life

Schneider grew up in Munich. He changed schools a number of times and started an apprenticeship as a childcare assistant after completing 10th grade. Later he studied acting at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts. He lives in Berlin.

Music

Since coming into contact with Hip Hop at the end of the 1990s, Schneider started writing his own lyrics and became active as the rapper "Fatoni". In 2000 he founded the band Creme Fresh with rapper Keno and producer Bustla. Until its dissolution in 2011, the band published four albums and an EP. Until 2010, Fatoni and his band members were also part of the brass band Moop Mama, after which he left to start his solo career.
In 2011 Fatoni's first solo album was released, Solange früher alles besser war . In 2013 he released a collaborative album Nocebo with Edgar Wasser. In the next year, his EP Die Zeit heilt alle Hypes was released. In 2015 Fatoni released the EP C’mon!, featuring among others Edgar Wasser, Dexter and Occupanther Beats.
Also in 2015, Fatoni released the album Yo, Picasso along with Dexter and with a guest appearance by Philipp Grütering aka Kryptik Joe of Deichkind. The record debuted at place 23 in the German album charts and reached place 2 in the Hip Hop charts. In the following years he toured widely, opening for, among others, Fettes Brot, die Beatsteaks, Alligatoah, die Antilopen Gang and Deichkind. Later he had solo tours throughout the Germanophone area.
In March 2017 Fatoni's mixtape Im Modus came out, featuring old companions like Edgar Wasser, Dexter und Juse Ju, as well as new collaborators Maeckes, Retrogott and the electropop band Grossstadtgeflüster.
In October 2017 Fatoni released a collaboration album Alle Liebe nachträglich with singer Mine. The two had collaborated before on Mine's song Ziehst du mit . The record was nominated for the 2018 Pop culture prize in the categories "Favourite album" and "Most exciting idea/campaign".
In 2019, Fatoni released his next solo album, Andorra, which entered the German album charts at place 9. The record features guest appearances by Casper as well as Dirk von Lowtzow of Tocotronic.
In May 2021, Delirium, Fatoni's second collab album with Edgar Wasser was released. The record entered the German album charts at place 4 and reached place 1 on the Hip Hop charts.
In February 2023, single Wunderbare Welt was released, to announce the album of the same name. After the release of further singles, the album appeared in May 2023, and entered the German album charts at place 7.
In May 2025, BAWRS, Fatoni's third collaborative album with Edgar Wasser and Juse Ju was released. This was his first album with two other collaborators. It was pre-released along with the singles Nein! Doch! Ohh!, Beste Kombi, and Crémant aus dem Senfglas .
Fatoni frequently collaborates with other musicians, and has appeared on pieces by Die Höchste Eisenbahn, Max Herre, Grossstadtgeflüster, Antilopen Gang, Fettes Brot, Lakmann, Dexter, Maeckes, Juse Ju and Moop Mama.

Acting

During his studies at the Otto-Falckenberg-School between 2009 and 2013, Schneider appeared in various plays in Munich, for example at the Munich Kammerspiele. After a guest engagement at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt, he was in the ensemble of the Staatstheater Augsburg from 2013 to 2015.
He has also appeared in film and television, for example in Tatort, series like Normaloland, Fett und Fett or the theater release Home Sweet Home - Wo das Böse wohnt . He has also acted as a voice artist on audiobooks and audio plays, such as Die letzten Männer des Westens by Tobias Ginsburg in 2021, Goldstein by Volker Kutscher in 2022, or "Drifter" for the Bayerischer Rundfunk in 2024.
From 2015 to 2023 he presented Die Fatoni Show on Radio Puls.

Film- and Theater music

In 2021, Fatoni wrote various songs for the TV series Almost Fly along with Roger Rekless.
In 2022 he wrote songs for Anne Lenk's production of Minna von Barnhelm at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. The songs were produced by musician and actor Camill Jammal.

Discography

As solo artist

Albums

Year	Title	DE	AT	CH	Comment
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	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

EPs

2015: ''C’MON! EP''
Singles and Videos
2011: Lauf der Dinge
2011: Vorurteile
2012: Solange früher alles besser war
2012: Geh jetzt weg
2012: Mutterficker
2013: Dicke Hipster
2013: Nicht jetzt
2013: Check uns aus
2013: Fans
2013: Deutscher Rap
2014: Lustig
2013: An der Uhr
2014: Tränen oder Pisse
2014: Vorurteile pt. II
2015: Kreis
2015: C’mon das geht auch klüger
2015: Schlafentzug
2015: Benjamin Button
2015: Kein Tag
2015: Kann nicht reden ich esse
2015: 32 Grad
2016: Ziehst du mit
2016: Keiner Fickt Mich
2016: Gravitationswellen
2016: Im Modus
2017: Narkolepsie
2017: Das ist alles Kunst
2017: DA.YO.NE
2017: Alle Liebe nachträglich
2017: Romcom
2019: Die Anderen
2019: Clint Eastwood
2019: Alles zieht vorbei
2020: Inside Job
2020: Zuhause
2020: Nein Nein Nein Nein Nein Nein
2020: Realität
2021: Der Beste
2021: Alle 11 Minuten
2021: Künstlerische Differenzen
2021: Das Leben ist dumm
2021: Feeling
2021: Sí claro
2022: Der Teufel steckt im Detail
2023: Wunderbare Welt
2023: Danke dass du mich verlassen hast
2023: Fröhlich
2023: Alle ziehen
2023: Du wartest
2023: Links Rechts
2024: Rette sich wer kann
2024: War dabei
2024: LEKKER
2025: Nein! Doch! Ohh!
2025: Beste Kombi
2025: ''Crémant aus dem Senfglas''
Theater
2011: Nestbeschmutzung by Tobias Ginsburg
2013: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
2013: Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig’ Leben nach Franz von Kobell by Kurt Wilhelm
2014: Einer und Eine by Martin Heckmanns
2014: Verrücktes Blut by Nurkan Erpulat und Jens Hillje
2014: Die Banditen von Gerolstein by Jacques Offenbach
2015: Goldland by Tobias Ginsburg
2015: Kleiner Mann – was nun? by Hans Fallada
Filmography
2014: Twinfruit the Winfruit
2013: Elly Beinhorn – Alleinflug
2015: SOKO München
2016: Die Rosenheim-Cops
2020: Stichtag
2020: WAPO Bodensee
2020: SOKO Wismar
2021: Schlafschafe
2021: SOKO Potsdam
2021: Normaloland
2021: Fett und Fett
2021: Blutige Anfänger
2021: Tatort: Luna frisst oder stirbt
2023: Trauzeugen
2024: Home Sweet Home: Wo das Böse wohnt
2024: Szene Report