Lou Fellingham is a British singer, songwriter and worship leader from Brighton. Lead singer of the band Phatfish from 1994 to 2014, she has pursued a solo career since 2006, with songs such as There Is a Day, Holy Holy, Our God Is For Us and This Changes Everything, and she hosts weekly online Worship Wednesdays.
Lou Fellingham comes from Brighton, on the south coast of England. She is the singer of Phatfish, a worship band formed in Brighton in 1994, with which she recorded eight albums, toured the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, and led worship at the Stoneleigh Bible Weeks. The band gave its final concerts in March 2014. She sang songs there that many churches have taken up, including Holy Holy and There Is a Day.
Her solo career began with Treasure (2006) and Promised Land (2008), which received a Christian Broadcasting Council award for worship in 2008. Fascinate (2014) followed, then the live albums This Changes Everything (2017), recorded in Brighton, and Made For You (2019), on Integrity Music. Since 2020 she has released her records through Wings Music Group, including Never Stop Loving (2024) and the live You Are My Peace, Vol. 1 (2026).
- Origin
- Brighton, United Kingdom
- Style
- Worship, congregational songs
- Active since
- 1994 (with the band Phatfish)
- Good to know
- Former lead singer of Phatfish, she hosts online Worship Wednesdays
How did Lou Fellingham get started?
Lou Fellingham started out in Brighton with Phatfish, a band founded in 1994 that began as a jazz-funk group before turning to worship. She is its lead singer, with Nathan Fellingham on drums. The band released albums such as We Know the Story (1997), Heavenbound (2001) and Higher (2011), and performed in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.
In 2006 she released Treasure, her first solo album, then Promised Land in 2008. Her work earned her several invitations to the BBC's Songs of Praise. After Fascinate (2014), she recorded This Changes Everything in front of an audience in Brighton in January 2017, then Made For You (2019), whose songs were written with several writers, including Noel Robinson and Michael Farren.
What makes Lou Fellingham distinctive?
She writes and leads worship for the congregation, with simple songs that are easy to take up in church. She has led worship at Spring Harvest, Festival of Praise and Prom Praise. With Nathan Fellingham, her writing partner, she has hosted the online Worship Wednesdays every week for more than six years, and she supports other worship leaders through the Worship Unlocked programme.
Her repertoire also makes room for hymns: the album Lean On the Everlasting Arms (Hymns, Vol. 1) dates from 2021 and the EP Songs for Easter from 2022. In 2024 and 2025 she released the live albums Lift Up His Name and Abba Father, with Emmanuel Smith and Noel Robinson among the guests.
Where should you start to discover Lou Fellingham?
Start with There Is a Day and Holy Holy, songs born with Phatfish, then move on to This Changes Everything and Our God Is For Us. Finish with You Are My Peace, before listening to the albums This Changes Everything (2017) and Made For You (2019).
songs
There is a day / Lift Up His Name
Two songs written by Nathan Fellingham, here with Lou and Phatfish, on the band's official channel.
Holy Holy (lift up his name) Live
One of Phatfish's best known songs, which she took up again in a live version on her own records in 2024.
This Changes Everything
The title song of the live album recorded in Brighton in January 2017 and released in April by Integrity Music.
Our God Is For Us
Official live video from Integrity Music, released as a single in April 2019, a week before the album Made For You (Live).
You Are My Peace & I Will Say
Two songs played back to back on her official channel; You Are My Peace is also the title of her live release from 2026.
Discography
- 2026You Are My Peace, Vol. 1· Live album
- 2025Abba Father· Live album, with Emmanuel Smith and Noel Robinson
- 2024Lift Up His Name· Live album, with Emmanuel Smith, Lucy Grimble and Noel Robinson
- 2024Never Stop Loving
- 2019Made For You· Live album, Integrity Music
- 2017This Changes Everything· Live album, Integrity Music
- 2014Fascinate· Integrity Music
- 2008Promised Land
- 2006Treasure
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Lou Fellingham?
Lou Fellingham is a British singer, songwriter and worship leader from Brighton. Singer of the band Phatfish, she has pursued a solo career since 2006 and leads worship in churches and at festivals.
Is Lou Fellingham a Christian artist?
Yes. She writes worship songs for congregations and leads worship in churches and Christian gatherings, such as Spring Harvest and Festival of Praise.
What are Lou Fellingham's best known songs?
Holy Holy, There Is a Day and Everlasting Arms are among her best known songs, along with This Changes Everything and Our God Is For Us.
What is Lou Fellingham's latest album?
Her latest album is You Are My Peace, Vol. 1, a live release from March 2026. It follows the live albums Lift Up His Name (2024) and Abba Father (2025).
What is Phatfish?
Phatfish is a worship band formed in Brighton in 1994, of which Lou Fellingham was the singer. It released many albums before its final concerts in March 2014.
Where can you listen to Lou Fellingham?
Her music is available on the main streaming platforms and on her official YouTube channel, where she also posts her Worship Wednesdays.