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Edward Joel Kowalczyk (/koʊˈwɔːl.tʃɪk/; born July 16, 1971)[1][2] is an American singer, songwriter, musician and a founding member of the band Live. After leaving Live in 2009, he launched a solo career. His first album, Alive, was released worldwide in June and July 2010. He rejoined Live in December 2016.

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Ed Kowalczyk
Ed Kowalczyk performing with Live in Ottawa (2009)
Background information
Birth name	Edward Joel Kowalczyk
Born	(1971-07-16) July 16, 1971 (age 51)
Origin	York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock post-grunge hard rock
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter musician guitarist
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Radioactive Epic Sony V2
Website	www.edkowalczyk.com

Early life

Kowalczyk was born to a family of Polish descent.^{[citation needed]} He grew up in York, Pennsylvania and attended William Penn Senior High School in the York City School District, where he met the other three members of what would become Live. His father was a teacher at the local Northeastern High School.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Ed Kowalczyk was the lead singer, lyricist, and main songwriter for the band Live from its formation until 2009, then rejoined the band in December 2016. In 2009, he left the band and the other three members issued a statement detailing what they felt were inappropriate actions by Kowalczyk in regards to contract and salary negotiations.[3] Kowalczyk was sued by the band, seeking damages and an injunction against using the name "Live".[4] Ed rejoined the band in December 2016 after months of rumors.[5]

Following his departure from Live, Kowalczyk recorded his first solo album, Alive, which was released in 2010. In 2012, he recorded The Garden and in 2013 The Flood and the Mercy. In 2014-2016 he embarked on an extensive tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of Throwing Copper, playing acoustic concerts across the U.S., Europe and Australia.

Kowalczyk has worked with musicians Stuart Davis and Glen Ballard and singers Anouk, Neneh Cherry, Adam Duritz of Counting Crows, Red Wanting Blue, and Shelby Lynne. He featured on the song "Evolution Revolution Love," from the 2001 Tricky album Blowback. He collaborated with Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth (ex-Talking Heads, then performing as The Heads) on the song "Indie Hair" from their 1996 album No Talking, Just Head.^{[citation needed]}

He appeared in the David Fincher film Fight Club as a waiter who serves the characters of Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter, his only film acting credit to date.[1]

Political activities

Kowalczyk performed John Lennon's "Imagine" with Slash in 2003 at "Peace on the Beach," a rally to protest the coming War in Iraq.[6] In 2008, he appeared in a video with will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Scarlett Johansson, and Nick Cannon, supporting U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama and appeared at campaign rallies for Obama with will.i.am.^{[citation needed]}

Kowalczyk is a member of Canadian charity Artists Against Racism and has worked with them on awareness campaigns.[7]

Discography

Solo studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [8]	AUS [9][10]	BEL (FL) [9]	NLD [9]
2010	Alive Released: July 6, 2010 Label: Soul Whisper Format: CD	166	42	27	4
2013	The Flood and The Mercy Released: October 29, 2013 Label: Soul Whisper Format: CD	—	—	136	—

Solo extended plays

Year	EP details
2012	The Garden Released: November 2012 Label: Harbour Format: Download

Solo singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Alt.	AUS [10]	NLD
2001	"Evolution Revolution Love" (Tricky featuring Ed Kowalczyk & Hawkman)	35[11]	—	79[12]	Blowback
2010	"Grace"	—	100	—	Alive
	"Stand"	—	—	—
2013	"Seven"	—	—	—	The Flood and the Mercy

Songs in TV

• "Evolution Revolution Love" (Tricky featuring Ed Kowalczyk) was used in the NBC series The West Wing in the episode "Manchester (Part 1)".[13]
• "The Great Beyond" was included on the soundtrack of the 2011 film Killing Bono.[14]

References

External links

• Official website

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