Ed Kowalczyk
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Birth name | Edward Joel Kowalczyk |
Born | July 16, 1971 |
Origin | York, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Years active | 1984–present |
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Website | www.edkowalczyk.com |
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.
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] In June 2022, Kowalczyk took a 55% controlling ownership of the band, immediately firing founding guitarist Chad Taylor from the band.[6] In October 2022, Kowalczyk and three new musicians began performing as Live without Patrick Dahlheimer and Chad Gracey, leaving Kowalczyk as the sole founding member of the band.
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.
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Political activities
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Kowalczyk is a member of Canadian charity Artists Against Racism and has worked with them on awareness campaigns.[8]
Discography
Solo studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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US [9] |
AUS [10][11] |
BEL (FL) [10] |
NLD [10] | ||
2010 | Alive
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166 | 42 | 27 | 4 |
2013 | The Flood and The Mercy
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— | — | 136 | — |
Solo extended plays
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2012 | The Garden
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Solo singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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Alt. |
AUS [11] |
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2001 | "Evolution Revolution Love" ( Tricky featuring Ed Kowalczyk & Hawkman)
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35[12] | — | 79[13] | Blowback |
2010 | " Grace "
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— | 100 | — | Alive |
"Stand" | — | — | — | ||
2013 | "Seven" | — | — | — | The Flood and the Mercy |
Songs in TV
- "Evolution Revolution Love" (Tricky featuring Ed Kowalczyk) was used in the Manchester (Part 1)".[14]
- "The Great Beyond" was included on the soundtrack of the 2011 film Killing Bono.[15]
References
- ^ IMDb
- ^ "Happy birthday, Ed Kowalczyk!" MTV.com
- ^ Michael Alan Goldberg, "No Lead Singer Bonus For You, Ed Kowalczyk!" Archived December 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Make Major Moves Blog, philadelphiaweekly.com – December 7, 2009
- ^ "Live Sue Former Frontman Ed Kowalczyk". Rolling Stone. July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "Live Frontman Claims Control of Band, Guitarist Fired Amidst Internal Drama". Loudwire. June 21, 2022.
- ^ "IMAGINE (Slash)" YouTube
- ^ "Radio". Artists Against Racism. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ Rhett, What Went Wrong?…Live Archived December 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Drone – November 2, 2010
- ^ a b c "Chart History for Alive" dutchcharts.nl
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 157.
- Allmusic
- ^ "Dutch Chart History for Evolution Revolution Love" dutchcharts.nl
- ^ "Soundtrack details for West Wing episode Manchester (part 1)" IMDb
- ^ Jagernauth, Kevin "Killing Bono Soundtrack To Feature Song By Pre-U2 Group The Hype" indieWire – February 23, 2011