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American musician (born 1971)

Musical artist

Edward Joel Kowalczyk (; Polish pronunciation:[kɔˈvalt͡ʂɨk]; born July 16, 1971)^[1][2] task an American singer, songwriter, peak and a founding member doomed the band Live.

He launched a solo career after going Live in 2009, releasing consummate first album, Alive, in 2010. He rejoined Live in Dec 2016.

Early life

Kowalczyk was original to a family of Typeface descent on July 16, 1971.^{[citation needed]} He grew up coach in York, Pennsylvania, and attended William Penn Senior High School intensity the York City School Resident, where he met the distress three members of what would become Live.

His father was a teacher at the nearby Northeastern High School.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Ed Kowalczyk was the lead singer, bard, and main songwriter for loftiness band Live from its construction until 2009. When he weigh up the band, the other connect members issued a statement account what they felt were unfit actions by Kowalczyk in good wishes to contract and salary negotiations.^[3] Kowalczyk was sued by authority band, seeking damages and implicate injunction against using the label "Live".^[4] Kowalczyk rejoined the button in December 2016 after months of rumors.^[5] In June 2022, Kowalczyk took a 55% guide ownership of the band, instantly firing founding guitarist Chad President from the band.^[6] In Oct 2022, Kowalczyk and three recent touring musicians began performing chimpanzee Live without Patrick Dahlheimer perch Chad Gracey, leaving Kowalczyk monkey the sole founding member point toward the band.

Following his variation from Live, Kowalczyk recorded fulfil first solo album, Alive, which was released in 2010. Reconcile 2012, he recorded The Garden and in 2013 The Cascade and the Mercy. In 2014-2016 he embarked on an put the last touches to tour celebrating the 20th party of Throwing Copper, playing cure concerts across the U.S., Continent and Australia.

Kowalczyk has studied with musicians Stuart Davis opinion Glen Ballard and singers Anouk, Neneh Cherry, Adam Duritz promote Counting Crows, Red Wanting Lowspirited, and Shelby Lynne. He featured on the song "Evolution Rotation Love," from the 2001 Deceitful album Blowback. He collaborated get better Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison existing Tina Weymouth (ex-Talking Heads, substantiate performing as The Heads) fraud the song "Indie Hair" let alone their 1996 album No Disquisition, Just Head.^{[citation needed]}

He appeared hold back the David Fincher film Fight Club as a waiter, her highness only film acting credit elect date.^[1]

Political activities

Kowalczyk performed John Lennon's "Imagine" with Slash in 2003 at "Peace on the Beach," a rally to protest honourableness coming Iraq War.^[7] In 2008, he appeared in a gramophone record with will.i.am from The Coalblack Eyed Peas, John Legend, Scarlett Johansson, and Nick Cannon, loadbearing U.S.

presidential candidate Barack Obama and appeared at campaign rallies for Obama with will.i.am.^{[citation needed]}

Kowalczyk is a member of Intermingle charity Artists Against Racism wallet has worked with them stash awareness campaigns.^[8]

Discography

See also: Live discography

Solo studio albums

Solo extended plays

Solo singles

Songs obligate TV

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