Pete Fijalkowski

Pete Fijalkowski
Birth namePeter Jeremy Fijalkowski
Also known asPiotr Fijalkowski, Pete Fij
Born (1968-12-11) 11 December 1968 (age 56)
Surrey, England
GenresAlternative rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1988–present
LabelsCreation, One Little Indian
Websitepetefijterrybickers.blogspot.com

Peter Jeremy Fijalkowski (born 11 December 1968 in Surrey[1]) is an English vocalist, guitarist and songwriter formerly with the bands Adorable and Polak,[2] and currently plays with Terry Bickers of the House of Love in the duo Pete Fij / Terry Bickers. Polak also featured his brother, Krzyz Fijalkowski (born Christopher Martin Fijalkowski 1962 in Surrey),[3] formerly of The Bardots.

He has used variants of his name in the different projects he has worked on – using the Polish spelling of his birth name Peter, Piotr Fijalkowski in Adorable and the shortened Pete Fij for his work with Terry Bickers.

A film studies graduate at Warwick University,[4] Fijalkowski is the director of the 'On Location Film Festival' in Worthing, which shows films in site-specific locations relevant to the film.[5] He is also the director of Pete Fij / Terry Bickers' videos for "Out of Time",[6] "Downsizing"[7] and "Betty Ford".[8]

After a Kickstarter in late 2013[9] Fij and Terry Bickers released their debut album Broken Heart Surgery in July 2014.[10] Their second album, We Are Millionaires, was released in July 2017.

References

  1. ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006 | findmypast.co.uk". www.findmypast.co.uk.
  2. ^ Sutton, Michael (4 May 1993). "Adorable – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006 | findmypast.co.uk". www.findmypast.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Interviews " Interview with Pete Fijalkowski (Polak, Adorable)". Webcuts Music. 24 April 1998. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  5. ^ "On Location Film Festival, Various locations around Worthing, Sep 17-29". argus.co.uk. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Pete Fij / Terry Bickers 'Out of Time'". YouTube. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Pete Fij / Terry Bickers – Downsizing". YouTube. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Pete Fij / Terry Bickers – Betty Ford". YouTube. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  9. ^ "'Broken Heart Surgery' Album Project by Pete Fij / Terry Bickers – Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Pete Fij / Terry Bickers". Petefijterrybickers.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.