Pete Fijalkowski

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Pete Fijalkowski
Background information
Birth namePeter Jeremy Fijalkowski
Also known asPiotr Fijalkowski, Pete Fij
Born (1968-12-11) 11 December 1968 (age 53)
Surrey, England
Genres Alternative rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1988–present
LabelsCreation, One Little Indian
Associated acts Adorable, Polak, Pete Fij / Terry Bickers
Website petefijterrybickers.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.

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  5. "On Location Film Festival, Various locations around Worthing, Sep 17-29". argus.co.uk. 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.
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