Kowalski
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Kowalski is the second most common surname
in Poland
(139,719). During the previous century it was the most common name. Jan Kowalski (and Jan Nowak) are synonymous with John Doe
or John Smith in English-speaking countries.
Kowalski translates to blacksmith, as it is the patronymic
form of the Polish equivalent of Smith
, "Kowal" (see the Polish surname Kowal and the Ukrainian surname Koval
). Several other surnames, such as Kowalczyk
, Kowalewski, and Kowalewicz, are also derived from the word Kowal.
Polish name
A Polish personal name, like names in most European cultures, consists of two main elements: imię, the first name, or given name, followed by nazwisko, the last name, surname, or family name....
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(139,719). During the previous century it was the most common name. Jan Kowalski (and Jan Nowak) are synonymous with John Doe
John Doe
The name "John Doe" is used as a placeholder name in a legal action, case or discussion for a male party, whose true identity is unknown or must be withheld for legal reasons. The name is also used to refer to a male corpse or hospital patient whose identity is unknown...
or John Smith in English-speaking countries.
Kowalski translates to blacksmith, as it is the patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
form of the Polish equivalent of Smith
Smith (surname)
Smith is an English family name originating in England. It is the most common surname in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in Ireland...
, "Kowal" (see the Polish surname Kowal and the Ukrainian surname Koval
Koval
Koval is a Ukrainian language surname. The words means literally "forge", is commonly used to describe a blacksmith and is the equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world...
). Several other surnames, such as Kowalczyk
Kowalczyk
Kowalczyk is the 5th most common surname in Poland.-Notable people:The surname may refer to:* Ed Kowalczyk , American rock singer* Józef Kowalczyk , Polish clergyman, archbishop of Gniezno...
, Kowalewski, and Kowalewicz, are also derived from the word Kowal.
Kowalski surname in Polish voivodships
Kowalski is:- 1st in Masovia Voivodeship (26,270),
- 2nd in Silesian VoivodeshipSilesian VoivodeshipSilesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
(11,811), - 3rd in Kuyavian-Pomeranian VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...
(12,076), - 2nd in Łódź Voivodeship (15,005),
- 2nd in Lower Silesian VoivodeshipLower Silesian VoivodeshipLower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
(9,429), - 3rd in Warmian-Masurian VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...
(6,480), - 2nd in West Pomeranian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
(6,345), - 3rd in Lubusz VoivodeshipLubusz Voivodeship- Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas....
(2,904).
Notable people
- Ethan Kowalski (1998-2012) - Was the King of asians
- Aleksander KowalskiAleksander KowalskiAleksander Marek Kowalski was a Polish ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics....
(1902–1940) - Polish ice hockey player killed in the Katyn massacre - Aleksander Kowalski (1908–1951) - Polish trade union activist
- Alexander KowalskiAlexander KowalskiAlexander Kowalski is a popular German techno music artist.-Career:Kowalski was born in 1978 in Greifswald, Germany, and was raised in Grimmen. In 1986 he moved with his family to Berlin, where he began his musical career. Early influences on his work were Joey Beltram and Synewave, though he was...
(born 1978) - German DJ, electronic music artist - Alfred Kowalski-Wierusz (1849–1915) - Polish painter
- Anna Kowalska (1903–1969) - Polish writer
- Bernard Louis Kowalski (1929–2007) - American director
- Bolesław Kowalski (1915–1944) - Polish trade union activist and underground fighter (AL)
- Daniel KowalskiDaniel KowalskiDaniel Steven Kowalski is a former Australian middle- and long-distance swimmer specialising in freestyle events. He competed in the Olympic Games in 200 m, 400 m and 1,500 m individual freestyle events and in the 4x200 m freestyle relay...
(born 1975) - Australian Olympic swimmer - Danuta Kowalska (born 1929) - Polish artist, designer of interior decoration
- Franciszek Kowalski (1799–1862) - Polish poet, insurgent of the November UprisingNovember UprisingThe November Uprising , Polish–Russian War 1830–31 also known as the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in Warsaw when the young Polish officers from the local Army of the Congress...
- Frank KowalskiFrank KowalskiFrank Kowalski was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Meriden, Connecticut, where he attended the grade and high schools. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1930, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937, and studied international relations at...
(1907-1974) - American US Army soldier and United States Representative - Grzegorz Kowalski (born 1942) - Polish sculptor, designer of interior decoration
- Jamie Kowalski (born 1964) - American composer
- Janusz Andrzej Kowalski (born 1935) - Polish artist, designer of interior decoration
- Jerzy Kowalski (1893–1948) - Polish writer and classicial philologist
- Jerzy Bogdan Kowalski (born 1923) - Polish professor of theory of state and law
- Joanna Kowalski (born 1992) - Prodigal student
- Jochen KowalskiJochen KowalskiJochen Kowalski is a famous German alto or mezzo countertenor, noted for his very rich timbre. He began his studies as a dramatic tenor, specializing in Wagner, but soon switched to countertenoring and specializing in baroque and classical music...
(born 1954) - German singer - John KowalskiJohn KowalskiJohn Kowalski is a former coach of the professional United States soccer clubs Tampa Bay Mutiny , Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Pittsburgh Spirit...
(born 1951?) - American soccer coach - Joseph Kowalski (born 1995) - American Youtuber and writer
- Józef KowalskiJózef KowalskiJózef Kowalski is, at age 111, thought to be Poland's oldest living man. He is thought to be the oldest verified military veteran in the world, following the death of Gertrude Noone. He is also the only living verified veteran of the 1919-1921 Polish-Soviet War. Kowalski served in the 22nd Uhlan...
(born 1900) - Polish supercentenarian and last Polish-Soviet warPolish-Soviet WarThe Polish–Soviet War was an armed conflict between Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine and the Second Polish Republic and the Ukrainian People's Republic—four states in post–World War I Europe...
veteran - Józef Kowalski-Wierusz (1866–1925) - Polish physicist
- Julie Kowalski (born 1983) - French female biker (nickname: "la reine des petits bouchons")
- Kasia KowalskaKasia KowalskaKatarzyna Kowalska is a Polish pop rock singer/songwriter/producer/actress.Her musical experience began in the 1980s when she sang as a female vocalist for numerous Polish bands, including Human, Fatum and Talking Pictures. In 1994 she started solo career releasing album Gemini...
(born 1973) - Polish pop rock singer and songwriter - Kazimierz Kowalski (born 1925) - Polish professor of zoology, ordination, mammals paleontology
- Kazimierz Maria Kowalski (born 1926) - Polish writer and journalist
- Ken KowalskiKen KowalskiKenneth "Ken" Reginald Kowalski, MLA is a provincial level politician and former teacher from Alberta, Canada. He is a current member and also dean of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and has served continuously since November 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...
- Canadian politician - Ludwik KowalskiLudwik KowalskiLudwik Kowalski is a Polish-American nuclear physicist, anti-communist author, and professor emeritus of Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey.-Life:...
(born 1931) - Polish-American nuclear physicist and professor emeritus - Marian Kowalski (1821–1884) - Polish astronomer
- Saint Faustina KowalskaMary Faustina KowalskaMaria Faustina Kowalska, commonly known as Saint Faustina, born Helenka Kowalska was a Polish nun, mystic and visionary...
(1905–1938) - Catholic saint - Myron KowalskyMyron KowalskyMyron Kowalsky is a retired Canadian politician, teacher, and former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....
- Canadian politician - Richard Kowalski (born 1963) - American Astronomer
- Robert KowalskiRobert KowalskiRobert "Bob" Anthony Kowalski is a British logician and computer scientist, who has spent most of his career in the United Kingdom....
(born 1941) - American logician - Sharon Kowalski - subject of groundbreaking disabilityDisabilityA disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
and LGBTLGBTLGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
legal rights case - Stanisław Kozyr-Kowalski (born 1936) - Polish professor of sociology
- Tadeusz Kowalski (1841–1904) - Polish agronomist, agricultural activist and educator
- Tadeusz Kowalski (1889–1948) - Polish orientalist, expert on Middle East Muslim culture and languages
- Thomas Schmidt-KowalskiThomas Schmidt-KowalskiThomas Schmidt-Kowalski is a German composer.Schmidt-Kowalski was born at Oldenburg in 1949. He studied composition at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Berlin under Frank Michael Beyer and at the Musikhochschule Hannover under Alfred Koerppen...
(born 1949) - German composer - Todd "The Rod" Kowalski - Member of PropagandhiPropagandhiPropagandhi is a Canadian punk band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. The band is currently located in Winnipeg, Manitoba....
- William KowalskiWilliam KowalskiWilliam John Kowalski III is an American novelist and screenwriter.-Youth:Kowalski is the eldest child of Dr. William John Kowalski, Jr. of Buffalo, N.Y. and Kathleen Emily Siepel of Angola, N.Y. . In 1974, the family moved to Erie, Pennsylvania...
(born 1970) - American author of Eddie's Bastard - Witold Cezariusz Kowalski (born 1936) - Polish professor of geology
- Wladek Kowalski ("Killer" Kowalski) (1926–2008) - Polish-Canadian professional wrestler, trainer
- Władysław Kowalski (1883–1937) - Polish trade union activist, publicist and politician (KPP)
- Władysław Kowalski (1894–1958) - Polish trade union activist, writer and politician (PSL, ZSL)
- Włodzimierz Tadeusz Kowalski (born 1935) - Polish professor of modern history and publicist
- Wojciech KowalewskiWojciech KowalewskiWojciech Kowalewski , is a Polish football goalkeeper who played for Anorthosis Famagusta in the Cypriot First Division.-Club career:Kowalewski made his top-flight debut with Wigry Suwałki during the 1996–97 season, but it was not until 2001–02, after a loan spell with second division side...
(born 1975) - Polish football goalkeeper - Zygmunt Kowalski (born 1932) - Polish professor of chemistry
Fictitious
- Stanley and Stella Kowalski - character in the Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning play by Tennessee WilliamsTennessee WilliamsThomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
and 1951 filmFilmA film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, A Streetcar Named DesireA Streetcar Named Desire (play)A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The Broadway production was... - Leon Kowalski - character in the 1982 film Blade RunnerBlade RunnerBlade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K...
played by Brion JamesBrion JamesBrion Howard James was an American character actor. Known for playing the character of Leon Kowalski in the movie Blade Runner, James portrayed a variety of colorful roles in well-known films such as 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hours, Tango & Cash, Silverado, Red Heat, The Player and The Fifth Element... - Peter "Petey" Kowalski in the video game BullyBully (video game)Bully, also known as Canis Canem Edit for the PAL PlayStation 2 version, is an open world video game released by Rockstar Vancouver for the PlayStation 2 on 17 October 2006 in North America, and 25 October 2006 in the United Kingdom...
- Viktor Kowalski, member of the OAS in The Day of the JackalThe Day of the JackalThe Day of the Jackal is a thriller novel by English writer Frederick Forsyth, about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French terrorist group of the early 1960s, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France....
by Frederick ForsythFrederick ForsythFrederick Forsyth, CBE is an English author and occasional political commentator. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan and The Cobra.-... - Detective Stanley Raymond Kowalski - character in the Gemini AwardGemini AwardThe Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
-winning television series Due SouthDue SouthDue South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie...
(named after the above Streetcar character) - Kowalski - The Top Gun pilot in 1991 filmFilmA film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Hot Shots!Hot Shots!Hot Shots! is a 1991 comedy spoof film starring Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer and Ryan Stiles . It was directed by Jim Abrahams, co-director of Airplane! , and was written by Abrahams and Pat Proft...
, by Kristy SwansonKristy SwansonKristen Nöel "Kristy" Swanson is an American actress best known for playing Buffy in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she also played Catherine "Cathy" Dollanganger in the movie version of the V.C... - Sophie Kowalsky - Marion Cotillard's character in the 2005 French film Jeux d'Enfants, also known by its English title, Love Me If You DareLove Me If You DareLove Me If You Dare is a 2003 Belgian film directed by Yann Samuell.-Plot:The film begins in a small town in Belgium, where a little girl, Sophie, is being bullied by other children...
- Kowalski the penguin, a character from the animated MadagascarMadagascar (film series)Madagascar is an animated film series produced by DreamWorks Animation. Voices of Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock and David Schwimmer are featured in the films...
movies and the TV show The Penguins of MadagascarThe Penguins of MadagascarThe Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper , Kowalski , Private , and Rico ; the lemurs King Julien , Maurice , and Mort... - Sergei Kowalski, the titular character in the spaghetti western The MercenaryThe Mercenary (film)The Mercenary , also known as A Professional Gun, is a 1968 spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film stars Franco Nero, Jack Palance, Tony Musante and Giovanna Ralli, and features a musical score by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai...
, played by Franco NeroFranco NeroFranco Nero is an Italian actor.-Early life:Nero was born Francesco Sparanero in San Prospero Parmense , the son of a sergeant in the...
. - "Kowalski" - song by British dance/rock band Primal ScreamPrimal ScreamPrimal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
- Baby Kowalski - Supporting character in the Ren & Stimpy Show
- Major Charles Kawalsky - character in the popular science fiction television series Stargate SG-1Stargate SG-1Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...
- Kitty Kowalski - Lex Luthor'sLex LuthorLex Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and the archenemy of Superman, although given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and...
companion in 2006 film Superman ReturnsSuperman ReturnsSuperman Returns is a 2006 superhero film directed by Bryan Singer. It is the fifth and final installment in the original Superman film series and serves as a alternate sequel to Superman and Superman II by ignoring the events of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace .The film stars...
, by Parker PoseyParker PoseyParker Christian Posey is an American actress. She became known during the 1990s after a series of roles in several well-received independent films. As a result, she has often been referred to as the "Queen of the Indies".... - Kowalski - main character in Vanishing Point (1971 film), played by Barry NewmanBarry NewmanBarry Foster Newman is an American film, television, and stage actor, famous for his interpretation of Kowalski in the movie Vanishing Point. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe and Emmy awards.- Life and career :...
- Kowalski - on the SeaviewSeaview- Places:* Seaview, Victoria, Australia, locality in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia* Seaview, Canterbury, a suburb of Timaru, New Zealand* Seaview, Clifton beach, a beach in Karachi* Seaview, Isle of Wight, a small village in England...
, the Submarine on the 1960s TV show Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a 1960s American science fiction television series based on the 1961 film of the same name. Both were created by Irwin Allen, which enabled the movie's sets, costumes, props, special effects models, and sometimes footage, to be used in the production of the... - Benjamin "Ben" Kowalski in the Comic series Templar, ArizonaTemplar, ArizonaTemplar, Arizona is a webcomic written and drawn by Charlie "Spike" Trotman. It was named as by The Webcomics Examiner. Nominated for the 2006 Web Cartoonist's Choice Award in the categories Outstanding New Character Design, Outstanding Environment Design, Outstanding Character Writing,...
- Kowalski - fictional character in the PlayStation 2 game Syphon Filter 2Syphon Filter 2Syphon Filter 2 is a stealth third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation. Released in 2000, its plot picks up immediately after where the previous Syphon Filter ended. It is the second title in the Syphon Filter series...
- Walt Kowalski, the protagonist, a traditional Korean War veteran in a changing world, in the 2008 filmFilmA film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Gran Torino played by Clint EastwoodClint EastwoodClinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide... - Steve Kowalski - character in the 2007 filmFilmA film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Devil's DiaryDevil's Diary (2007 film)Devil's Diary is a Canadian horror film made for television directed by Farhad Mann and starring Alexz Johnson, Magda Apanowicz, Deanna Casaluce, and Miriam McDonald.-Plot:... - Sgt. Kowalski - character in video game Call of Duty 3Call of Duty 3Call of Duty 3 is a World War II first-person shooter and the third installment in the Call of Duty video game series first released on November 7, 2006. It has been released for all three seventh generation video game systems: the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii...
- Roxanne Kowalski - Daryl HannahDaryl HannahDaryl Christine Hannah is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s, notably Blade Runner, Splash, Wall Street and Roxanne and Kill Bill.-Early life:Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Susan...
's character in RoxanneRoxanne (film)Roxanne is a 1987 comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi. It is a modern retelling of the 1897 verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, written by French author Edmond Rostand, and stars Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah.-Plot summary:...
, the 1987 remake of Cyrano de Bergerac (play)Cyrano de Bergerac (play)Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. Although there was a real Cyrano de Bergerac, the play bears very scant resemblance to his life....
with Steve MartinSteve MartinStephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer.... - Captain Kawalsky Stargate Sg-1
- Mr Kowalski - original owner of Kowalski's, Rosie Duncan's florist store in the novel Fairytale of New York by Miranda Dickinson
- Sgt. Kowalski - Raising Arizona
- Roch Kowalski - Brave and stupid officer in Sienkiewitz's novel With Fire and Sword
- Mrs. Kowalski - Miriam MargolyesMiriam MargolyesMiriam Margolyes, OBE is an English actress and voice artist. Her earliest roles were in theatre and after several supporting roles in film and television she won a BAFTA Award for her role in The Age of Innocence .-Early life:...
' character in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 British comedy film based upon British writer Toby Young's 2001 memoir of the same name. The film follows a similar storyline, about his five year struggle to make it in the United States after employment at Sharps Magazine...
(2008) - Dick Kowalsky - Character in the French animated series "Funky Cops" (2003)
See also
- In re Guardianship of KowalskiIn re Guardianship of KowalskiIn re Guardianship of Kowalski, 478 N.W.2d 790 , is a Minnesota Court of Appeals case that established a lesbian's partner as her legal guardian after she became incapacitated following an automobile accident...
- Koval'skiy (crater)Koval'skiy (crater)Koval'skiy is a crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies about one crater diameter to the southeast of the prominent Sklodowska, and to the north-northwest of Bowditch and Lacus Solitudinis, a small lunar mare....
- Kowalski (song)Kowalski (song)"Kowalski" is a song by the band Primal Scream. It was released as a single on May 5, 1997, and is the first to be released from the band's fifth album Vanishing Point. The single went to number 8 on the UK charts....
by Primal ScreamPrimal ScreamPrimal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...