Karel Fialka

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Karel Fialka
Birth nameKarel Francis Fialka
Born Bengal, India
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • composer
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • vocals
Years active1980–present
Labels
Website karelfialka.com

Karel Francis Fialka is an Indian-born British singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for his 1987 single, "Hey Matthew".

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Career

He was born Karel Francis Fialka in Bengal, India, to a Scottish mother and Czech father. Fialka was launched in 1980 as "the street poet of the 1980s." [1] Fialka's debut studio album Still Life was well received. The single "The Eyes Have It" received radio play. [1]

Fialka had a top 10 hit in 1987 on the UK Singles Chart with the single "Hey Matthew", (on I.R.S. Records). [2] Fialka works mainly as a conceptual songwriter and record producer with occasional and infrequent live appearances.

"The Things I Saw" was released on the Berlin based Studio !K7 label, as part of Booka Shade's DJ mix album DJ-Kicks: Booka Shade in October 2007. This came as a mashup with another track by Akiko Kiyama.[ citation needed ]

Fialka released the studio album Film Noir in March 2009. Featured guest artists included Tilda Swinton and Paul Roberts (Sniff 'n' the Tears).

Bootleg recordings include the titles Morrison Cafe, a deconstruction of songs by the Doors, and To Live Outside the Law You Must Be Honest, where he has done the same to songs written by Bob Dylan.

Songwriting and production credits

Fialka has written songs recorded and/or remixed by other artists, as follows:

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

YearTitleChart positions
UK
[2] [5]
SWI
[6]
GER
[7]
US Alt.
[8]
1980"The Eyes Have It"52
"File in Forget"
"Armband"
1984"Eat, Drink, Dance, Relax"
1987"Hey Matthew"9131529
1988"Eat, Drink, Dance, Relax" (remix)
"You Be the Judge"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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