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

Karel Fialka
Birth name	Karel Francis Fialka
Born	Bengal, India
Genres	Synth-pop new wave pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter musician composer record producer
Instrument(s)	Keyboards vocals
Years active	1980–present
Labels	I.R.S. Blueprint
Website	karelfialka.com

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 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 !K7 Records label, as part of Booka Shade's DJ-Kicks: Booka Shade album in October 2007. This came as a mashup with another track by Akiko Kiyama.^{[citation needed]}

Fialka released the 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:

• "Maybe Someday" – Cliff Richard – Dressed for the Occasion (1983)
• "In the Silence of the Night" – Sniff 'n' the Tears – Underground (2001)
• "Lip Service" – Sniff 'n' the Tears – Underground (2001)
• "The Misidia Monarchy/The Things I Saw" – Booka Shade – DJ-Kicks: Booka Shade (2007)
• "Thru the Gate... Every Step of the Way" – Martin Stephenson – Collective Force (2002)
• "Today Is Yesterday" – Simeone – An Introduction to Simeone (2011)[3]

Discography

Albums

• Still Life (1980)
• Human Animal (1988)
• Film Noir (2009)[4]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart 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"	9	13	15	29
1988	"Eat, Drink, Dance, Relax" (remix)	—	—	—	—
	"You Be the Judge"	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

See also

• List of performers on Top of the Pops

References

External links

• Personal website
• Karel Fialka at AllMusic
• Karel Fialka discography at Discogs
• Karel Fialka at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Karel Fialka

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[ru] Фиалка, Карел

Ка́рел Фра́нсис Фиа́лка (англ. Karel Francis Fialka) — британский певец и композитор.

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