Karel Fialka
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Birth name | Karel Francis Fialka |
Born | Bengal, India |
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Years active | 1980–present |
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Website | karelfialka |
Karel Francis Fialka is an Indian-born British singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for his 1987 single, "Hey Matthew".
Career
He was born Karel Francis Fialka in
Fialka had a
"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:
- "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
Studio albums
- Still Life (1980)
- Human Animal (1988)
- Film Noir (2009)[4]
Singles
Year | Title | Chart positions | ||||||||||||
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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
References
- ^ a b "Karel Fialka Biography – Music Artist Band Biographies – Artists Bands Bio – FREE MP3 Downloads". Music.us. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Karel Fialka | Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Karel Fialka | Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "KAREL FIALKA - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Karel Fialka - Hey Matthew". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "KAREL FIALKA - HEY MATTHEW [SINGLE]". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Karel Fialka Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
External links
- Personal website
- Karel Fialka at AllMusic
- Karel Fialka discography at Discogs
- Karel Fialka at IMDb