Karel Fialka

Infobox musical artist
Name = Karel Fialka
Background = solo_singer


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Birth_name = Karel Francis Fialka
Born = Bengal, India
Genre = Synthpop New wave Pop rock
Occupation = Singer-songwriter,
Musician,
Record Producer
Years_active = 1980 – present
Instrument = Keyboards, Vocals
Label = I.R.S.
Blueprint
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Karel Fialka is a British singer-songwriter, best known for his mid 1980s track, "Hey, Matthew".

Career

He was born Karel Francis Fialka in Bengal, India, to a Czech father and Scottish mother. [ [http://www.irscorner.com/f/fialka.html Irscorner.com] ] Fialka was launched in 1980 as the street poet of the 1980s. [http://www.music.us/biography/artist/28052/karel_fialka.html Music.us] ] A poet, traveller, musician and actor, his music turned out to be a combination, of acute observations on life, a keen sense of melodic phrases helped by the production touches of Wally Brill and Robin Langridge. Fialka's debut album "Still Life" was well received and "The Eyes Have It" became an airplay favourite.

Fialka had a Top 10 hit in 1987 on the UK Singles Chart with the single "Hey, Matthew", (on I.R.S. Records) after having a minor hit in 1980 with "The Eyes Have It" on Blueprint Records.cite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 198
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5] Also in 1987, "Hey, Matthew" appeared on the "Now That's What I Call Music 10" compilation album.

Fialka works mainly as a conceptual songwriter and record producer with occasional and infrequent live appearances. He is due to release his "Film Noir" album in the near future. Featured guest artists include Tilda Swinton and Paul Roberts (Sniff 'n' the Tears). The tracks on the album will be character-driven.

Fialka has had "The Things I Saw" released on the Berlin based !K7 Records label, as part of Booka Shade's "" album in October 2007. This came as a mashup with another track by Akiko Kiyama.

Collectors of work by Fialka prize bootleg copies of "Morrison Cafe", a deconstruction of songs by The Doors, and also "To Live Outside The Law You Must Be Honest", where he has done the same to songs written by Bob Dylan.

ongwriting credits

Fialka has written songs recorded and/or remixed by other artists, as follows:-
*"Aube 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 - "" (2007)
*"Thru the Gate... Every Step of the Way" - Martin Stephenson - "Collective Force" (2002) [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=KAREL|FIALKA&sql=11:j9foxqy5ld0e~T32 Allmusic.com - Songs] ]

Discography

Albums

*1980: "Still Life"
*1988: "Human Animal" [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=KAREL|FIALKA&sql=11:j9foxqy5ld0e~T2 Allmusic.com - Discography] ]

ingles

*1980: "The Eyes Have It" UK #52
*1980: "File In Forget"
*1980: "Armband"
*1984: "Eat, Drink, Dance, Relax"
*1987: "Hey, Matthew" / "The Things I Saw" UK #5, D #15, CH #13, U.S. Modern Rock #29
*1988: "Eat, Drink, Dance, Relax (remix)"
*1988: "You Be The Judge" [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=KAREL|FIALKA&sql=11:j9foxqy5ld0e~T5 Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards] ]

ee also

*List of performers on Top of the Pops

References

External links

* [http://www.irscorner.com/f/fialka.html Fialka biography and discography @ Irscorner.com]