Background
He was born Karel Francis Fialka in Bengal, India, to a Scottish mother and Czechoslovakian father.
musician record producer singer-songwriter
He was born Karel Francis Fialka in Bengal, India, to a Scottish mother and Czechoslovakian father.
Fialka was launched in 1980 as the street poet of the 1980s. Fialka"s debut album Still Life was well received. "The Eyes Have lieutenant" became a favourite on the radio.
Fialka had a Top 10 hit in 1987 on the United Kingdom Chart with the single "Hey, Matthew", (on Internal Revenue Service Records) after having a minor hit in 1980 with "The Eyes Have lieutenant" on Blueprint Records.
Fialka works mainly as a conceptual songwriter and record producer with occasional and infrequent live appearances. He released his album Film Noir in March 2009.
Featured guest artists included Tilda Swinton and Paul Roberts (Sniff "n" the Tears). The tracks on the album were character-driven.
Fialka had "The Things I Saw" 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.
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)Discography Albums 1980: Still Life 1988: Human Animal 2009: Film NoirSingles 1980: "The Eyes Have It" UK No. 52 1980: "File In Forget"
1980: "Armband"
1984: "Eat, Drink, Dance, Relax"
1987: "Hey, Matthew" UK No.
9, D No. 15, CH No. 13, U.S. Modern Rock No. 29 1988: "Eat, Drink, Dance, Relax (remix)"
1988: "You Be The Judge".
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.