Fatih Karaca (Turkish pronunciation: [faːˈtih kaˈɾadʒa]; born 31 August 1985), better known by his stage name Mabel Matiz (pronounced [maˈbæl maˈtiz]), is a Turkish pop music singer-songwriter.

Mabel Matiz
Mabel Matiz in 2018
Born
Fatih Karaca[1]

(1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 39)
EducationIstanbul University
Istanbul Bilgi University (left)
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • dentist (formerly)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • Esen
  • DMC
  • Zoom
  • Pose
Websitemabelmatiz.com

He chose his stage name from two different words that he was inspired by. "Mabel" is from the Turkish novel Kumral Ada Mavi Tuna by Buket Uzuner. It is the nickname of Tuna, who is one of the main characters. "Matiz" is a slang word in the old Greek language meaning "drunk". "Mabel Matiz" reflects his point of view about the world and life.[2]

He has released five studio albums.

Musical career

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He began releasing his own songs via Myspace in 2008. Turkish music producer Engin Akıncı noticed his songs and offered him an album. He released his first studio album, Mabel Matiz, in 2011 with Esen Müzik label.[3] Except two songs, which were written by Birhan Keskin and Yalçın Tosun, all of the other pieces were written and composed by Mabel Matiz himself.[4]

He released his second studio album, Yaşım Çocuk, in 2013 with DMC label. He covered popular Yıldız Tilbe song "Aşk Yok Olmaktır" in this album.[5] Various songs from the album, including "Zor Değil", "Aşk Yok Olmaktır", "Yaşım Çocuk" and "Alaimisema" became popular hits and Milliyet Sanat awarded it as the "Album of the Year".[3] He contributed in Aysel Gürel tribute album, Aysel'in, in June 2013 by performing Sezen Aksu cover "Sultan Süleyman".

Personal life

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He grew up a son of a truck driver and Cyprus veteran father Ali, and housewife mother Maya. As a child, he suffered from a severe stutter that made it hard for him to express himself. However, he managed to overcome that by boosting his self-esteem through writing and music. By high school, he was even playing in a theater company.[6] After completing his compulsory education in Mersin, he moved to Istanbul for university education and graduated from Istanbul University, Dentistry Faculty in 2008. He briefly worked in a healthcare clinic until advancing into music career.[2][3] He is an LGBTI+ rights activist.[7]

In memory of his parents, Mabel gave his mother's name to his 4th studio album Maya,[8][9] while the song "Babamı Beklerken" ([while] waiting for my father) on the album is written for his father, who later died on 23 February 2019 at age 66.[10]

In the Turkish literature section of the Higher Education Institutions Exam held on 27 June 2020, a total of 2 questions containing lyrics from Mabel Matiz's album Maya and the song "Fırtınadayım" were asked, which later caused a stir on social media.[11][12][13][14]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album Record company
2011 Mabel Matiz Esen Müzik
2013 Yaşım Çocuk
  • Format: MC, LP, CD, digital download
Doğan Music Company
2015 Gök Nerede
  • Format: CD, digital download
Doğan Music Company
2018 Maya
  • Format: CD, digital download
Doğan Music Company
2023 Fatih
  • Format: Digital download
Pose Records

Compilation albums

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Album Album info
Mabel Matiz & Yaşım Çocuk
  • Released: January 2016
  • Label: DMC
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

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Year Album Record label Chart positions
WW
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2014 Kör Heves
(with Ceylan Ertem)
  • Date: 2014
  • Format: digital download
Ada Müzik
Alaimisema (2014 Radio Edit)
  • Date: 2014
  • Format: digital download
2016 Mavi
(with Ah! Kosmos)
  • Date: 2016
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
Fena Halde (Reworks)
  • Date: 2016
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
DMC
Geçti Dost Kervanı
  • Date: 2016
  • Format: Digital download
Mabel Matiz
2017 Ya Bu İşler Ne
  • Date: 2017
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
DMC
2018 Öyle Kolaysa
  • Date: 2018
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
2019 Gözlerine
  • Date: 2019
  • Format: Digital download
Pose Records
2020 Toy
  • Date: 2020
  • Format: Digital download
2021 Kahrettim
  • Date: 2021
  • Format: Digital download
2022 Hanfendi
  • Date: 2022
  • Format: Digital download
Kavşaklar
  • Date: 2022
  • Format: Digital download
Karakol
  • Date: 2022
  • Format: Digital download
Fan
  • Date: 2022
  • Format: Digital download
Antidepresan
(with Mert Demir)
  • Date: 4 November 2022
  • Format: Digital download
97
2023 Aferin
  • Date: 21 April 2023
  • Format: Digital download
Uçkun
(with Hello Psychaleppo)
  • Date: 5 May 2023
  • Format: digital download

Other contributions

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Year Album Song
2013 Aysel'in
  • Date: 2013
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
Sultan Süleyman
2017 Mirkelam Şarkıları
  • Date: 2017
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
Laubali
Mahzuni'ye Saygı
  • Date: 2018
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
Yuh Yuh (with Selda Bağcan)
2018 Yıldız Tilbe'nin Yıldızlı Şarkıları
  • Date: 2018
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
Değilsin
2020 Hikayesi Var
  • Date: 2020
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
Nerde (with Nükhet Duru)
2022 Yeni Türkü Zamansız
  • Date: 2022
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
Nerelere Gideyim

References

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  1. ^ Pektaş, Ali (2011-05-22). "Mabel Matiz'in dünyasına hoş geldiniz" (in Turkish). Zaman. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b Taşalan, Özgür (November 2011). "Mabel'i romandan, Matiz'i eski Yunan'dan". Detay (in Turkish) (87). Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Yerlikaya, Çağlar (2011-08-05). "Sosyal medyada patlayan şarkıcı" (in Turkish). Sabah. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. ^ "2011'in En İyi Yerli 5 Albümü". NTV.
  5. ^ Demirkol, Hikmet (2013-06-17). "Mabel Matiz:Ahıra Girmeyen Koç" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Mabel Matiz Biography". Concerty.com.
  7. ^ Akpınar, Ömer (2013-10-22). "Mabel Matiz: Pop, LGBT'lere Çok Şey Borçlu" (in Turkish). KAOS GL. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Mabel Matiz'den annesinin adını taşıyan albüm". Habertürk. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Pop Müzikte Bu Yılın Yıldızları". NTV.
  10. ^ "Yıldızların Peşinde Bir Albüm "Maya"". Hürriyet.
  11. ^ "YKS'deki Mabel Matiz sorusu! Şarkıcıdan açıklama geldi". CNN Turk. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  12. ^ "YKS'nin TYT oturumuna Mabel Matiz sorusu damga vurdu". Milliyet. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  13. ^ "YKS'deki Mabel Matiz sorusuna tepki gösterildi! Şarkıcıdan ilk açıklama". Sozcu. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  14. ^ "YKS 2020 TYT'de Mabel Matiz sorusu (Maya albümünden Fırtınadayım şarkısının sözleri)". ntv.com.tr. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of December 31, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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