Mabel Matiz

Fatih Karaca (; born 31 August 1985), better known by his stage name Mabel Matiz , is a Turkish pop music singer-songwriter.

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. 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.

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. 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". According to Bienet, this is the first case of an individual song being targeted through the courts in Turkey.

Personal life 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. 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.

In memory of his parents, Mabel gave his mother's name to his 4th studio album Maya, 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.

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.

Discography Studio albums Format: Digital download Pose Records

Compilation albums Album Album info Mabel Matiz & Yaşım ÇocukReleased: January 2016 Label: DMC Format: CD, digital download

Live albums Album Album info Dudaklarımdan Yıllarca DüşmeyecekReleased: November 2024 Label: DMC Format: Digital download

Singles YearAlbumRecord labelChart positionsWW 2014Kör Heves Date: 2014 Format: digital downloadAda Müzik—Alaimisema (2014 Radio Edit) Date: 2014 Format: digital download— 2016Mavi Date: 2016 Format: MC, LP, CD—Fena Halde (Reworks) Date: 2016 Format: MC, LP, CDDMC—Geçti Dost Kervanı Date: 2016 Format: Digital downloadMabel Matiz— 2017Ya Bu İşler Ne Date: 2017 Format: MC, LP, CD DMC— 2018Öyle Kolaysa Date: 2018 Format: MC, LP, CD— 2019Gözlerine Date: 2019 Format: Digital download Pose Records— 2020Toy Date: 2020 Format: Digital download— 2021Kahrettim Date: 2021 Format: Digital download— 2022Hanfendi Date: 2022 Format: Digital download— Kavşaklar Date: 2022 Format: Digital download—Karakol Date: 2022 Format: Digital download—Fan Date: 2022 Format: Digital download—Antidepresan Date: 4 November 2022 Date: 21 April 2023 Format: Digital download—Uçkun Date: 5 May 2023 Format: digital download— 2024Kömür Date: 2024 Format: Digital download— Sen Benim Şarkılarımsın Date: 2024 Format: Digital downloadUBR Company— 2025Gök Mavi Date: 2025 Format: Digital downloadPose Records— Kayboldum Masalında Date: 2025 Format: Digital downloadDMC— 2026Dağılıyorum Olaysız Date: 2026 Format: Digital downloadPose Records— Umrumdışı Date: 2026 Format: Digital download—

Other contributions YearAlbumSong 2013Aysel'in Date: 2013 Format: MC, LP, CDSultan 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: Digital Nerde (with Nükhet Duru) 2022 Yeni Türkü Zamansız Date: 2022 Format: Digital Nerelere Gideyim 2024 Gündoğarken Patika Vol 1 pt. 1 Date: 2024 Format: Digital Sen Benim Şarkılarımsın 2025 Selami Şahin Şarkıları 3 Date: 2025 Format: Digital Ben Sevdalı Sen Belalı