Matthew Healy of The 1975
Matthew Timothy Healy (born 8 April 1989) is an English musician and music producer, best known as the lead singer of the pop rock band the 1975. He has been the lead singer since the band formed in early 2002. He is also known for producing many of the band's songs such as "Somebody Else" and "Robbers", as well as their albums The 1975 (2013), I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It (2016), A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (2018) and their most recent album, Notes on a Conditional Form (2020), all of which have been number one in the UK.
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Matthew Healy and The 1975 at Lollapalooza Chile Fest in 2017 | |
Born | Matthew Timothy Healy 8 April 1989 United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Education | Wilmslow High School |
Known for | Lead singer and producer for The 1975 |
Early life
Matthew Healy was born in Manchester, England, and grew up with his younger brother Louis Healy. His parents are Denise Welch, who is a soap opera actress best known for her role in Natalie Barnes in Coronation Street, and known television actor Tim Healy, who was best known for his role as Dennis Patterson in the comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. His father would play drums with him around four years old, which is when he started to have a liking for music.
Matthew attended Wilmslow High School, where he met his band members George Daniel, Ross MacDonald, and Adam Hann in 2004. They began covering pop and punk songs before they eventually started writing their own music together. The band went through several names such as "Drive Like I do" which was going to be an upcoming album until the name was changed to "A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships", "Me and You Versus Them", "Talkhouse" and more until they eventually settled on "The 1975". When the band first started off, Matthew Healy admitted that it was hard starting off as a band based in Manchester[1] since there are a lot of bands around. They eventually released their first studio album which kick started their careers.
Albums produced
- The 1975 (2013)
- The 1975 (Deluxe Version) (2013)
- I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It (2016)
- DH00278 (Live from The O2, London. 16.12.16) (2017)
- A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (2018)
- Notes On A Conditional Form (2020)
References
- Cochrane, Greg (3 November 2013). "Introducing… The 1975". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 1 August 2020.