Matthew Healy is an English singer best known as the lead singer of the pop rock band The 1975 . He has been playing with his current bandmates since he was 13 and has sung on various hit tracks such as I Love It When We Made It , TooTimeTooTimeTooTime , Sincerity Is Scary , It’s Not Alive (If It’s Not With You) , Try It Out , Love Someone , and many more. He has a huge social media following with more than 1 million followers on Instagram and more than 1 million followers on Twitter.

Born name

Matthew Timothy Healy

nickname

Truman Black, Matty, Mat

Sun sign

Aries

Place of birth

London, England, United Kingdom

nationality

training

Matthew attended Wilmslow High School in Wilmslow.

occupation

Singer

family

• Father – Tim Healy (Actor)
• Mother – Denise Welch (Actress)
• Siblings – Louis Healy (Brother)

Manager

As a member of Die 1975 Matthew is represented by Jamie Oborne.

Genre

Indie-Pop, Indie-Rock, Electropop, Synth-Pop, Pop-Rock, Alternativer Rock

instruments

Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer

labels

• Dirty hit
• Polydor

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm

weight

70 kg or 154.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Matthew dated –

1. Gemma Janes – Matthew was in a long-term relationship with model Gemma Janes. However, the couple broke up in 2014.
2. Gabriella Brooks – Matthew has been romantically involved with Gabriella Brooks in the past.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Curly long hair

brand promotion

Matthew has not yet done any endorsement work for any brand.

Religion

In an interview, he said that believing in a god is fair enough, but he’s not religious or doesn’t follow any particular religion.

Known for

As the lead singer of the English pop-rock band Die 1975

First album

Matthew released the self-titled debut album Die 1975 with his band in 2013. The album peaked at number one on the Scottish Albums Chart and UK Albums Chart.

First TV show

Matthew first appeared in a television series Live & Kicking as himself in 1999.

Personal trainer

According to a 2014 interview, Matthew said that when he’s on tour, he does push-ups and sit-ups on the tour bus or sometimes goes for a jog, but doesn’t have a specific fitness routine. He said whenever he starts gaining weight, he gets on the treadmill. Because of touring, he doesn’t get much time in the gym.

Matthew Healy Facts

1. He met his Die 1975 bandmates in 2002 when they were still teenagers and playing together.
2. They had played together since they were 13 and used to rehearse at Matthew’s parents’. In an interview he said that most of their songs were written in this house until his parents split up.
3. He originally played drums but eventually took over as vocalist after the main vocalist left to form his own band.
4. He hates traveling on planes and said he has to take all legal drugs to sleep.
5. Matthew’s favorite way to travel is by bus and feels like a traveling hotel every time he’s on tour.
6. He suffered from severe heroin addiction and it was the band’s drummer George Daniel who first discovered his addiction.
7. Matthew spent 7 weeks in rehab in Barbados.
8. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.