ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 08: Matthew Healy of The 1975 attends KROQ Absolut Almost Acoustic Christmas 2019 at Honda Center on December 8, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for KROQ)
Matthew Timothy Healy was born in Hendon, north London, on April 8, 1989. He is the son of the on-screen performer Tim Healy and the on-screen presenter and actress Denise Welch, who were divorced in 2012. Actor Louis is his younger brother. Irish ancestry runs in the family. While he spent most of his early years on a cattle farm near Hedley on the Hill, Northumberland, from when he was two until four, he was born in Melbourne, Australia. By the time he was nine, the family had relocated to Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Healy received a private education at King’s School in Macclesfield and Lady Barn House School, where he was expelled for organizing a fight club. At the age of 12, he performed covers of songs by The La’s and Oasis to win a talent competition at King’s School. He then told a local newspaper that he wanted “to be a pop singer” when he grew up. He changed schools and enrolled at the neighborhood comprehensive Wilmslow High School, where he made friends with and met his future bandmates. Later on, Healy referred to the institution as “a tedious imposition, getting in the way of me being a pop star.”He graduated from high school at the age of sixteen with two GCSEs.Then he spent three months in music college before quitting. Healy was listed as an alumnus in 2008 on the Academy of Contemporary Music website.
Family
Parents
Tim Healy and Denise Welch conceived Healy. The parents are both of Irish ancestry. When he was a child, his parents led a fast-paced lifestyle that included frequent interactions with singers and actors; his mom was a movie star then, and his father was a celebrated on-screen personality. At four, Healy became interested in music when he began playing the drums with his father. His mother began dating Lincoln Townley after his parents separated in 2012, and they later married. His mother took cocaine as a self-medication for acute depression, particularly postpartum, and his parents struggled with alcohol.
Siblings
He has a brother named Louis Healy.
Children
There is no information about Matty having children
Wife
Healy once allegedly dated Taylor Swift. Healy and American singer Halsey were rumored to be dating in 2013. Australian model Gabriella Brooks and Healy were romantically involved from 2015 to 2019. Healy dated the English singer FKA Twigs from the beginning of 2020 to 2022. In December 2022, there were rumors that Matty Healy was seeing Charlotte Blair D’Alessio.
Lifestyle
In 2004, Matthew began playing music with his friends Ross MacDonald, Adam Hann, and George Daniel at Wilmslow High School, where he was a student. Before beginning to compose their songs at around 15, they started out playing punk-rock and pop covers. Their primary songwriter, Matthew, created their distinctive style and poignant lyrics. Before settling on the name “The 1975,” they performed under the titles “Me and You Versus Them,” “Drive Like I Do,” “TALKHOUSE!” and “The Big Sleep.” This was done under the management of Jamie Oborne.
Healy struggled in school and graduated with three GCSEs. He did not want to continue his education because he saw it as a barrier to his ability to make music. His mother insisted he attend music college but he only stayed for three months. He accepted a job at a Chinese restaurant to supplement his income while he was busy creating songs. He developed a cocaine addiction, which took him a long time to overcome.
Healy was initially ‘The 1975’s’ original drummer. After the band’s lead singer quit to start his band, he later assumed the roles of lead singer and guitarist. Ross MacDonald played bass, George Daniel played drums, and Adam Hann played lead guitar for the group. In 2012, they released their first EP, “Facedown,” which was played on local radio stations and featured the smash tune “The City” on BBC Radio 1. They were first surprised by their popularity because they were only interested in making music as a hobby. However, the response they received from fans inspired them to start treating their vocation more seriously. ‘Sex,’ their second EP, and ‘Chocolate,’ a single that peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, were released in the same year. By this time, “The 1975” had established themselves and were getting ready to release their debut record.
Their debut album, released in 2013, debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart. It featured a cover of their song “Sex,” which debuted on Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1. Additionally, it made its YouTube debut and acquired a sizable fan base. During this time, Matthew and his bandmates traveled to Ireland and the USA as part of a worldwide tour to promote the album. Additionally, they made a tour of the UK and performed at several festivals, including one at the Royal Albert Hall. The group was recognized and allowed to serve in Hyde Park in July 2013 alongside the “Rolling Stones.”
Additionally, they gave a stage performance at the 2013 Reading and Leeds Festival. In between, there were some unfounded social media rumors about the band’s dissolution. They experienced new success with their second and third albums, “I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It” and “Music for Cars.” Both albums were on the US Billboard 200 and at the top of the UK Albums Chart. The albums stood out from their contemporaries because each song was performed uniquely.
The band launched their famous song “The Sound” in 2016, along with a digital music video. Social media user Matthew Healy maintains a sizable personal fan base. ‘I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware’ received ‘The Best Album’ at the 2016 UK Music ‘Q’ Awards. His band also received the BBC’s “Radio 1 Live Lounge Performance of the Year” honor that same year for their song “What Makes You Beautiful.” The band won “Best Live Band” at the NME Awards and “Best British Group” at the Brit Awards the following year.
He calls himself an atheist and the British Humanist Association’s most ardent supporter. However, he appreciates religious imagery and has a crucifix above his bed. He is very open about his prior cocaine addiction as well. Healy struggles with frequent migraines, anxiety, and ADHD. Healy discussed going to counseling and dealing with trauma in a 2022 interview. He frequently consumes alcohol on stage and typically wears all-black attire with knee-ripped jeans.
Healy has won two Ivor Novello Awards, including Songwriter of the Year, and four Brit Awards. Additionally, he has received two nominations for the Grammy Awards and the Mercury Prize.
Net Worth
He is with an estimated net worth of $15 million
Cars
The superstar owns several high-end cars, including a Benz, BMW, and Lamborghini.
House
Healy resided in northwest London and bought the home for over $1.2 million.
Movies
At one of the band’s most recent concerts in Brisbane, Australia, the frontman of “The 1975” told the crowd a hilarious tale. Matty claims that Ian La Frenais, the godfather of his mother Denise Welch, modeled Roddy St. James, the protagonist of the animated film “Flushed Away,” after him when he “was looking for inspiration” when developing the script for the film.
