Matthew Healy Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Matthew Healy is an English singer who is best known as the lead singer of the pop-rock band The 1975. He has been playing with his present bandmates ever since he was 13 years old and has provided vocals to several successful tracks such as Love It If We Made It, TooTimeTooTimeTooTime, Sincerity Is Scary, It’s Not Living (If It’s Not with You), Give Yourself a Try, Loving Someone, and many more. He has a huge social media fan base with more than 1.5 million followers on Instagram.

Born Name

Matthew Timothy Healy

Nick Name

Truman Black, Matty, Mat

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Hendon, London, England, United Kingdom

Nationality

Education

Matthew first went to Lady Barn House School and then attended King’s School, Macclesfield. Finally, he went to Wilmslow High School in Wilmslow.

He received his GCSEs in English and Music. He then went to a music college called the Academy of Contemporary Music to learn music but dropped out after 3 months.

Occupation

Singer

Family

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

Manager

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

Genre

Indie pop, Indie Rock, Electropop, Synth-pop, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock

Instruments

Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizers

Labels

• Dirty Hit
• Polydor

Net Worth

In 2023, he had a net worth of $160 million as per CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 9 in or 175 cm

Weight

70 kg or 154.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Matthew has dated –

1. Gemma Janes – Matthew was in a long-term relationship with model Gemma Janes. The couple, however, broke up in 2014.
2. Gabriella Brooks (2015-2019) – Matthew was romantically involved with Gabriella Brooks from 2015 to August 2019.
3. FKA Twigs (2020-2022)
4. Meredith Mickelson – He reportedly dated model Meredith Mickelson for almost a month before breaking up in February 2023.
5. Taylor Swift (2023) – Matthew was rumored to be dating singer Taylor Swift in May 2023. They reportedly broke up in June 2023.
6. Gabbriette Bechtel (2023-Present) – In September 2023, Matthew was rumored to be dating model Gabbriette Bechtel after they were seen kissing in New York City.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Curly long hair

Religion

In an interview, he said that believing in a God is fair enough but he is not religious or does not follow any particular religion.

Best Known For

Being the lead singer of English pop-rock band The 1975

First Album

Matthew along with his band released the self-titled debut album The 1975 in 2013. The album peaked at the number 1 spot on the Scottish Albums chart and UK Albums chart.

First TV Show

Matthew made his first TV show appearance on Live & Kicking as himself in 1999.

Personal Trainer

As per an interview in 2014, Matthew said that whenever he is touring, he does press-ups and sit-ups on the tour bus or sometimes goes for a jog but does not have any particular fitness routine. He said that whenever he starts gaining weight, he gets on the treadmill. Due to tours, he does not get much time for the gym.

Matthew Healy Facts

1. He met his The 1975 bandmates in 2002 when they were teenagers and they used to play together.
2. They had been playing together since they were 13 and used to rehearse at Matthew’s parents’ house. In an interview, he said that most of their songs were written in that house until his parents separated.
3. He originally played the drums but eventually took over as the lead vocalist after their main singer left to form his own band.
4. He hates to travel in a plane and said that he has to take all the legal drugs so that he can sleep.
5. Matthew prefers touring on a bus and feels like it is a traveling hotel every time he is on tours.
6. He suffered from grave heroin addiction and it was band’s drummer George Daniel who first discovered his addiction.
7. Matthew spent 7 weeks in the rehab in Barbados.
8. In 2020, Matt deactivated his Twitter account after receiving backlash on a post about George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American who died in Minnesota.
9. In July 2023, Matt and his band, “The 1975”, were banned from Kuala Lumpur after he kissed his bandmate Ross MacDonald during a show and gave a speech against the Malaysian government’s anti-LGBTQ laws.

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