Birth Name: Matthew Timothy Healy
Place of Birth: Hendon, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 8 April, 1989
Ethnicity: English, Irish
Matty Healy is a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of indie art pop band the 1975. An influential figure in indie pop, he is known for his onstage persona and performance art. His eclectic music and lyrics, deal with themes including internet culture, society and politics, masculinity, and relationships. He is an advocate against climate change and for LGBTQ+ rights.
Matty is the son of actors Tim Healy (Timothy Malcolm Healy) and Denise Welch (Jacqueline Denise Welch). His brother, Louis, is an actor. His stepfather is painter Lincoln Townley. He was partly raised in Melbourne, Australia; on a cattle farm in Hedley on the Hill, Northumberland; and then, mostly, in Alderley Edge, a village in Cheshire.
Matty’s paternal grandfather was Timothy Malcolm Healy.
Matty’s paternal grandmother was Sadie Wilson.
Matty’s maternal grandfather was John Vincent Welch (the son of John William Welch and Sarah Jane Waterhouse). Matty’s grandfather John was born in Tynemouth, Northumberland. Matty’s great-grandfather John was the son of John Welsh and Elizabeth Ann Elms.
Matty’s maternal grandmother was Ann Ridley (the daughter of John George Ridley and Margaret/Maggie O’Brien). Ann was born in Tynemouth, Northumberland. Margaret was born in Castledermot, Athy Parish, Kildare, Ireland, the daughter of William Brien and Julia Mullaly Doolan.
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