What religion is Matty Healy? The British singer has been criticized for his anti-Islamic remarks. Discover more about this topic below.
Matty Healy, a British singer-songwriter and record producer. The singer and lyricist rose to fame as the lead singer and songwriter of pop rock group 1975.
The singer’s involvement in Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has increased dramatically over the last few weeks. The pair was also seen cuddling and kissing on Wednesday.
Matty Healy’s public profile has exploded since he was photographed engaging in PDA in the members-only venue Zero Bond, NYC. What we know about his family and religion.
Matty Healy: Is He a Christian or a Jew?
Matty Healy describes himself as, a humanist and an atheist. The 34-year old once said that he was against organized religion.
The musician, however, has been criticized for his antisemitic remarks. BuzzFeed reported Healy’s screenshot of a Tweet that said, “You date a Muslim girl and BOOM.”
According to reports, the sentence draws a false connection between Muslims and bombs. Matty also appeared to have compared being Muslim with ISIS in a tweet that has since been deleted from 2014.
He wrote: “Isis is beheading girls and you question a nonreligious humanist perspective?” Adding that he did not understand the world.
Farida Hashem was a young Muslim girl who ran the Harry Styles Fan account. She challenged the lead singer of the band 1975. He reportedly replied by saying that a Harry Styles Fan account educated him.
He also said that he did not regret his remarks about religion, but rather he regretted Hashem. Healy explained in a later interview with The Guardian that he was saying, “Don’t teach me Islam at 13.” If you tell me to stay in my lane, I will.
Hashem’s age was 19 at the time.
Matty Healy’s Family Ethnicity
Matty Healy was born Matthew Timothy Healy in Hendon. He is from north London. He was born 8 April 1989, to Tim Healy and Denise Welch.
The singer’s father is an established actor while his mother is a TV presenter and actress. Healy’s father and mother split up in 2012. Healy, a two-time Grammy Award nominee, has a younger sibling.
His mother was a regular panelist for the “Loose Women” talk show and won Celebrity Big Brother in the U.K.
Healy is of British ethnicity. He is therefore of Caucasian descent.
He was raised in Northumberland on a cattle farm called Hedley on Hill. When he was nine, his family moved to Alderley Edge in Cheshire.
Healy was raised in an environment full of stars. His parents were theater and TV performers for most of his childhood. When he was a teenager, his mother became famous.
Healy, who had no interest acting, did appear in several television shows of his parents, including Waterloo Road Byker Grove and Coronation Street.
His parents were avid music lovers. He was introduced to Soul and Motown by his parents. Healy’s father, Tim, had friendships with many musicians including Rick Wakeman from Yes, Jeff Lynne from Electric Light Orchestra and AC/DC Brian Johnson.