Fran Healy

Born

1973-07-23

Birthplace

Stafford, Staffordshire, England, UK

Biography

Francis Healy (born 23 July 1973) is a Scottish rock musician. He is the lead singer and main songwriter of the Scottish band Travis, having written nearly all of the songs on their six studio albums. Healy released his debut solo album, titled "Wreckorder", on October 4th on his private label, WreckordLabel. The album was recorded late in 2009 in Berlin and New York (and Berlin is where Fran currently lives), before being completed in Vermont early in 2010. The album was produced by Emery Dobyns, with contributions from Paul McCartney, Neko Case and Tom Hobden from Noah and the Whale. As a thank you to Paul McCartney, Fran has become a vegetarian.