Fran Healy was born in Stafford in 1973 and raised in Glasgow. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art where he joined the band Travis (originally known as Glass Onion), becoming their singer and principal songwriter. They released their first album in 1997 but it was their second, 1999’s The Man Who, that provided their breakthrough, selling more than 3.5m copies worldwide. Healy, who lives in Los Angeles, released a solo album, Wreckorder, in 2010. His 10th album with Travis, LA Times, came out earlier this year and the band’s Raze the Bar UK tour runs until 21 December.
