Jeremy Healy (born Jeremiah Healy, 18 January 1962) is an English DJ and singer. He is a former member of 1980s pop group

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Career

Healy was born in

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. In the 1980s, with Paul Caplin and

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, he formed pop group Haysi Fantayzee." Jeremy Healy Biography, ''allmusic''. URL last accessed 16 April 2008 He also acted as co-

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and co- producer for the E-Zee Possee and Bleachin'. In addition, he worked with

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on the mashup for her " Wind It Up"

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. He was voted 'number one DJ' by ''

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'' and ''

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'' magazines.Jeremy Healy
, ''kinemagigz''. URL last accessed 16 April 2008 Healy worked as producer and did

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s for the video for

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's ''

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'', and has

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ed work by both

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and

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. He had a cameo role playing himself in a 2004

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, ''

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''.Jeremy Healy Filmography
,''imdb''. URL last accessed 16 April 2008 2004 saw the launch of Healy's latest

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project, Seraphim Suite, collaborating with a variety of featured vocalists including

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on the first single "Heart" (Inferno Records). His

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duties between 2004 and 2006 included residencies with

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in Ibiza and Cyprus, plus regular UK dates with Empire, Love to Be, Time Flies, Syndicate, Kool Waters, Naughty But Nice, and overseas events in Dubai, the Mediterranean, the United States and Brazil. He continued his involvement with

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ers

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and Galliano, and with the

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fashion house (he has been

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for every annual VS show from 2001 onwards), plus the Pret a Porter International Fashion Fair in Paris. In 2007, Healy undertook the musical director's role for Gwen Stefani's Lamb fashion label, The Golden Age of Couture at the

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in London,

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's Fashion For Relief, the Parisian jewellers

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, plus the launch of

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's fashion wear. 2007 saw production credits on a Gwen Stefani album and remix credits for "Wind It Up". He is currently working on a new

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project, and several remixes. Guest DJ residencies include Attica in

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and

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, United Kingdom of Dance, The Empire, DY5, Club 2K, Nakatcha and Boujis in the UK, plus Belmont in

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Personal life

On 29 November 2007, an announcement was made that Healy and

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were to marry; however, on 31 March 2008 it was reported that the pair had "mutually" split and called off their wedding. The pair eventually wed on Saturday 18 April 2009, but in April 2010 were reported to be separating.

References

External links

Healy @ myspace.comHealy @ trustthedj.comjeremyhealy.comdexnfx.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Healy, Jeremy 1962 births Living people English DJs English keyboardists English record producers English male singer-songwriters Male new wave singers People from Woolwich English people of Irish descent Musicians from London