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Fray hails from Middleton, Greater Manchester and he references his hometown in multiple songs.

Background

Born in Africa[Kenya]^[2] into a family of teachers, Fray went to school with the three other members of The Courteeners whom he has known since he was 10.^[3] He has an older sister, Laura.

Other Manchester bands such as The Smiths and Oasis inspired Fray to write and form the band. "Noel's the reason why I picked up the guitar when I was 11-years-old – trying to learn 'Wonderwall'," admitted Fray.

First he studied economics, then creative writing at the University of Salford.^[4] He ended up leaving in his second year, when the band started to take off.^[5] In 2015, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts at a graduation ceremony for the University.^[6]

Career

He wrote future The Courteeners' songs 'Not Nineteen Forever' and 'Cavorting' during his time at university while working in Manchester's Fred Perry clothes shop and frequently performed at open mic nights as an acoustic singer-songwriter. "I've been gigging since 2005 – I did a year on my own – and in the summer of '06 we [members of The Courteeners] got together and started gigging properly around Christmas."^[7]

All the music and lyrics for The Courteeners' songs are written by Fray; he claims they are wholly autobiographical.^[8] Ex-The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr once called Fray "an underrated lyricist".{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

With The Courteeners, he released five studio albums. All of them went Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart; St. Jude and Falcon reached Gold status. The band have achieved their highest chart position so far with their 4th album Concrete Love (2014) entering at number 3. On 27 May 2017, the band played their biggest headline gig to 50,000 people at Manchester's Emirates Old Trafford.^[9]

Aside from the band, Fray also performs acoustic solo shows, playing band's songs.^[10] Alone in 2013 he completed two sold-out UK tours.^[11] He performed a special solo set at Neighbourhood Festival, the Albert Hall, Manchester on 8 October 2016.^[12] Fray then went on to complete a sold out acoustic tour in November/December 2017 alongside Adam Payne, including three sets at the Manchester Albert Hall in the space of 2 days.

Fray also painted the cover artwork for The Courteeners' debut album St. Jude, which features Audrey Hepburn.^[13] He has appeared twice on the cover of NME magazine, one as an individual and the other with The Courteeners.

His favourite artists are The Beatles, The Smiths, Oasis, Stephen Fretwell, Elbow, The National, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Fray uses a cherry Epiphone Riviera electric guitar with a frequensator tailpiece (his main live guitar in the St. Jude era), G6136DC Gretsch White Falcon Double Cutaway electric guitar (appeared in Falcon era, main in ANNA, Concrete Love eras), and Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar, amongst others.

Discography

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-courteeners-mn0001010332/biography |title=AllMusic The Courteeners Biography |publisher=AllMusic |date=2012 |accessdate=10 December 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.last.fm/music/The+Courteeners/+wiki |title=The Courteeners biography |publisher=last.fm |date= |accessdate=19 March 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://louderthanwar.com/liam-fray-courteeners-interview-by-fergal-kinney/ |title=Liam Fray (The Courteeners) Interview by Fergal Kinney |publisher=Louder Than War |date=7 February 2013 |accessdate=5 December 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/450202/The-Courteeners-frontman-Liam-Fray-on-the-band-s-third-album-success-and-their-future |title=The Courteeners frontman Liam Fray on the band's third album success and their future |publisher=express.co.uk |date=2013 |accessdate=5 December 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/mar/04/the-courteeners-liam-fray-interview |title=The Courteeners: 'Kids see passion in us' |publisher=The Guardian |date=4 March 2010 |accessdate=5 December 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/courteeners-frontman-liam-fray-dons-9664152 |title=Courteeners frontman Liam Fray dons cap and gown at Salford University |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=15 July 2015 |accessdate=17 July 2015}}
7. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/60-second-interview-the-courteeners-974072 | title=60-second interview: The Courteeners | work=Daily Record | date=13 April 2008 | accessdate=7 December 2014 }}
8. ^{{cite news | url=http://louderthanwar.com/liam-fray-interviewed-by-fergal-kinney/ | title=Liam Fray interviewed | work=Louder Than War | date=22 October 2014 | accessdate=5 December 2014 }}
9. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.nme.com/blogs/manchester-united-story-courteeners-massive-old-trafford-gig-2082064 | title=Manchester, united – the story of The Courteeners’ massive Old Trafford gig | work=NME | date=1 June 2017 | accessdate=28 June 2017 }}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/the-courteeners/news/liam-fray-announces-acoustic-tour/ |title=LIAM FRAY ANNOUNCES ACOUSTIC TOUR |publisher=XFM.com |date=13 July 2013 |accessdate=5 December 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/84538/liam-fray-@-the-scala-london---26092013 |title=LIAM FRAY @ THE SCALA, LONDON – 26/09/2013 |publisher=Gigwise |date=27 September 2013 |accessdate=5 December 2014}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/the-courteeners/news/liam-fray-special-set-neighbourhood-festival-2016/ |title=LIAM FRAY TO PLAY "VERY SPECIAL" SOLO SET AT NEIGHBOURHOOD FESTIVAL 2016 |publisher=Radio X |date=16 September 2016 |accessdate=13 February 2017}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/the_courteeners/st_jude/ |title=St. Jude review |publisher=Ultimate Guitar |date=2008 |accessdate=5 December 2014}}