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Teddy Geiger | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | John Theodore Geiger II |
Also known as |
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Born | Rochester, New York, U.S. | September 16, 1988
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Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | |
Website | Official website |
Teddy Geiger (born September 16, 1988[1]), also known as Teddy<3 or Teddy♥, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Geiger's compositions and productions have sold over 50 million units worldwide, and have been nominated for the BMI Song of the Year for "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes (2015) and the Grammy Award-nominated single "In My Blood" (2018).[citation needed]
Career
2005–2008: Early career
Originally signed to Columbia Records as a teenager, Geiger's debut album, Underage Thinking, released in 2006, peaked at number eight on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and spawned two singles, "For You I Will (Confidence)" and "These Walls."
2011–2013: The Last Fears
Geiger’s sophomore album, The Last Fears, was released in 2013 through iTunes and Spotify.[2] The album involved many peers and collaborators including John Ryan, A Great Big World, Holly Mirander, Theo Katzman, as well as Levon Helm’s producer and musical director Larry Campbell.
2018: LillyAnna
Geiger released her third album, LillyAnna under the name Teddy <3, in 2018. The album received widespread critical acclaim support from the likes of New York Times,[3] Paper,[4] Billboard,[5] Rolling Stone,[6] Pitchfork.[7]
Personal life
Geiger came out as a trans woman in October 2017.[8] She was engaged to Canadian actress Emily Hampshire but the couple ended their engagement in June 2019 after seven months.[9][10][11]
Discography
Albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [12] |
AUS | CAN | ||
Underage Thinking |
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8 | 27 | 59 |
The Last Fears |
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Lillyanna[13] |
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— | — | — |
EPs
Title | Details |
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Step Ladder |
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Snow Blankets the Night |
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Living Alone |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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US[14] | US Adult Pop[15] |
US Pop[16] | AUS[17] | ||||||
"For You I Will (Confidence)" | 2006 | 29 | 10 | 18 | 12 | Underage Thinking | |||
"These Walls" | — | 32 | 34 | 50 | |||||
"Better Now (Live from Harro East Ballroom)" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
"I Was in a Cult" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Lillyanna | |||
"Lilyanna" | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Body and Soul" | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
As featured artist
Year | Title | Album |
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2013 | "Love and Run" (Tiësto, Mark Alston, Baggi Begovic and Jason Taylor featuring Teddy Geiger) | Club Life: Volume Three Stockholm |
Promotional singles
Year | Title | Album |
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2018 | "Under Pressure" (Shawn Mendes featuring Teddy<3) |
Non-album promotional single |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"You'll Be in My Heart" | 2006 | DisneyMania 4 |
"Tomorrow Never Comes" | 2008 | The Rocker: Music from the Motion Picture |
"Bitter" | ||
"Living for the First Time" | ||
"Down" | ||
"Great Escape" | ||
"Coming Through In Stereo" | ||
"Nothin' But a Good Time" | ||
"Too Far" | ||
"I'm So Bitter" | ||
"Afraid (My Brother's Cries)" | 2009 | SingSOS: Songs of the Spectrum |
Songwriting and production credits
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
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"San Francisco" | 2020 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | ||
"Cross Your Mind" | 2020 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | ||
"Dear Patience" | 2020 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | ||
"Black and White" | 2020 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | ||
"So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" | 2019 | Caroline Polachek | Pang | ||
"Call Me" | 2019 | Olivia O'Brien | Was It Even Real? | ||
"We Lied To Each Other" | 2019 | Olivia O'Brien | Was It Even Real? | ||
“Low Key” | 2019 | Ally Brooke | TBA | ||
“Jump on It” | 2018 | Sean Paul | Mad Love: The Prequel EP | ||
“Woke Up in Japan” | 2018 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood | ||
“Unless It's With You” | 2018 | Christina Aguilera | Liberation | ||
“Perfectly Wrong” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“When You're Ready” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“Mutual” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“Queen” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“Because I Had You” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“Why” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“Fallin' All in You” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“Nervous” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“Where Were You in the Morning?” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes[19] | ||
“Spaceship” (featuring Uffie) |
2018 | Galantis | Non-album single | ||
“If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be)” | 2018 | Leon Bridges | Good Thing | ||
“Youth” (featuring Khalid) |
2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“Machine” | 2018 | Anne-Marie | Speak Your Mind | ||
“Fitness” | 2018 | Lizzo | Non-album single | ||
“In My Blood” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“Lost in Japan” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ||
“Dance” | 2018 | DNCE | Non-album single | ||
“Who I Am” (featuring LunchMoney Lewis) |
2017 | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | ||
“Capital Letters” | 2017 | Grace Mitchell | 21st & Motley EP | ||
“Do You Think of Me” | 2017 | Nvdes | La Nvdite Vol. I EP | ||
“All We Ever Wanted” | 2017 | Hey Violet | From the Outside | ||
“O.D.D.” | 2017 | Hey Violet | From the Outside | ||
“Over” | 2017 | James Blunt | The Afterlove | ||
“Bartender“ | 2017 | James Blunt | The Afterlove | ||
“I Don't Wanna Dance” | 2017 | Coin | How Will You Know If You Never Try | ||
“Pray” (featuring Rooty) |
2017 | John Ryan | Fifty Shades Darker: OST | ||
“There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back” | 2017 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | ||
“Be the 1” | 2017 | Ricky Reed | Non-album single | ||
“Express Myself” | 2016 | Ricky Reed | Non-album single | ||
“Digital Life” | 2016 | Empire of the Sun | Two Vines | ||
“Patience” | 2016 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | ||
“No Promises” | 2016 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | ||
“Mercy’ | 2016 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | ||
“Sober” (featuring JRY) |
2016 | DJ Snake | Encore | ||
“Girls Talk Boys” | 2016 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Ghostbusters: OST | ||
“Summer Nights” (featuring John Legend) |
2016 | Tiësto | Non-album single | ||
“Treat You Better” | 2016 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | ||
“New Girl” | 2016 | Reggie 'n' Bollie | Uncommon Favours | ||
“Save Yourself” | 2016 | Birdy | Beautiful Lies | ||
“Work It Out” (featuring Digital Farm Animals) |
2016 | Netsky | III | ||
“Wonderful Life (Mi Oh My)” | 2015 | Matoma | Hakuna Matoma | ||
“I Feel Good” (featuring LunchMoney Lewis) |
2015 | Thomas Rhett | Tangled Up | ||
“Clap Snap” | 2015 | Icona Pop | Emergency EP | ||
“First Time” | 2015 | Icona Pop | Emergency EP | ||
“Emergency” | 2015 | Icona Pop | Emergency EP | ||
“Real Thing” | 2015 | LunchMoney Lewis | Bills EP | ||
“Stitches” | 2015 | Shawn Mendes | Handwritten | ||
“Where Do Broken Hearts Go” | 2014 | One Direction | Four | ||
“Little Black Dress” | 2013 | One Direction | Midnight Memories | ||
“Love and Run” (with Mark Alston, Baggi Begovic, and Jason Taylor, featuring Teddy Geiger) |
2013 | Tiesto | Club Life: Volume Three Stockholm | ||
“You're Not Thinking” | 2011 | Drake Bell | A Reminder EP |
Television and movie appearances
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Royal Pains | Lucky | 2 episodes (“Off-Season Greetings”, Parts 1 and 2) |
2008 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan | Self | 1 appearance |
2008 | The Rocker | Curtis | Film |
2008 | MTV's Total Request Live | self | 1 appearance |
2007 | A Hollywood Christmas Celebration | Self | TV movie |
2007 | MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 | Self | TV special |
2007 | MTV Cribs | Self | 1 episode |
2007 | MuchMusic's 20 Hottest Guys | Self | TV special |
2006 | America's Got Talent | Self | 1 appearance |
2006 | AOL Sessions | Self | 1 appearance |
2006 | Arthur Ashe Kids' Day | Self | TV movie |
2006 | Beautiful People | Self | 1 episode ("And the Winner Is..") |
2006 | Cover Art | Self | “Teddy Geiger: Soul to Squeeze” |
2006 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 1 appearance |
2006 | The Footy Show (AFL) | Self | Episode 13.14 |
2006 | Good Morning America | Self | 1 appearance |
2006 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self | 2 appearances |
2006 | Live with Kelly | Self | 1 appearance |
2006 | Love Monkey | Wayne Jensen | 4 episodes (Pilot, “Nice Package”, “Coming Out”, “Confidence”) |
2006 | Punk'd | Self | 1 episode |
2006 | Rove Live | Self | 1 appearance |
2006 | Teddy Geiger at TSA Center | Self | Mini-series |
2006 | MTV's Total Request Live | Self | 1 appearance |
2006 | What's New! DVD | Self | Video |
2005 | MTV's Miss Seventeen | Self | 1 appearance |
2004 | VH1's In Search of the Partridge Family | Keith Partridge | Finalist |
References
- ^ Mahjouri, Shakiel (September 4, 2018). "Teddy Geiger Is Back With 'Body & Soul' Under teddy<3 Moniker". ET Canada.
- ^ "Hit Songwriter Teddy Geiger Reveals He Is 'Transitioning'". Variety. October 28, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Coscarelli, Joe (July 5, 2018). "Teddy Geiger Tried Teen Pop Fame. Now She's Back on Her Own Terms". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Smith-Strickland, Stephanie (November 2, 2018). "Teddy Geiger Is Ready For the World". Paper (magazine). Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Daw, Stephan (September 7, 2018). "Teddy Geiger Lays Claim to Her Individuality on New Single 'I Was in a Cult:' Listen". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Geffen, Sasha (March 6, 2019). "Teddy Geiger's Pop Salvation: Shawn Mendes' closest studio collaborator is a Top 40 auteur who sounds like no one but herself". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ St. Asaph, Katherine (November 21, 2018). "teddy<3 LillyAnna". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Nelson, Jeff (October 27, 2017). "Singer, One Direction Songwriter Teddy Geiger Reveals Transition: 'This Is Who I Have Been'". People.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ Dicker, Ron (September 14, 2018). "Teddy Geiger Is Dating Emily Hampshire And They Look Crazy In Love | HuffPost". The Huffington Post. Oath Inc. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ Crabtree, Emily (November 10, 2018). "Teddy Geiger and 'Schitt's Creek' Star Emily Hampshire Are Engaged". Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ Curto, Justin. "Teddy Geiger and Emily Hampshire End Engagement After 7Months: Report". Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Teddy Geiger Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "Teddy Geiger on Her Transition, Co-Writing With Shawn Mendes & 'Freedom'". Billboard. November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Teddy Geiger Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "Teddy Geiger Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "Teddy Geiger Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 8, 2011: Teddy Geiger certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes". Qobuz.
External links
- Musicians from Rochester, New York
- Living people
- 1988 births
- American pop singers
- Record producers from New York (state)
- American multi-instrumentalists
- American women pianists
- American drummers
- Musicians from Buffalo, New York
- LGBT singers
- LGBT songwriters
- LGBT musicians from the United States
- LGBT people from New York (state)
- Transgender and transsexual women
- Transgender and transsexual musicians
- Transgender and transsexual women musicians
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American pianists
- American women record producers
- 21st-century American drummers