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Teddy Geiger
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Born | Rochester, New York, U.S. [1] | September 16, 1988
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Years active | 2005–present |
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Website | Official website ![]() |
Teddy Geiger (born September 16, 1988[2]) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.[3]
Career[]
Early career: 2005–2008[]
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."
The Last Fears: 2011–2013[]
Geiger's second album, The Last Fears, was released in 2013 through iTunes and Spotify.[4] The album involved many peers and collaborators including John Ryan, A Great Big World, Holly Miranda, Theo Katzman, as well as Levon Helm’s producer and musical director Larry Campbell.
LillyAnna: 2018[]
Geiger released her third album, LillyAnna under the name Teddy <3 or teddy❤️, in 2018. The album received some acclaim from the likes of New York Times,[5] Paper,[6] Billboard,[7] and Rolling Stone.[8]
Personal life[]
Geiger was born on September 16, 1988, to Lorilyn Rizzo-Bridges and John Theodore Geiger, I.[9][10] She has two siblings, brother A. J. and sister Rachel.[9] She attended McQuaid Jesuit High School.[11]
Geiger came out as a trans woman in October 2017, and has said that she "knew she was female at 5 years old."[12][13] She has also said that she intends to keep the name Teddy and use female pronouns.[13]
She was engaged to Canadian actress Emily Hampshire but the couple ended their engagement in June 2019, after seven months.[14][15][16]
Discography[]
Albums[]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [17] |
AUS | CAN | ||
Underage Thinking |
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8 | 27 | 59 |
The Last Fears |
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Lillyanna[18] |
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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[19] | US Adult Pop[20] |
US Pop[21] | AUS[22] | ||||||
"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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"Criminals" | 2020 | Loyal Lobos | Everlasting | ![]() | |
"Whatever It Is" | 2020 | Loyal Lobos | Everlasting | ![]() ![]() | |
"San Francisco" | 2020 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | ![]() | |
"Cross Your Mind" | 2020 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | ![]() |
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"Dear Patience" | 2020 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | ![]() |
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"Black and White" | 2020 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | ![]() |
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"So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" | 2019 | Caroline Polachek | Pang | ![]() |
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"Call Me" | 2019 | Olivia O'Brien | Was It Even Real? | ![]() |
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"We Lied To Each Other" | 2019 | Olivia O'Brien | Was It Even Real? | ![]() |
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"Low Key” | 2019 | Ally Brooke | TBA | ![]() |
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"Jump on It” | 2018 | Sean Paul | Mad Love: The Prequel EP | ![]() |
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"Woke Up in Japan” | 2018 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood | ![]() |
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"Unless It's With You” | 2018 | Christina Aguilera | Liberation | ![]() |
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"Perfectly Wrong” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() |
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"When You're Ready” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() | |
"Mutual” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() |
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"Queen” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() |
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"Because I Had You” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() |
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"Why” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() |
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"Fallin' All in You” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() |
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"Nervous” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() | |
"Where Were You in the Morning?” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes[24] | ![]() |
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"Spaceship" (featuring Uffie) |
2018 | Galantis | Non-album single | ![]() |
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"If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be)” | 2018 | Leon Bridges | Good Thing | ![]() |
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"Youth" (featuring Khalid) |
2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() |
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"Machine” | 2018 | Anne-Marie | Speak Your Mind | ![]() |
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"Fitness” | 2018 | Lizzo | Non-album single | ![]() |
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"In My Blood” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() |
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"Lost in Japan” | 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | ![]() |
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"Dance” | 2018 | DNCE | Non-album single | ![]() |
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"Who I Am" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis) |
2017 | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | ![]() |
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"Capital Letters” | 2017 | Grace Mitchell | 21st & Motley EP | ![]() |
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"Do You Think of Me” | 2017 | NVDES | La Nvdite Vol. I EP | ![]() |
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"All We Ever Wanted” | 2017 | Hey Violet | From the Outside | ![]() |
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"O.D.D.” | 2017 | Hey Violet | From the Outside | ![]() |
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"Over” | 2017 | James Blunt | The Afterlove | ![]() |
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"Bartender“ | 2017 | James Blunt | The Afterlove | ![]() |
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"I Don't Wanna Dance” | 2017 | Coin | How Will You Know If You Never Try | ![]() |
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"Pray" (featuring Rooty) |
2017 | John Ryan | Fifty Shades Darker: OST | ![]() |
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"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back” | 2017 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | ![]() |
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"Be the 1” | 2017 | Ricky Reed | Non-album single | ![]() |
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"Express Myself” | 2016 | Ricky Reed | Non-album single | ![]() |
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"Digital Life” | 2016 | Empire of the Sun | Two Vines | ![]() |
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"Patience” | 2016 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | ![]() |
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"No Promises” | 2016 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | ![]() |
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"Mercy’ | 2016 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | ![]() |
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"Sober" (featuring JRY) |
2016 | DJ Snake | Encore | ![]() |
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"Girls Talk Boys” | 2016 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Ghostbusters: OST | ![]() |
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"Summer Nights" (featuring John Legend) |
2016 | Tiësto | Non-album single | ![]() |
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"Treat You Better” | 2016 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | ![]() |
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"New Girl” | 2016 | Reggie 'n' Bollie | Uncommon Favours | ![]() |
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"Save Yourself” | 2016 | Birdy | Beautiful Lies | ![]() |
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"Work It Out" (featuring Digital Farm Animals) |
2016 | Netsky | III | ![]() |
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"Wonderful Life (Mi Oh My)” | 2015 | Matoma | Hakuna Matoma | ![]() |
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"I Feel Good" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis) |
2015 | Thomas Rhett | Tangled Up | ![]() |
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"Clap Snap” | 2015 | Icona Pop | Emergency EP | ![]() |
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"First Time” | 2015 | Icona Pop | Emergency EP | ![]() |
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"Emergency” | 2015 | Icona Pop | Emergency EP | ![]() |
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"Real Thing” | 2015 | LunchMoney Lewis | Bills EP | ![]() |
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"Stitches” | 2015 | Shawn Mendes | Handwritten | ![]() |
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"Where Do Broken Hearts Go” | 2014 | One Direction | Four | ![]() |
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"Little Black Dress” | 2013 | One Direction | Midnight Memories | ![]() |
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"Love and Run" (with Mark Alston, Baggi Begovic, and Jason Taylor, featuring Teddy Geiger) |
2013 | Tiesto | Club Life: Volume Three Stockholm | ![]() |
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"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 | The Rocker | Curtis | Film |
2006 | Love Monkey | Wayne Jensen | 4 episodes (Pilot, "Nice Package", "Coming Out", "Confidence") |
2004 | VH1's In Search of the Partridge Family | Keith Partridge | Finalist |
References[]
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- ^ "Hit Songwriter Teddy Geiger Reveals He Is 'Transitioning'". Variety. October 28, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. 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. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Smith-Strickland, Stephanie (November 2, 2018). "Teddy Geiger Is Ready For the World". Paper. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. 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. Archived from the original on April 4, 2021. 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. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bridges, Lorilyn Rizzo. "How Teddy Geiger's mom handled the news that changed everything". Democrat and Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Ginny (February 21, 2019). "From teen idol to Grammy nominee: Teddy Geiger's mom opens up about changes". WHAM. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Jackson, Dory (July 6, 2018). "Teddy Geiger says she knew she was a female at 5 years old". Newsweek. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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- ^ "Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes". Qobuz. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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