Teresa Geiger (born September 16, 1988) also known by her stage name Teddy Geiger, is an American artist, songwriter and record producer.

Early life

Geiger was born on September 16, 1988, to Lorilyn Rizzo-Bridges and John Theodore Geiger, I. She has two siblings, brother A. J. and sister Rachel. Geiger attended

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Career

Originally signed to

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

as a teenager, Geiger's debut album, ''

Underage Thinking ''Underage Thinking'' is the debut album by singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger, released on March 21, 2006. Geiger wrote or co-wrote all the songs featured on the album herself, as well as a cover of Avion's "Seven Days Without You". Album inform ...

'', released in 2006, peaked at number eight on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and spawned two singles, "

For You I Will (Confidence) "For You I Will (Confidence)" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger, featured on her debut album '' Underage Thinking''. The song was used as the theme song for the CBS comedy-drama series ''Love Monkey'', on which Geiger ...

" and " These Walls." Geiger's second album, ''The Last Fears'', was released in 2013 through

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and

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. The album involved many peers and collaborators including John Ryan, A Great Big World,

Holly Miranda Holly Miranda (born 21 September 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Besides being trained in piano, Holly is a self-taught guitar and trumpet player. In 2001, she recorded ''High Above The City'', a 20-track solo album available ...

Theo Katzman Theo Katzman (born April 2, 1986) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles, California. His musical style is a fusion of pop, jazz, funk and indie rock. He is a member of funk band Vulfpeck and h ...

, as well as

Levon Helm Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. H ...

's producer and musical director

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. Geiger released her third album, ''LillyAnna'' under the name Teddy <3 or teddy❤️, in 2018. The album received some acclaim from the likes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

Geiger

came out Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...

as a

trans woman A trans woman or a transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth. Trans women have a female gender identity, may experience gender dysphoria, and may transition; this process commonly includes hormone replacement therapy and so ...

in October 2017, and has said that she "knew she was female at 5 years old." She has also said that she intends to keep the name Teddy and use female pronouns. She was engaged to Canadian actress

Emily Hampshire Emily Hampshire (born 1979) is a Canadian actress. Her best known roles include Angelina in the 1998 romantic comedy '' Boy Meets Girl'', Vivienne in the 2006 film '' Snow Cake'', Jennifer Goines in the Syfy drama series '' 12 Monkeys'' (2015� ...

, but they ended their engagement in June 2019 after seven months.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other appearances

Songwriting and production credits

Television and movie appearances

References

External links

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