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 McQuaid Jesuit High School.

Career

Originally signed to

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

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. The album involved many peers and collaborators including John Ryan,

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, Holly Miranda,

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, as well as

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's producer and musical director Larry Campbell. 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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Personal life

Geiger

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as a

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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, 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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