Teddy Geiger

Teddy Geiger
General information
Birth name	John Theodore Geiger, II
Born	September 16, 1988 (age 36) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Gender	Female
Occupation	Singer/songwriter · record producer
Genres	Alternative rock · pop rock
Years active	2005–present

John Theodore "Teddy" Geiger II (born September 16, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actor. She is known to play the guitar, bass, piano and drums. She also co-wrote the song "Stitches" from Shawn Mendes' debut album Handwritten which debuted at number 1 in the United States and Canada.

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 sophomore album, The Last Fears, was released in 2013 through iTunes and Spotify. 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.

LillyAnna: 2018

Geiger released her third album, LillyAnna under the name Teddy <3 or teddy❤️, in 2018. The album received widespread critical acclaim support from the likes of New York Times, Paper, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork.

Personal 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. She attended McQuaid Jesuit High School.

Geiger came out as a trans woman in October 2017, and has said that she "knew she was female at 5 years old." She has also said that she intends to continue to use her birth name, Teddy.

She was engaged to Canadian actress Emily Hampshire but the couple ended their engagement in June 2019, after seven months.

Credits

Handwritten "Stitches" — writer, producer Illuminate "Mercy" — writer, producer "Treat You Better" — writer, producer "No Promises" — writer, producer "Patience" — writer "Understand" — writer "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" - writer, producer

Shawn Mendes "Lost In Japan" — writer, producer "In My Blood" — writer, producer "Youth" — writer "Where Were You In The Morning?" — writer, producer "Nervous" — producer "Fallin' All In You" — writer, producer "Why" — writer, producer "Because I Had You" — writer, producer "Queen" — writer, producer "Mutual" — writer, producer "Perfectly Wrong" — writer, producer "When You're Ready" — writer, producer "If I Can't Have You" - writer, producer Other songs "Under Pressure" - producer

Exteral links

• Teddy Geiger (Official Site)
• Teddy Geiger on X
• Teddy Geiger on Instagram
• Teddy Geiger on Facebook