1. Teddy Swims's third extended play, Tough Love, became his first entry on the Billboard 200.
18 Facts About Teddy Swims
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In 2024, MTV named Teddy Swims its "Push Artist of February".
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Teddy Swims's father introduced him to soul music at an early age by way of artists such as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Al Green.
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Teddy Swims has said in interviews a teacher introduced him to the music.
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Teddy Swims's family were American football enthusiasts; he had been playing football for ten years when, during his second year at Salem High School, one of his teachers suggested he and a few of his teammates sign up for a musical theater class.
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Teddy Swims discovered his passion for performance through his experience in high-school theater, where he performed in musicals such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Rent, as well as Shakespeare plays.
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Teddy Swims began playing instruments including piano and ukulele, and watched YouTube videos of singers to help develop his vocal technique.
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Teddy Swims began his music career joining a variety of Atlanta area bands, including alternative rock band WildHeart and post-hardcore band Eris, as well as soul and hair metal cover bands.
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Teddy Swims's cover of Shania Twain's "You're Still the One" posted in October became his most viewed video, with 167 million views as of January 2024.
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Teddy Swims released his debut major-label single, "Picky", in January 2020 and embarked on his first headline tour that month.
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In February 2021, Teddy Swims released his single "My Bad", which he performed on The Kelly Clarkson Show, and was named an "Artist You Need to Know" by Rolling Stone magazine.
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Teddy Swims collaborated on singles with Mitchell Tenpenny, Illenium, MK and BURNS, and Telykast.
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Teddy Swims performed the song on America's Got Talent alongside season 14 winner Kodi Lee and Journey guitarist Neal Schon.
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Teddy Swims first appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2023 with the release of his single "Lose Control".
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Teddy Swims performed at BottleRock, Bamboozle, Boston Calling, TRNSMT, and Latitude music festivals the same year.
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Teddy Swims opened for the rock band Greta Van Fleet on the tour to support their new album Starcatcher.
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On December 6,2023, Teddy Swims performed at Avicii Arena for the Together for a Better Day concert.
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At the concert, Teddy Swims performed his song "Lose Control" and Coldplay's "A Sky Full of Stars", which Avicii produced.