Teddy Swims

Teddy Swims, born Jaten Collin Dimsdale in 1992, is an American singer-songwriter whose music fuses soul, country, pop, and R&B into a genre-blurring style built around a powerful, gritty voice. He first built a following through cover songs posted to YouTube starting in 2019, showcasing a vocal range and emotional delivery that drew comparisons to classic soul and blues singers before he pivoted fully into original material.

His breakthrough came with the 2023 single «Lose Control», which reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and became an international hit, propelled by its raw vocal performance and cinematic emotional arc. The song led into his debut studio album, «I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1)», released on Warner Records, which entered the top ten of charts in multiple countries including Australia and the Netherlands.

Swims stands out for bridging Southern soul traditions with contemporary pop production, and songs like «The Door», «Bad Dreams», and «Are You Even Real» further showcase his ability to combine confessional songwriting with big, emotive vocal hooks, establishing him as one of the more distinctive voices to emerge from the streaming-era singer-songwriter scene.