Timothy Heller is an American singer-songwriter known as Timothy. Before going solo in 2017, Heller was a member of indie-pop duo Dresses.
the biography
Heller was born in Portland, Oregon on the 17th of August 1992. She has always had an interest in music and as a way to put her skills into practice she was a member of her high school band and musicals.
In 2013, when she was just 21, Heller formed a band with Jared Ryan Maldonado called the indie-pop duo Dresses. The group has released a studio album and two EPs. Sun Shy became one of their hit songs, amassing over 13 million plays on Spotify alone, other singles also reached over 1 million plays.
The singles became so popular that in 2013/2014 they paved the way for some dates on Melanie Martinez’s Dollhouse Tour. Their song Capture also went on to be featured on the American series Vampire Diary.
However, in 2016, the two parted ways to pursue their careers individually as solo stars. In October 2017, Heller released her debut single titled Sleep. The official video for the single arrived four months later on February 23, 2018.
In March 2018, Timothy announced via her Instagram page that she would be collaborating with Hailey Wait.
Below are some other lesser known facts about Timothy Heller:
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5 lesser known facts about the musician
1. She suffered from borderline personality disorder
Timothy Heller suffered from a mental disorder Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) – This is a mental illness with symptoms such as generalized mood instability, disgust with self-image, insecurity and interpersonal relationship issues. Moreover, this disorder often destabilizes a person, disrupts family and professional life, and can even mar that person’s sense of identity.
In an interview with Atwood, Heller opened up about her struggle with BPD in the dresses group. She said her experience with Dresses was much darker than anyone could imagine, pointing to her mental health issues as well as her extremely unsupportive team. She also talked about how she was subjected to a lot of mental abuse but had to stay because she needed her voice for the band. but when she couldn’t take it anymore, they had to part ways.
She reportedly improved after leaving the group and began to focus on her mental well-being.
2. Accused of his best friend, Melanie Martinez Of Rape
It’s become a series of social drama and debate media battle after Heller, in a lengthy Twitter post dated Dec. 4, 2017, accused her one time best friend, Melanie Martinez, of sexually assaulting her.
She claimed the voice contestant repeatedly asked her for sex and she repeatedly refused until one night when she started touching her against her will, eventually overpowering her. She said Melanie had oral sex with her and also penetrated her using a sex toy without her consent.
Melanie Martinez, however, did not deny that they had the two had sex but denied allegations that she sexually assaulted her former friend. According to her, Timothy never said no to what they chose to do together, so it wasn’t an attack.
3. Melanie Martinez’s latest song, Piggyback, seems to be about Timothy Heller
Although some say it’s just speculation, but after listening to Melanie’s latest piggyback song, you might as well agree with the ‘speculations’.
In the song released in December 2017, Melanie accused Heller of “lying” for fame, responding to the rape allegations as follows: “You lie as you want to try to gain a piece of me…; “Now you’re trying to kill my name for a celebrity.”
Listen to the song below and be the judge:
4. Her debut single had copyright issues
Her debut single, Dormir, had copyright issues and was removed from her channel but was later restored after the copyright claim was discovered to be false.
She is straight
After the sexual assault accusation, many fans wanted to know if Heller liked men or women and during her interview with Atwood, she corrected the facts by admitting that she had a boyfriend named Mikey. According to her, her boyfriend is an amazing producer who has always supported her music career.