Not every artist chooses his own name. Just ask Teddy Swims. The 33-year-old hit machine, who will perform at Pinkpop on Friday evening, had his stage name more or less forced upon him seven years ago. “A friend said: you are in my support act, so I will just put that name on the flyer. Good luck with it,” says the American singer in an interview with this site.

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