Tei Shi (pronounced “tay-shee”) is the moniker of singer-songwriter & producer Valerie Teicher Barbosa. Growing up between Bogotá, Colombia, & Vancouver, Canada, Tei Shi is heavily influenced by her ever-changing environment & cross-cultural identity.

Since her first two EPs, Saudade (2013) & Verde (2015), “introduced her to the world as a skilled & fluid vocalist... [Tei Shi] has fully stepped into her own, brewing up confections centered on trusting your own intuition,” (Pitchfork). Her groundbreaking song Bassically garnered over 21 million streams on Spotify alone & set the scene for her critically acclaimed debut album Crawl Space (2017) – leading her to embark on world tours & make headway in the art & fashion world.

In November of 2019, Tei Shi released La Linda, her much-anticipated second full-length album. Emotionally evocative & sonically daring, “the 11-track project sees Tei Shi more self-assured & fully formed than ever” (i-D). On this album, Tei Shi further embraces her Latin roots & multicultural identity, seamlessly shifting between the languages & musical genres that make her such a unique songwriter & noteworthy artist.

She wrote & was featured on Blood Orange's Hope off his album Negro Swan & starred in its music video alongside Tyler the Creator & A$AP Rocky, also performing the song onstage at 2019’s Coachella Music Festival.

Tei Shi went on to release her 2020 pandemic-made EP Die 4 Ur Love, followed by her third full-length album Valerie in 2024. 2025 holds her fourth album, Make believe I make believe, with its initial singles Best Be Leaving and Drop Deadreleased this Spring, to be followed by the magnetic summer track 222.