# Ryan Amador

Ryan Amador (born 1989 or 1990) is an American singer-songwriter and LGBT rights advocate.

## Early life and education

Amador began recording demos of original songs in Hollywood at the age of 12. He acted in musicals while in school. He graduated from New York University in 2011 with a degree in drama.

## Career

Amador released his first EP Symptoms of a Wide Eyed Being which was produced by Justin Goldner and Shaina Taub. He went on tour though Chicago in 2012. He later released a second EP Palos Verdes: A Teenage Retrospective. Amador is a recurring guest on the radio channel, OutQ and has performed at pride events in New York, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh where he opened for Adam Lambert. He released his debut album Ryan Amador in June 2013. It went on Spotify in September 2013. The lead single of the album is "Define Me" featuring Jo Lampert. The music video includes Lampert and Amador taking off their clothes to reveal anti-gay slurs written on their bodies. The music video was directed by Tom Gustafson. The song was written for a youth LGBT conference. Amador released the single and music view "Instead," a piano ballad about desire for a former lover. In 2015, he released a single "Spectrum" featuring Lampert and Gyasi Ross. It is about the spectrum of sexual identities and includes a music video. In 2016, Amador released "Light Me Up" featuring Daniel Weidlein. The song is a queer version of Hollywood gangster film. The music video was directed by Mark Solomon. In 2018, Amador released the LGBT themed single, "Loverboy." The song was inspired by the film, Call Me by Your Name and features a 1980s-influenced synthesized beat. A music video was released starring director Jesse Scott Egan. "Loverboy" is the second single for the album The American. Proceeds from the song will be donated to Basic Rights Oregon.
Amador and Celeste Lecesne are the co-founders of The Future Perfect Project, a program to for LGBTQ high school students to share stories and express themselves in performances, musical compositions, and original writing.

## Artistry

Amador is inspired by progressive artists including Gotye and Janelle Monáe. His music is influenced by Damien Rice, Jason Mraz, and John Legend.

## Personal life

Amador is based in Los Angeles and Brooklyn. He is gay. He has been in a relationship with pianist and composer Henry Koperski since July 2018.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Ryan Amador (2013)
* (In) Body Vol. 1: Becoming (2016)
* The American (2019)
* Love in the Age of Anxiety (2022)

### Compilations

* The American (Deluxe) [2020]
* Ryan Amador (10th Anniversary Edition) [2023]

### Extended plays

* Symptoms of a Wide Eyed Being (2012)
* Palos Verdes: A Teenage Retrospective (2012)
* 4S (2014)
* Seattle Songs (2017)
* The Lost Tapes (2017)

### Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| In A Little Room | 2011 | Symptoms of a Wide Eyed Being |
| Apology | 2011 | Symptoms of a Wide Eyed Being |
| On The Surface | 2013 | Ryan Amador |
| Define Me | 2013 | Ryan Amador |
| Instead | 2013 | Ryan Amador |
| Stained | 2014 | 4S |
| Spectrum | 2015 | 4S |
| Fireplace | 2016 | non-album single |
| Under My Sk(in) [From #Relevant] | 2016 | non-album single |
| Light Me Up | 2016 | (In) Body Vol. 1: Becoming |
| Safe in Your Heart | 2016 | (In) Body Vol. 1: Becoming |
| Talk in the Morning | 2016 | (In) Body Vol. 1: Becoming |
| Balloon | 2016 | (In) Body Vol. 1: Becoming |
| Someone | 2017 | Seattle Songs |
| Maryanne | 2017 | Seattle Songs |
| Saint of Love | 2017 | The Lost Tapes |
| Try a Little Kindness | 2018 | The American |
| Loverboy | 2018 | The American |
| Hospitals | 2018 | The American |
| Lucky to Be So Blind | 2018 | The American |
| Liars | 2018 | The American |
| Walk On By | 2018 | The American |
| Inches Away | 2018 | The American |
| Neighbors | 2018 | The American |
| Like a Woman | 2019 | The American (Deluxe) |
| Weirdo | 2019 | The American (Deluxe) |
| The American | 2020 | The American |
| Healing Song | 2020 | Love in the Age of Anxiety |
| I Don't Want to Post This | 2020 | Love in the Age of Anxiety |
| All My Friends Are Brands | 2020 | Love in the Age of Anxiety |
| Lost Friends | 2021 | Love in the Age of Anxiety |
| HBD | 2021 | Love in the Age of Anxiety |
| No Looking Back | 2021 | Love in the Age of Anxiety |
| Used To U | 2022 | Love in the Age of Anxiety |
| UR EX | 2022 | Love in the Age of Anxiety |
| Every Day | 2022 | Love in the Age of Anxiety |
| Are We Over | 2022 | Love in the Age of Anxiety |
| False Alarm | 2023 | non-album single |
| Define Me (Pride Club Edition) | 2023 | Ryan Amador (10th Anniversary Edition) |
| Define Me (String Quartet Remix) | 2023 | Ryan Amador (10th Anniversary Edition) |
| Instead (String Quartet Remix) | 2023 | Ryan Amador (10th Anniversary Edition) |