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Taylor Swift

Born

in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, The United States

December 13, 1989

Website

http://www.taylorswift.com/

Twitter

taylorswift13

Genre

Music

Influences

John Madden, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Leann Rimes ...more

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Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Swift spent her early years on her family's Christmas tree farm. Her grandmother had been a professional opera singer, and Swift soon followed in her footsteps. By the age of 10, Swift was singing at a variety of local events, including fairs and contests. She sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Philadelphia 76ers game at the age of 11, and began writing her own songs and learning guitar at 12 years old.

To pursue her music career, Swift often visited Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital. There she co-wrote songs, and tried to land a recording contract. Noting her dedication, Swift and her family moved to nearby Hendersonville, Tennessee, in an attemp Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Swift spent her early years on her family's Christmas tree farm. Her grandmother had been a professional opera singer, and Swift soon followed in her footsteps. By the age of 10, Swift was singing at a variety of local events, including fairs and contests. She sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Philadelphia 76ers game at the age of 11, and began writing her own songs and learning guitar at 12 years old.

To pursue her music career, Swift often visited Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital. There she co-wrote songs, and tried to land a recording contract. Noting her dedication, Swift and her family moved to nearby Hendersonville, Tennessee, in an attempt to further Swift's career.

A stellar performance at The Bluebird Café in Nashville helped Swift get a contract with Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Records. She released her first single, "Tim McGraw," in 2006, and the song became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. It also appeared on her self-titled debut album in October of that same year, selling more than 2.5 million copies. More popular singles soon followed, including "Our Song," a No. 1 country music hit. "Teardrops on My Guitar," "Picture to Burn," and "Should've Said No" were also successful tracks.

In addition to commercial success, Swift received a lot of critical praise for her debut effort. She won the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist in 2007. Swift next released Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in 2007. Her renditions of "Silent Night" and "Santa Baby" were modest hits on the country charts.

In 2008, Swift was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category, and won the Academy of Country Music's "Female Vocalist of the Year" Award, the American Music Awards "Favorite Female Country Artist" award, and the American Music Association's "Horizon" award. Around this same time, Swift released her next album, Fearless (2008), which hit the top of both the country and pop charts and stayed there for 11 weeks. By the end of the year, Swift had become the highest-selling country artist of 2008.

In 2009, Swift netted several awards for her work on Fearless, including "Video of the Year" and "Female Video of the Year" for "Love Story" at the CMT Music Awards. On September 13, 2009, Swift also won the MTV Video Music Award for "Best Female Video," making her the first country music star to win an MTV Video Music Award. The win stirred controversy when rapper Kanye West leaped to the stage during Swift's speech, took the microphone, and declared that R&B singer Beyoncé should have won Swift's award. The stunned Swift was unable to make her acceptance speech, and West was removed from the show. When Beyoncé accepted her award for "Best Video of the Year" later in the show, she called Swift to the stage to finish her speech. West later apologized to Swift privately,
and made a public apology on The Jay Leno Show.

If possible, the attention has made Swift an even hotter commodity. Her concert tickets now sell out in less than two minutes, and she is currently ranked as the 69th most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine, with more than $18 million in earnings this year alone. She recently made her second appearance on comedy show Saturday Night Live, this time as both the host and musical guest. She has also been tapped for four CMA nominations in 2009—"Female Vocalist", "Music Video of the Year", "Best Album" and "Entertainer of the Year"— as well as six American Music Award nominations.
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Taylor Swift’s books

Average rating: 4.76 · 22,770 ratings · 2,869 reviews · 309 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Official Taylor Swift \| The Eras Tour Book 4.87 avg rating — 14,156 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taylor Swift - Fearless Songbook: Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist 4.62 avg rating — 1,649 ratings — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taylor Swift Songbook: Guitar Recorded Versions 4.66 avg rating — 980 ratings — published 2007 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taylor Swift - Speak Now Songbook: Piano/Vocal/Guitar 4.64 avg rating — 932 ratings — published 2011 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LOVER (DELUXE ALBUM VERSION 3) 4.83 avg rating — 792 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taylor Swift Fearless Tour 2009/2010 (Official Taylor Swift Tour Book) 3.70 avg rating — 423 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of Taylor Swift (Big-note Piano) 4.72 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taylor Swift: Guitar Chord Songbook \| 40 Songs with Lyrics and Chord Diagrams \| Pop Country Sheet Music for Beginner and Intermediate Guitar Students and Hobby Players \| Music Book 4.67 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taylor Swift: Pro Vocal Women's Edition Volume 49 4.71 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taylor Swift: Red - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook \| Pop Country Sheet Music Collection for Singers and Pianists \| Complete Album Music Book for Students and Teachers \| Intermediate Piano 4.67 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2012 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Taylor Swift

Tour Books (6 books)
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4.84 avg rating — 14,740 ratings

Songbooks (Hal Leonard) (13 books)
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Taylor Swift (Artist)

4.66 avg rating — 4,937 ratings

Reputation (3 books)
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Taylor Swift

4.86 avg rating — 347 ratings

Taylor Swift Play-Along (Hal Leonard) (16 books)
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4.78 avg rating — 215 ratings

Sheet Music (Hal Leonard) (21 books)
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4.77 avg rating — 106 ratings

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Quotes by Taylor Swift (?)

“People haven't always been there for me but music always has.”
― Taylor Swift

tags: music

5598 likes

“When I was a little girl I used to read fairy tales. In fairy tales you meet Prince Charming and he's everything you ever wanted. In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is. Then you grow up and you realize that Prince Charming is not as easy to find as you thought. You realize the bad guy is not wearing a black cape and he's not easy to spot; he's really funny, and he makes you laugh, and he has perfect hair.”
― Taylor Swift

tags: fairy-tales, inspirational, prince-charming, taylor-swift

4882 likes

“To me, Fearless is not the absense of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, Fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.”
― Taylor Swift

tags: fearless, inspirational, love

4178 likes

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Polls

Favourite Album of Taylor's?

Speak Now

8 votes, 20.0%

Red

6 votes, 15.0%

All

6 votes, 15.0%

Fearless & Red! They're both Too Good to decide! (write-in)

4 votes, 10.0%

1989

4 votes, 10.0%

reputation

4 votes, 10.0%

Fearless

3 votes, 7.5%

evermore

2 votes, 5.0%

lover (write-in)

1 vote, 2.5%

1989 and fearless first, then folklore and red :))

1 vote, 2.5%

✨ Midnights ✨

1 vote, 2.5%

Taylor Swift

0 votes, 0.0%

folklore

0 votes, 0.0%

40 total votes

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