Taylor Swift was born December 13 1989 as Taylor Alison Swift. She published her first single "Tim McGraw" in 2006. Her first album released the same year which was certified multi platinum. She was nominated for the Best New Artist at the 50th Grammy Awards.
In 2008 Taylor released her second album Fearless. This album wonTaylor four Grammy Awards including Album of the year. This album topped Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks, a record since year 2000. Her third album "Speak Now" sold over a million copies in the first week.
In 2009 Forbes rated Taylor as the 69th most powerful celebrity with acquisitions of 18 million. In 2010, she is rated as the 12th most powerful celebrity with earnings over 45 million. In January 2010 Nielsen SoundScan listed Swift as the most commercially successful country or country/pop crossover artist in music history with over 33 million digital tracks sold. As of February 2011, she has sold over 19 million albums and 33 million singles worldwide.
Not too shabby.
Taylor learned to play guitar at age 10 and wrote her first song. She beganwriting songs regularly and performing at local fairs and celebrations. At age 12 she wrote a 350 page novel which as of now, is not published.
Taylor made her first visit to Nashville at age eleven, and gave every record label a copy of her demo tapes. Her family moved away to the outskirts of Nashville, and Taylor began to play regularly with local musicians. At age 14 Taylor became the youngest staff songwriter every hired by Sony/ATV publishing house. At 15 Taylor played at the famous Bluebird Caf? and was signed by Scott Borchetta for his new record label Big Machine Records.
Taylor's universal appeal continues to grow to enormous proportions. She is presently on her Speak Now tour which began in February and may continue until 2012. She is a model for multitudes of teens all over the world, and certainly an inspiration for her creativity and perseverance.
Be sure to see Taylor on tour, and visit the link below for more information.
Author Resource:
Be sure to catch Taylor on tour. For more information, dates and the best tickets, visit taylor swift tour dates 2011
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://www.look4articles.com/images/icon_Rss.png "XML Feed For RSS"){kind=icon}
Category Rss Feed
Print This Article
Add To Favorites
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://www.look4articles.com/images/rss.jpg "XML Feed For RSS")