Taylor Swift Biography

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American Grammy-nominated country music artist who began her career as a teenager. Signed to the independent Big Machine Records label in 2006, she made her debut on the Billboard country charts with the release of her debut single “Tim McGraw“. This song, which peaked at #6, was the first of five singles from her self-titled debut, which was released in late 2006 and re-issued in 2007, and has been certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.

Following “Tim McGraw” were the #2 “Teardrops on My Guitar“, the six-week Number One “Our Song“, the #3 “Picture to Burn” and another Number One in “Should’ve Said No“. All five singles from her debut were Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, as was her song “Change” from the AT&T TEAM USA Soundtrack. Her second album, Fearless, will be released on November 11, and its lead-off single “Love Story” has become her highest Hot 100 hit.

Birth Name : Taylor Alison Swift
Birth Place : Reading, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign : 12/13/1989, Sagittarius
Profession : Country-music singer; songwriter

Taylor Swift Fast Facts :

  • Grew up on a Christmas-tree farm in Pennsylvania.
  • Grandmother was a professional opera singer.
  • Won a national poetry contest while in 4th grade.
  • Began performing at age 10.
  • Sang the national anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers NBA game at age 11.
  • Became, at 14, the youngest staff songwriter ever hired by Sony Tree publishing house in Nashville.
  • Wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on her self-titled debut CD.
  • Favorite outfit is a sundress and cowboy boots.

Taylor Swift Relationships :

  • Scott Swift – Father
  • Andrea Swift – Mother
  • Austin Swift – Brother