Scribd
Upload
138 views

Taylor Swift Facts

Taylor Swift is an American singer and songwriter born in 1989 in Pennsylvania. She began singing at local events at age 10 and writing songs at age 12 after learning guitar chords. After moving to Nashville at age 14 to pursue music, she was signed to Big Machine Records and released her debut single "Tim McGraw" in 2006. Her self-titled debut album was a commercial success, selling over 2.5 million copies. Swift is one of the best-selling music artists of all time and has won numerous awards, including 10 Grammys.

Uploaded by

gracekt1938
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as TXT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
138 views

Taylor Swift Facts

Taylor Swift is an American singer and songwriter born in 1989 in Pennsylvania. She began singing at local events at age 10 and writing songs at age 12 after learning guitar chords. After moving to Nashville at age 14 to pursue music, she was signed to Big Machine Records and released her debut single "Tim McGraw" in 2006. Her self-titled debut album was a commercial success, selling over 2.5 million copies. Swift is one of the best-selling music artists of all time and has won numerous awards, including 10 Grammys.

Uploaded by

gracekt1938
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as TXT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Taylor swift facts

Her full name is Taylor Alison Swift.

Taylor Swift is 34 years old and was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading,
Pennsylvania.

Taylor spent her early years growing up on her family’s Christmas tree farm, which
her father had bought off one of his clients.

Her mother’s name is Andrea Finlay & her father is Scott Kingsley Swift.

Taylor’s father went to college at the University of Manoa, Hawaii.

Andrea wanted to name her daughter Taylor because she didn’t people to be able to
know her gender just by reading her name.

Taylor’s younger brother Austin attends Vanderbilt University and is also a


freelance photographer in his spare time.

Her grandmother was a professional opera singer, which inspired Swift from a young
age.

Over the years, Taylor’s had many nicknames, some of which are: Tay, Swifty, T-
Swift, T-Swizzle, and T-Sweezy.

At age 10, Swift was singing at a variety of local events, including contests &
fairs.

Subscribe to The Fact Site!


Get updates on the latest posts and more from The Fact Site straight to your inbox.

At age 12, a computer repairman taught Taylor how to play three chords on the
guitar, which inspired her to learn to play the guitar and start songwriting. Her
first song was called “Lucky You.”

Taylor wrote a 350-page novel when she was 12, which, so far, has never been
published.

Taylor Swift is extremely talented; she can play the guitar, piano, ukulele,
electric guitar, and banjo!

She is also a talented painter.

One of her favorite items of clothing she likes to wear is a pair of cowboy boots.

Swifty’s lucky number is 13.

She says Shania Twain is her biggest musical influence; however, she’s also
“devoted” to Britney Spears.

After watching a Behind the Music special on Faith Hill, Taylor knew she had to
move to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue her musical dreams.

At the age of 14, Taylor, along with her family, moved to Nashville.
Taylor Swift 2015 Photoshoot
Taylor Swift started using Myspace to develop her fan base, which, at the time, was
rather unique in country music.

In 2005, Taylor was told by an interviewer, “If music doesn’t work out, you could
be a hair model.” In 2012, the same woman interviewed her again and apologized for
saying it.

In 2006, Taylor performed at The Bluebird Care in Nashville, which landed her a
contract with Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Records.

She is close friends with Selena Gomez.

Taylor’s first single was called Tim McGraw, which reached the top ten songs on the
country charts in 2006.

Taylor’s first album was released in October 2006 and sold more than 2.5 million
copies!

Her favorite dessert is cheesecake.

Swift dated singer Joe Jonas from July to October 2008, and many of her songs in
her Fearless album were about her breakup, including “Forever and Always” and
“You’re Not Sorry.”

In 2009, Taylor Swift broke a country music world record by selling more digital
downloads than any other country artist, selling over 20 million hits.

Taylor played a rebellious teen called Haley Jones in an episode of CSI in 2009;
because of her love for the TV show, she also did a CSI remix of her song “You’re
Not Sorry.”

In Late 2009, Taylor dated Taylor… Lautner – an actor made famous by his role in
The Twilight Saga.

When at home, Taylor doesn’t wear her contact lenses; she just keeps her glasses
on.

Swift owns an eight-bedroom summer house in coastal Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

She also owns a Dassault Falcon 900 private jet – and an airport hangar at
Nashville International Airport!

To Kill A Mockingbird is one of her favorite books.

In 2010, Taylor Swift became the youngest artist ever to win a Grammy Award for
Album of the Year. She was age 20.

She was in the film Valentine’s Day in 2010 as Felicia.

In 2011, Swift was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year!

In 2012, Lady Michelle Obama presented Taylor with “The Big Help Award” for her
dedication to helping others.

She voice acted the character of Audrey in The Lorax.


Taylor Swift Purple Dress
She dated singer Harry Styles from One Direction from late 2012 to January 2013.

In 2013 she appeared in an episode of New Girl as Elaine.

As well as professional dancers, Taylor asked her fans to star in her music video
for Shake it Off.

Taylor also played Rosemary in the film adaptation of The Giver in 2014.

1989 is Taylor’s fifth studio album, which was released on October 27, 2014,
through Big Machine Records.

Before the release of 1989, Swift invited 89 of her biggest fans over to her house
to listen to her album; Taylor also baked cookies for her guests.

1989 was the top-selling album of 2014, beating Disney’s Frozen soundtrack. On New
Year’s Eve, she Tweeted, “I can’t thank you enough for making 1989 the best selling
album of 2014. NOW LETS GO CELEBRATE!“

Taylor Swift helped a 4-year-old girl with terminal brain cancer cross the last
item off her bucket list, which was “to dance to Shake it off with Tay Tay.” She
went on FaceTime with the girl after she saw #ShakeItOffJalene trending on Twitter.

She won her first BRIT Award for International Female Solo Artist in February 2015.

Her Twitter is @taylorswift13.

You might also like