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Taylor Swift is a multi-Grammy award-winning American singer, songwriter, dancer, and model. She is famous for her discography spans genres and narrative songwriting. Her song is often inspired by her personal life. Taylor was the youngest artist in history to win the Grammy Award. she is also the top-selling digital artist in music history.

Before Fame

At age 12 she learned how to play three chords on a guitar which was inspiring her to write her first song, “Lucky You”. She had won a national poetry contest with the poem “Monster in My Closet”.Taylor got an artist development deal with RCA Records. But later she launched her career with her material. Swift worked with Dreamworks Records executive Scott Borchetta in 2005.

Trivia

Taylor Swift launched her debut album “Taylor Swift” in October 2006 and received generally positive reviews from the audience. Her single “Our Song” made her the youngest solo writer and singer of a country song. Taylor’s lead single from the album “Love Story” was released in September 2008. It became the second best-selling country single of all time. Following next year, she released “White Horse”, “You Belong with Me”, “Fifteen” and “Fearless”. “You Belong with Me” was the album’s highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the top-selling album of 2009. This album was nominated with Beyoncé‘s video for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” in the same category. Taylor’s fourth studio album “Red”, was released on October 22, 2012, where she worked with Ed Sheeran.

Family Life

Taylor Swift was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Her father Scott Kingsley Swift is a former stockbroker for Merrill Lynch. And her mother Andrea Gardner Swift is a former homemaker. She has a younger brother named Austin Swift, who is an actor. Taylor attended preschool and kindergarten at the Alvernia Montessori School. Since 2016, she has been in a relationship with an English actor Joe Alwyn.