Taylor Alison Swift is an American citizen and the world famous and renounced singer for American Pop and Country Music. Swift is known for her songs and albums she has sung till now. She started singing at the age of 14 and signed up with Sony / ATV music publishing house. She won several awards for her albums including the Grammy awards as well as Album of the Year. Her songs are a narrative of her personal life.
Early Life
She was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, US on 13th December, 1989. Her father was Scott Taylor a stock broker and her mother was homemaker and used to work as mutual fund marketing executive. She has a younger brother, Austin Swift who is an actor. Taylor completed her preschool and kindergarten at Alvernia Montessori School. Later she was transferred to The Wyndcroft School. Afterwards the family moved to Wyomissing in Pennsylvania where Swift attended Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School.
Career
At the age of 9 Taylor started getting interest in musical theater. Swift performed for four Berks Youth Theatre Academy Productions. She started focusing on country music and getting lessons for the same. She spent her weekends performing at local events and local festivals took place nearby. A local musician cum computer repairman taught her guitar and led her writing “Lucky You”. In 2003 her family was in talks to work with New York based music manager Dan Dymtrow.
Dan helped her to model for Abercrombie & Fitch to be a part of “Rising Star”. Later Swift’s father took transfer to Merrill Lynch’s Nashville office and family shifted to Hendersonville, Tennessee to support Swift and her better future in singing. Later she started working with corporate production companies and composing songs. She launched many music video albums songs some of the well-known are Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Lover and many other.
Not only she sings but has appeared in many films too. Some of the movies she worked in are Valentine’s Day, The Lorax, The Giver and Cats. Recently Swift is casted in Miss Americana to be released in 2020. Taylor is also famous for her tours and live performances. She has done over 5 tours expanding stretching from a year to two. She is having an upcoming Tour viz. Lover Fest scheduled in 2021.
Awards and Achievements
In her career of nearly two decades, Swift has achieves several milestones. She has been awarded with numerous titles and achievements which includes: 10 Grammy Awards, 29 American Music Awards, 23 Billboard Music Awards, 6 Guinness World Records, 12 Country Music Association Awards, 8 Academy of Country Music Awards, 1 Brit Award and an Emmy Award.
Billboard placed Taylor at 8th position on the list of Greatest of All Time Artist charts. She earned great respect as a song writer as well and is considered as world’s Best Selling Musicians of All time. For her song writing she is honored by Nashville Songwriters Association, Songwriters Hall of Fame. She was even listed on Rolling Stone’s 2015 list of 100 Greatest Songwriters of all time.
Taylor Swift Biography |
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Real Name | Taylor Alison Swift |
Birth Date | December 13, 1989 |
Age | 30 Years |
Birth Place | Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Singer, Actress |
Religion | Christianity |
Sun sign | Sagittarius |
Physical Statistics |
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Height | in feet inches – 5’ 9” – in Centimetres – 176 cm |
Weight | in Kilograms – 69 kg – in Pounds – 152 lbs |
Body Measurements | 35-26-35 |
Bra (Breast) Size | 32B |
Waist Size | 26 |
Hip Size | 35 |
Shoe Size | 8 (US) |
Dress Size | 4 (US) |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Eye Color | Blue |
Body Type | Slim |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
Qualification/Education |
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School | Wyndcroft School, Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School |
College | Not Known |
Family |
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Father | Scott Kingsley Swift |
Mother | Andrea Finlay |
Sister | None |
Brother | Austin Swift |
Relationship Status |
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What is Taylor Swift marital status? | in Relation |
Is she having any relationship affair? | Yes |
Is she a lesbian? | No |
Who is Taylor Swift boyfriend? | Joe Alwyn |
Movies |
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Favorite Things |
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Song | What Makes You Beautiful (One Direction) |
Favorite Place | Kansas and Australia |
Films | Legally Blonde (2001), Love Actually (2003) |
Net Worth
Taylor has shaken the whole world with her voice and songs she sang. She set several milestones with her songs. She has sold over 50 million pure albums. Swift is one of the top five artists with worldwide highest digital sales. She was the highest paid female musician of 2010. In that year she had earnings of $825 million.
Swift is the first female singer artist in the US to have a song Shake it Off and an album Fearless to be certified by RIAA. According to our sources’ estimation Swift is having a whooping net worth of nearly $900 million USD.
Trivia
- Taylor’s name was inspired from singer-songwriter James Taylor.
- Ronnie Cremer, computer repairman as well a local musician taught her to play guitar at the age of 12.
- Swift was inspired from Shania Twain’s songs and shifted her focus to country music.
- At 14, Taylor started singing for Song/ATV Music.
- Swift’s father shifted to Hendersonville, Tennessee to support her singing.
- Currently Swift is dating Joe Alwyn, a British Actor.