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	== Notable Works ==		== Notable Works ==
			Taylor Swift's signature albums have made her music career and solidified her as a worldwide superstar. Her first album Taylor Swift (2006) got her started in country music, while Fearless (2008) was a milestone, as it earned her the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Later albums such as Speak Now (2010), Red (2012), and 1989 (2014) signaled her move from country to pop, with 1989 also receiving the Grammy for Album of the Year.

			She issued Reputation in 2017, then Lover (2019), Folklore (2020), and Evermore (2020), demonstrating her range and narrative ability. Her 2022 album Midnights received a fourth Grammy for Album of the Year, and in 2024, The Tortured Poet's Department debuted, another record for most Grammy nominations. These albums demonstrate significant periods in her career and her musical development.

	== Achievements and Recognition ==		== Achievements and Recognition ==

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
			* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2357847/ IMDB]
			* [https://x.com/taylorswift13?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor X]
			* [https://www.instagram.com/taylorswift/ Instagram]

	== References ==		== References ==

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Achievements and Recognition

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	== Achievements and Recognition ==		== Achievements and Recognition ==
			Taylor Swift is the most decorated musician in history. She is the record holder at the American Music Awards (40), Billboard Music Awards (49), MTV VMAs (30), and iHeartRadio Music Awards (34). She has been awarded the Grammy Award for Album of the Year a record four times and five MTV VMA Video of the Year awards. Recognized globally, she has also been named IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year five times and became Time’s Person of the Year in 2023.

			She started out in country music, with Fearless (2008) taking home several significant awards, including Album of the Year at the Grammys. She then branched out into pop with 1989 (2014), which achieved Grammy victories, and has since gone on to continue to reign supreme with releases such as Folklore (2020), Midnights (2022), and The Tortured Poets Department (2024). Throughout her career, Swift has smashed records, inspired generations, and solidified herself as being among the most influential artists of all time.

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	Taylor Swift started her music career at a tender age, performing on stage for the first time at the age of 10 and signing her first major label contract at the age of 13. She released her first single, "Tim McGraw," and her debut album at 17, marking the beginning of her meteoric rise. Within twelve months, she had already been named the Nashville Songwriters Association's Artist/Songwriter of the Year, the CMA Horizon Award winner, and hit the #1 single with "Our Song." At age 19, she was a Grammy nominee for Best New Artist, a Maxim Hot 100 feature, and had landed several country music awards. Her first two albums Taylor Swift and Fearless made her an international name, and Love Story was the most-downloaded song ever at the time and the first country song to hit Mainstream Top 40's number one. She was 20 when she was the youngest artist to win Album of the Year at the ACM Awards, and Fearless was the top-selling album of 2009 in the US.		Taylor Swift started her music career at a tender age, performing on stage for the first time at the age of 10 and signing her first major label contract at the age of 13. She released her first single, "Tim McGraw," and her debut album at 17, marking the beginning of her meteoric rise. Within twelve months, she had already been named the Nashville Songwriters Association's Artist/Songwriter of the Year, the CMA Horizon Award winner, and hit the #1 single with "Our Song." At age 19, she was a Grammy nominee for Best New Artist, a Maxim Hot 100 feature, and had landed several country music awards. Her first two albums Taylor Swift and Fearless made her an international name, and Love Story was the most-downloaded song ever at the time and the first country song to hit Mainstream Top 40's number one. She was 20 when she was the youngest artist to win Album of the Year at the ACM Awards, and Fearless was the top-selling album of 2009 in the US.

	Throughout the course of the following few years, Swift kept breaking records with every release. Her third album Speak Now (2010) itself sold more than a million copies in its first week and earned her four Grammy Awards, one of them being Album of the Year. At 23, Red did it again with 1.2 million first-week sales, and songs such as Mean earned her additional Grammys and Forbes' highest-paid celebrity under the age of 30. She had earned over 227 awards by age 24, including Red Tour as Best Tour and singles like Safe & Sound and I Knew You Were Trouble sweeping charts and award ceremonies. At 25, she again made history as the first solo female artist to have two albums sell over a million copies in their first week, and Forbes and Billboard both had her as the highest-earning musician. With these accomplishments so early in life, Swift was already well on her way to being one of the most successful artists of the contemporary music era.		Throughout the course of the following few years, Swift kept breaking records with every release. Her third album Speak Now (2010) itself sold more than a million copies in its first week and earned her four Grammy Awards, one of them being Album of the Year. At 23, Red did it again with 1.2 million first-week sales, and songs such as Mean earned her additional Grammys and Forbes' highest-paid celebrity under the age of 30. She had earned over 227 awards by age 24, including Red Tour as Best Tour and singles like Safe & Sound and I Knew You Were Trouble sweeping charts and award ceremonies. At 25, she again made history as the first solo female artist to have two albums sell over a million copies in their first week, and Forbes and Billboard both had her as the highest-earning musician. With these accomplishments so early in life, Swift was already well on her way to being one of the most successful artists of the contemporary music era.<ref>https://taylorswiftfanculture.weebly.com/achievements.html</ref>

	== Notable Works ==		== Notable Works ==

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	== Rise to Global Stardom ==		== Rise to Global Stardom ==
			Taylor Swift started her music career at a tender age, performing on stage for the first time at the age of 10 and signing her first major label contract at the age of 13. She released her first single, "Tim McGraw," and her debut album at 17, marking the beginning of her meteoric rise. Within twelve months, she had already been named the Nashville Songwriters Association's Artist/Songwriter of the Year, the CMA Horizon Award winner, and hit the #1 single with "Our Song." At age 19, she was a Grammy nominee for Best New Artist, a Maxim Hot 100 feature, and had landed several country music awards. Her first two albums Taylor Swift and Fearless made her an international name, and Love Story was the most-downloaded song ever at the time and the first country song to hit Mainstream Top 40's number one. She was 20 when she was the youngest artist to win Album of the Year at the ACM Awards, and Fearless was the top-selling album of 2009 in the US.

			Throughout the course of the following few years, Swift kept breaking records with every release. Her third album Speak Now (2010) itself sold more than a million copies in its first week and earned her four Grammy Awards, one of them being Album of the Year. At 23, Red did it again with 1.2 million first-week sales, and songs such as Mean earned her additional Grammys and Forbes' highest-paid celebrity under the age of 30. She had earned over 227 awards by age 24, including Red Tour as Best Tour and singles like Safe & Sound and I Knew You Were Trouble sweeping charts and award ceremonies. At 25, she again made history as the first solo female artist to have two albums sell over a million copies in their first week, and Forbes and Billboard both had her as the highest-earning musician. With these accomplishments so early in life, Swift was already well on her way to being one of the most successful artists of the contemporary music era.

	== Notable Works ==		== Notable Works ==

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}}'''Taylor Swift''' is a multitalented singer-songwriter and global icon, celebrated for her heartfelt lyrics, storytelling, and genre-spanning music.Considered by many to be one of the most influential musicians of our time, she became the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year four times in 2024 when she won the award for Midnights (2022). She broke records that same year with her worldwide Eras Tour, which earned an unprecedented $2 billion and ended in December 2024 as the highest-grossing concert tour ever.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Taylor-Swift</ref>

== Early Life & Education ==
Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Pennsylvania, with her father working as a stockbroker and her mother as a financial analyst. She is an actor with a younger brother named Austin, and Swift is of Italian, German, English, Scottish, and Irish descent. Swift’s early musical inspirations were fueled by her grandmother, an opera singer named Marjorie Finlay. As a child, she lived on a Christmas tree farm and participated actively in the local community. She was a Montessori student and later attended Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High, where she explored music and theatre and after being motivated by Faith Hill, focused on country music.

At 11, Swift visited Nashville with demo tapes but was turned down by record labels, which spurred her to write songs and learn the guitar. Swift snapped up an artist development contract with RCA Records at the age of 13, gaining exposure through modeling and music compilation albums. To help pursue her daughter’s dream, Swift’s family relocated to Tennessee when she was 14, and she was later homeschooled to finish high school as she fully committed to music.

== Career ==
In Nashville, Taylor began co-writing with Liz Rose in the two-hour blocks reserved every Tuesday afternoon after school. Afterward, she became the youngest artist to sign a contract with the Sony/ATV publishing company, which she left when she was 14. Taylor thought she was running out of time and wanted to “freeze” the early years of her life, so she could later release them on an album.
Scott Borchetta, a record executive, was attending a Bluebird Cafe showcase in 2005, when he was made aware of Swift. The very same year, she was one of the first artists to be signed with Big Machine Records, with her father purchasing a three percent share of the company.

Taylor Swift’s career gained momentum when she began working on her debut album and convinced Big Machine to hire Nathan Chapman as her producer. In June 2006, her first single “Tim McGraw” came out, followed by Taylor Swift in October the same year. The album did well, reaching #5 on the US Billboard 200 and staying there for 275 weeks. While doing her first tours in 2006 and 2007, she was also busy promoting her album on radio and TV, and opening for US country stars. All through 2007 and 2008, Swift had released four additional singles from the debut album, with each managing to secure a spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

In October 2007, Swift released her first EP, “The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection,” followed by “Beautiful Eyes” in July 2008. All three of her projects received accolades.

In 2007, she marked a new achievement when she was awarded the BMI Songwriter of the Year for the first time while also being the youngest recipient of the honour. She garnered wins at the CMAs, ACMs, and AMAs and was also nominated for Best New Artist at the 50th Grammy Awards.<ref>https://www.theswiftmuseum.com/life-and-career</ref>

== Rise to Global Stardom ==

== Notable Works ==

== Achievements and Recognition ==

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