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Taylor Alison Swift

Taylor Swift

Swift performing in St. Louis, Missouri, during the 2013 Red Tour

Background information

Birth name Taylor Alison Swift

Born e!em"er 13, 1#$# %age 2&'

Reading, (ennsyl)ania, *.S.

Genres

+ountry

pop

pop ro!

Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter

re!ord produ!er

a!tress

philanthropist

Instrumentso!als

guitar

"an/o

uulele

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Years active 200present

a!els ig Ma!hine

"e!site taylorswift.!om

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Raisedin Wyomissing, Pennsylania, !wi"t moed to #as$ille, %ennessee, at t$e age o" 1& to 'rse acareer in contry msic. !$e signed wit$ t$e inde'endent label ig *ac$ine Records and becamet$e yongest songwriter eer $ired by t$e !ony+A% *sic 'blis$ing $ose. %$e release o"!wi"ts sel"-titled debt albm in //0 establis$ed $er as a contry msic star. er t$ird single, 2r!ong,2 made $er t$e yongest 'erson to single-$andedly write and 'er"orm a nmber-one song ont$e ot 4ontry !ongs c$art. !$e receied a est #ew Artist nomination at t$e//8 5rammy

Awards.

!wi"ts second albm, Fearless, was released in //8. oyed by t$e 'o' crossoer sccess o" t$esingles 26oe !tory2 and 27o elong wit$ *e,2 Fearless became t$e best-selling albm o" //9 int$e nited !tates. %$e albm won "or 5rammy Awards, wit$ !wi"t becoming t$e yongesteer Albm o" t$e 7ear winner. !wi"ts t$ird and "ort$ albms, /1/s Speak Now and /1s Red ,bot$ sold oer one million co'ies wit$in t$e "irst wee o" t$eir .! release. Speak Now won two5rammy Awards, w$ile Red' s singles 2We Are #eer :er 5etting ac %oget$er 2 and 2;


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o 1.E /1C1& Red and media scrtiny

o 1.0 /1&C'resent >ll %ransition to Po' and 1989

• Artistry

o .1 ;n"lences

o . 6yrical t$emes and style

o .3 *sical and ocal style

o .& Pblic image

• 3 ;m'act and recognition

o 3.1 *sic indstry

• & Prodct endorsements

• E Acting career

• 0 P$ilant$ro'y

• @ Personal li"e

o @.1 >amily

o @. Residences

o @.3 Wealt$

o @.& Relations$i's

o @.E Politics

• 8 Awards and ac$ieements

• 9 Discogra'$y

• 1/ 4oncert tors

• 11 >ilmogra'$y

o 11.1 >ilm

o 11. %eleision

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§Life and career

F1989–2004: Early life

!wi"t was born on December 13, 1989, in West Reading, Pennsylania.1B er "at$er, !cott


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"at$er trans"erred to t$e #as$ille o""ice o" *errill 6ync$ and t$e "amily relocated to a lae"ront $osein endersonille, %ennessee&B

*y 'arents too all t$e 'ressre o"" by saying, 2Were Jst moing becase we loe t$e area, sodont worry.2 %$ey new not$ing abot t$e indstry and $ad no inolement in entertainment, bt ;was obsessed wit$ it and so t$ey did t$eir researc$ and read ' abot it to $el' me in eery wayt$ey cold. %$eyre amaKing 'eo'le. 31B

;n %ennessee, !wi"t attended endersonille ig$ !c$ool "or $er "res$man and so'$omore years.3B 6ater, to accommodate $er toring sc$edle, !wi"t trans"erred to t$e Aaron Academy, a 'riate4$ristian sc$ool w$ic$ o""ered $omesc$ooling serices. !$e maintained a &./ grade aerage andearned $er $ig$ sc$ool di'loma in //8, $aing com'leted $er "inal two years o" corse wor in 1mont$s.33B3&B

F2004–08: Career beginnings and Taylor Swift

!wi"t moed to #as$ille, %ennessee, at t$e age o" 1&. ;n //&,3EB s$e signed an artist deelo'mentdeal wit$ R4A Records and was t$e yongest songwriter to sign a 'blis$ing deal wit$ !ony+A%.30B !wi"t 'roceeded to wor wit$ e='erienced *sic Row songwriters sc$ as %roy erges, retteaers, rett Iames, *ac *cAnally and %$e Warren rot$ers.3@B38B !$e eentally "ormed a lastingworing relations$i' wit$ 6iK Rose. !wi"t saw Rose 'er"orming at an R4A songwriter eent andsggested t$at t$ey write toget$er .39B %$ey began meeting "or two-$or writing sessions eery%esday a"ternoon a"ter sc$ool.&/B Rose $as said t$at t$e sessions were 2some o" t$e easiest ;eeer done. asically, ; was Jst $er editor. !$ed write abot w$at $a''ened in sc$ool t$at day. !$e$ad sc$ a clear ision o" w$at s$e was trying to say. And s$ed come in wit$ t$e most incredible$oos.2&1B !wi"t also began recording demos wit$ 'rodcer #at$an 4$a'man.39B

A"ter 'er"orming at a *; !ongwriters 4ircle s$owcase at %$e itter :nd, #ew 7or, in //&,38B&B !wi"t became t$e yongest songwriter eer $ired by t$e !ony+A% %ree 'blis$ing $ose.&3B !wi"tle"t R4A Records w$en s$e was 1E?t$e com'any wanted $er to record t$e wor o" ot$ersongwriters and wait ntil s$e was eig$teen to release an albm, bt s$e "elt ready to lanc$ $ercareer wit$ $er own material. B&&B !wi"t later recalled 2; geninely "elt t$at ; was rnning ot o" time. ;wanted to ca'tre t$ese years o" my li"e on an albm w$ile t$ey still re'resented w$at ; was goingt$rog$.2&EB !$e also 'arted ways wit$ manager Dan Dymtrow, w$o later too legal action against

!wi"t and $er 'arents. ;n /1/, a Jdge nlli"ied si= o" Dymtrows legal claims. %$e remaining nJst-enric$ment claim was settled ot o" cort. 9B&0B&0B

At an indstry s$owcase at #as$illes lebird 4a"e in //E, !wi"t cag$t t$e attention o" !cottorc$etta, a DreamWors Records e=ectie w$o was 're'aring to "orm $is own inde'endentrecord label, ig *ac$ine Records. !$e became one o" t$e labels "irst signings, wit$ $er "at$er'rc$asing a t$ree 'er cent stae in t$e "ledgling com'any at an estimated cost o" N1/,///.&@B&8B Asan introdction to t$e contry msic bsiness, orc$etta arranged "or !wi"t to intern as an artistescort at t$e 4*A *sic >estial.&9B

!wi"t 'er"orming at t$e *aeric !aloon L 5rill in !anta *aria, 4ali"ornia in //0

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!wi"t began woring on $er e'onymos debt albm s$ortly a"ter signing $er record deal. A"tere='erimenting wit$ eteran #as$ille 'rodcers, !wi"t 'ersaded ig *ac$ine to $ire $er demo'rodcer #at$an 4$a'man. ;t was $is "irst time recording a stdio albm bt !wi"t "elt t$ey $ad t$erig$t 2c$emistry.2B !wi"t wrote t$ree o" t$e albms songs alone, inclding two singles, and co-wrotet$e remaining eig$t wit$ writers inclding Rose, Robert :llis rrall and Angelo Petraglia.E/B *sically,t$e albm $as been described as 2a mi= o" trad-contry instrments and s'ry roc gitars.2 E1B

Taylor Swi"t was released on ctober &, //0. The New &ork Ties described it as 2a smallmaster'iece o" 'o'-minded contry, bot$ wide-eyed and cynical, $eld toget$er by *s. !wi"ts "irm,'leading oice.2EB The New &orker ' s !as$a >rere-Iones described t$e si=teen-year-old !wi"t as a2'rodigy.2 e noted t$at 2r !ong2 2sto''edB me in my tracs2 and 'raised t$e lyrics 2es got aone-$and "eel on t$e steering w$eel, t$e ot$er on my $eart.2 E3B Rollin( Stone described !wi"t as2brig$t-eyed bt remarably seasoned,2 and admired 2r !ong2s 2insanely $ooy sing-songmelody t$ats as ritney as it is Patsy.2E1B

!wi"t 'er"orming at 7a$ooO$eadMarters in !nnyale, 4ali"ornia in //@

ig *ac$ine Records was still in its in"ancy 'on t$e release o" t$e lead single 2%im *c5raw2 inIne //0, and !wi"t and $er mot$er $el'ed 2st"" t$e 4D singles into enelo'es to send toradio.2E&B !$e s'ent mc$ o" //0 'romoting Taylor Swi"t in a radio tor and later commented, 2Radio

tors "or most artists last si= wees. *ine lasted si= mont$s.2 B !wi"t baed cooies and 'aintedcanases to gi"t to radio station 'rogrammers w$o 'layed $er msic.EEB !$e made many teleisiona''earances, inclding on t$e rand )le )pry ,E0B ood #ornin( *eri%a,E@B and TRL.E8B !wi"t, a sel"-described 2id o" t$e internet,2 sed *ys'ace to bild a "anbase.E9B %$is was, at t$e time,2reoltionary in contry msic.20/B orc$etta $as said t$at $is decision to sign a 10-year-old singer-songwriter initially raised eyebrows among $is record indstry 'eers bt !wi"t ta''ed into a'reiosly nnown maret teenage girls w$o listen to contry msic.0/B

>ollowing 2%im *c5raw2, "or "rt$er singles were released t$rog$ot //@ and //8 2%eardro'son *y 5itar 2, 2r !ong2, 2Pictre to rn2 and 2!$olde !aid #o2. All were $ig$ly sccess"l ont$e illboard ot 4ontry !ongs c$art, wit$ 2r !ong2 and 2!$olde !aid #o2 bot$ reac$ingnmber one. 2r !ong2 made !wi"t t$e yongest 'erson to single-$andedly write and sing anmber-one contry song.01B 2%eardro's on *y 5itar2 became a minor 'o' $it it reac$ed nmber

t$irteen on t$e Billboard ot 1//.0B %$e albm sold 39,/// co'ies dring its "irst wee o"release03B and, as o" *arc$ /11, $ad sold oer E.E million co'ies worldwide.0&B !wi"t also released a$oliday albm, So$nds o" the Season+ The Taylor Swi"t ,oliday -olle%tion. in ctober //@, and an:P, Bea$ti"$l /yes, in Ily //8.0EB00B

!wi"t tored e=tensiely in s''ort o" Taylor Swi"t . ;n addition to $er own material, !wi"t 'layedcoers o" songs by eyoncG, Ri$anna, Io$n Waite, 6ynyrd !ynyrd and:minem.0@B08B09B !$econdcted meet-and-greet sessions wit$ "ans be"ore and a"ter $er concerts?t$ese lasted "or ' to"or $ors.@/B As well as "estial and t$eater dates, !wi"t 'er"ormed as an o'ening act "or seeralcontry artists concert tors. ;n late //0, s$e o'ened "or Rascal >latts on t$e "inal nine dates o"

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!wi"t, w$o now owned $er own management com'any led by Robert Allen,8@B88B 'romoted Fearless $eaily 'on its release. An e'isode o" The /llen Deeneres Show wasdedicated to t$e albm lanc$ and !wi"t a''eared on many ot$er c$at s$ows. 0/B89B !$e

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!wi"t became t$e "irst contry msic artist to win an *% ideo *sic Award w$en 27o elong wit$*e2 was named est >emale ideo in //9.11/B er acce'tance s'eec$ was interr'ted byra''er ame131B and was named !ongwriter+Artist o" t$e 7ear by t$e #as$ille !ongwriters Association.13BBillboard named $er //9s Artist o" t$e 7ear .133B !wi"t was inclded in Tie s annal list o" t$e 1//*ost ;n"lential Peo'le in /1/.13&B

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F2010–12: Speak Now

!wi"t released $er t$ird stdio albm, Speak Now , on ctober E, /1/. !$e wrote all 1& songsalone and co-'rodced t$e record wit$ longtime collaborator 4$a'man. 13EB*sically, it $as been saidt$at t$e albm 2e='ands beyond contry-'o' to border bot$ alternatie roc and dirty bbblegm'o'.2130B

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RKeKni, Andy 5rammer , !elena 5omeK, %al ac$man, #ici *inaJ, #elly, .o., s$er , >loRida, %.;.,Ion >oreman, Iim Adins, ayley Williams, ot 4$elle Rae, Ronnie Dnn, Daris Rcer ,and aorite 4ontry Albm.10EB Billboard named !wi"t/11s Woman o" t$e 7ear .100B

W$ile !wi"t was com'leting $er "ort$ albm in t$e smmer o" /1, %aylor inited $er to a''ear asa s'ecial gest dring $is %anglewood set?t$ey 'er"ormed 2>ire and Rain2, 26oe !tory2 and 2rs2toget$er.10@B %aylor, w$o "irst met !wi"t w$en s$e was 18, $as said t$at, 2we Jst $it it o"". ; loed $ersongs, and $er 'resence on stage was so great.2108B109B

Dring t$is 'eriod, !wi"t also contribted two original songs to The ,$n(er aes sondtracalbm. 2!a"e L !ond2 was co-written and recorded wit$ %$e 4iil Wars and %-one rnett.1@/B Io$nPal W$ite $as said woring wit$ !wi"t was 2a reelation ... ;t trly was a collaboration.21@1B ;t wasreleased as t$e albms lead single and, as o" Ianary /13, $as sold oer 1.& million co'ies in t$e.!.1@B ;t won est !ong Written >or isal *edia at t$e /13 5rammy Awards and was nominated"or est riginal !ong at t$e @/t$ 5olden 5lobe Awards.1@3B !wi"ts second contribtion to t$ealbm, 2:yes 'en2, was written solely by t$e singer and 'rodced by 4$a'man. 1@&B ;n addition,

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!wi"t contribted ocals to 2ot$ o" s2, a Dr. 6e-'rodced single "rom .o.s secondalbm Stran(e -lo$ds.1@EB

F2012–14: Red and media scrtiny

!wi"ts "ort$ stdio albm, Red , was released on ctober , /1.1@0B !$e wrote nine o" t$ealbms 10 songs alone, w$ile t$e remaining seen were co-written wit$ Rose, *a= *artin, Dan

Wilson, :d !$eeran, and 5ary 6ig$tbody. 4$a'man sered as t$e albms lead 'rodcer bt Ie""$aser , tc$ Waler , Iacni"e 6ee, Dann "" and !$ellbac also 'rodced indiidal tracs.4$a'man said $e encoraged !wi"t 2to branc$ ot and to test $ersel" in ot$er sitations.21@@B

*sically, w$ile t$ere is e='erimentation wit$ $eartland roc, dbste' and dance-'o', it is 2s'rinledamong more recognisably !wi"tian "are.21@8B1@9B Ion 4aramanica o" The New &orkTies "ond Red 2less detailed and more rs$ed t$an $er sal "are218/B bt 'laced it at nmber twoon $is end-o"-year list, c$aracteriKing it as t$e albm on w$ic$ !wi"t 2sto's 'retending s$es anyt$ingbt a 'o' megastar, one wit$ grown-' concerns, lie $ow two bodies s'ea to eac$ ot$er and $owtaste in records can be a stand-in "or moral tr'itde.2181B The Ties 'raised $er 2sblime2 lyrics,'articlarly t$ose on t$e 2brooding2 2All %oo Well2.18B Rollin( Stone enJoyed 2watc$ing !wi"t "ind $er'ony-"ooting on 5reat !ongwriter *ontain. !$e o"ten scceeds in Joining t$e Ioni+4arole


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!imon, %egan and !ara, Ienni"er 6o'eK, 6e ryan,Patric !tm' o" >all t oy, :llie5olding, #elly, !ara areilles, 4$er 6loyd, .o., 6ig$tbody, %rain, #eon %rees, >latts, nterayes, :meli !andG and !am !mit$ to det wit$ $er on arios nig$ts o" t$e tor .191B

!wi"t collaborated wit$ a nmber o" ot$er artists dring t$e Red era. !$e co-wrote 2!weeter %$an>iction2 wit$ Iac Antono"" "or t$e )ne -han%e moie sondtrac, and receied a est riginal!ong nomination at t$e @1st 5olden 5lobe Awards.19B193B !$e 'roided gest ocals "or a *c5rawsong titled 2ig$way Dont 4are2, "eatring gitar wor by rban?t$e trio 'er"ormed t$e song lie ont$ree occasions.19&B !$e 'er"ormed an acostic ersion o" 2Red2 wit$ ince 5ill and Alison latts, !trait and rad Paisley 'resented

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named Artist o" t$e 7ear at t$e /13 ceremony./B %$e #as$ille !ongwriters Associations!ongwriter+Artist Award went to !wi"t "or t$e "i"t$ and si=t$ consectie years in /1 and /13. /3B

;n t$e Red era, !wi"ts romantic li"e became t$e sbJect o" intense media scrtiny. awker remaredt$at !wi"t $ad dated 2eery man in t$e nierse.2/&B %$e Westboro a'tist 4$rc$ 'rotested !wi"tsconcerts, labelling $er 2t$e w$oris$ "ace o" doomed America,2 w$ile Abercrombie L >itc$ mareted aslogan %-s$irt wit$ a 2slt-s$aming2 !wi"t re"erence. /EB The New &ork Ties asserted t$at $er 2dating$istory $as begn to stir w$at "eels lie t$e beginning o" a baclas$2 and Mestioned w$et$er !wi"twas in t$e midst o" a 2Marter-li"e crisis.2/0B The Villa(e Voi%esggested t$at !wi"ts embrace o"2traditional "emininity2 was t$e case o" t$e baclas$ 2!$es yong, s$e can be contentioslydramatic, s$e 'ts $ersel" in t$e center o" $er stories, and obiosly s$es dated a lot o" "amos'eo'le in a relatiely s$ort amont o" time. t none o" t$at is e=ce'tionally rare.2/@B

%$e dating isse emerged at t$e /13 5olden 5lobes award ceremony, w$ere comediennes %ina>ey and Amy Poe$ler made a Joe abot !wi"ts serial-dating re'tation, wit$ >ey telling !wi"t to stayaway "rom t$e son o" *ic$ael I. >o=./8B !wi"t was later ased abot t$e incident in aVanityFair 'ro"ile 2; can lag$ at mysel" bt it added toB eeryone Jm'ing on t$e bandwagon o" %aylordates too mc$.2 :lsew$ere in t$e article, w$ile discssing w$at t$e Jornalist describes as 2t$e5olden 5lobes, and mean girls in general,2 !wi"t a''roingly Moted *adeline Albrig$ts remar t$at,2%$eres a s'ecial 'lace in $ell "or women w$o dont $el' ot$er women.2 /9B

F2014–!resent: "ll Transition to #o! and 1989

;n Ily /1&, !wi"t wrote an o'-ed "or t$e all Street 0o$rnal , in w$ic$ s$e discssed $er'ers'ecties on msicians$i' and its relation to t$e msic indstry.1/B 2!$ae ;t "",2 t$e "irst o""icialsingle "rom !wi"ts "i"t$ stdio albm, 1989, was released on Agst 18, /1&, and s$e wasannonced as a contestant adisor "or The Voi%e teleision s$ow s$ortly a"terward. 11B

Dring t$e com'osition 'eriod "or 1989, !wi"t was ins'ired by t$e msic o" Peter 5abriel, P$il4ollins, Annie 6enno=, *adonna and >ine 7ong 4annibals.1B13B %$e time 'eriod was also de"inedby a new '$ase o" inde'endence "or !wi"t, w$o in"ormed Rollin( Stone t$at s$e $ad 2started'ainting more2 and 2started to really tae 'ride in being strong.2 1&B

>or 1989, !wi"t wrote one song alone, and cowrote t$e remaining 1 wit$ Antono"", *artin,

!$ellbac, ;mogen ea', Ryan %edder and Ali Payami.1EB

T3#/ magaKine e='lained t$at, msically,t$e albm is 2drien by synt$s and drms in lie o" gitar.210B !wi"t described 1989 as $er "irst2o""icial2 'o' release and 'arted ways wit$ members o" $er longtime band, e='laining in Ianary/1E t$at $er decision to ndertae a new direction was solely $er own.1&B1@B18B19B

As 'art o" t$e 1989 'romotional cam'aign in !e'tember, !wi"t inited "ans to secret albm-listeningsessions, called t$e 21989 !ecret !essions,2 at $er $oses in #ew 7or, #as$ille, 6os Angeles andR$ode ;sland./B er 2e='ert2 se o" arios social media 'lat"orms was remared 'on by indstryanalysts.1B W$ile in t$e < to 'romote 1989, !wi"t 'er"ormed a 'iano rendition o" t$e song,2Ri'tide,2 by Astralian singer-songwriter ance Ioy, "or 4 Radio 1s 26ie 6onge2 segment,w$ic$ aired on ctober 9, /1&.B

!wi"ts "i"t$ stdio albm, 1989, was released on ctober @, /1&.3B %$e critical res'onseto 1989 was "reMently 'ositie, wit$ T3#/' s !am 6ansy describing t$e albm as a 2'aradigm

s$i"t.210B Rob !$e""ield o" Rollin( Stone remared 2Dee'ly weird, "eeris$ly emotional, wildlyent$siastic, 1989 sonds e=actly lie %aylor !wi"t, een w$en it sonds lie not$ing s$es eer triedbe"ore.2&B Ale=is Petridis o" The $ardian 'raised t$e albms 2!'ringsteenesMe narraties o"esca'e and t$e ind o" doomed romantic "atalism in w$ic$ 0/s girl gro's dealt n 1989 t$ereasons s$es a""orded t$e ind o" res'ect denied to $er 'eers are abndantly obios.2 EB

1989 sold 1.8@ million co'ies in its "irst wee o" .!. release, debting at nmber one ont$e illboard //, maing !wi"t t$e "irst and only act to release t$ree albms t$at sold more t$an onemillion co'ies in a wee.0B %$e second o""icial single "rom t$e albm, 2lan !'ace,2 was released

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