Taylor Swift became one of country-pop's brightest (and youngest) faces in 2006, when the 16-year-old vocalist released her first album. Although new to the American public, Swift had been performing since early childhood, taking inspiration and encouragement from her opera-singing grandmother.
Quote :
"Everything about this business is exciting to me, whether it's putting on a pretty dress to go to an awards show or putting on a sweatshirt to go into the studio to record."
Why We Like Her :
Taylor Swift is the toast of Nashville thanks to the success of her coming-of-age anthem "Tim McGraw" from her self-titled debut album. "I'm still in the ?Oh my gosh this is really happening' phase," she admits. "After all these concerts that I do, people line up and want me to sign things. I still haven't been able to grasp the fact that if I sign a piece of paper, it might mean something to somebody."
Why She Is Famous :
Although Taylor Swift may be new to the recording industry, she already has the nerves and focus of a 10-year vet. "I have tunnel vision as far as this goes," she boldly declares. "I can always keep my eyes on the goal."
Biography :
Taylor Alison Swift was born December 13, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania and grew up in the nearby town of Wyomissing. Although her grandmother was a professional opera singer, Taylor's tastes always ran more toward country and she developed a love for Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton at an early age. Taylor Swift was given the opportunity to showcase her own vocal chops at the age of 8 when she joined a local children's theater group for a production of Grease. "I was playing the role of Sandy... and it just came out sounding country," she recalls. "It was all I had listened to so I guess it was just kind of natural. I decided country music was what I needed to be doing." Through the next few years, Taylor began honing her talent by singing at every venue she could. "Every weekend I would go to festivals and fairs and karaoke contests -- any place I could get up on stage," she says. That experience clearly paid off, and at the age of 11, she was invited to sing the national anthem in front of thousands of boisterous fans at a Philadelphia 76ers game.
Her second album is about to be recorded and planned for a 2008 release, the same year she is scheduled to graduate high school through her home-school program.
On August 30, Taylor was named one of 5 nominees for the 2007 CMA Horizon Award. The CMA Awards will be televised on November 6.
Taylor is one of the first country music artists to use the Internet as a primary source of communication, such as her Myspace, which has over 26,000,000 music plays. She has directed much of her attention to her "Myspace friends" and attracts younger audiences because she is young herself.
In 2008, Taylor continued touring (she was on the road with Rascal Flatts as well as headlining some shows), which she loves so much.
In November 2008, she released her sophomore release, titled Fearless. Like the first album, it contains songs she's written and co-written. If it ain't broke... Whatever she does, you can be sure it will be a success. This girl looks to Garth Brooks as inspiration for how to treat her fans, and you can't get a better inspiration than that.
In March 2009, Swift, 19, gets candid on the cover of Rolling Stone, where she says of sex, "I feel like whatever you say about whether you do or don't, it makes people picture you naked. And as much as possible, I'm going to avoid that." Of her love (and breakup) songs, she adds, "I love love. I love studying it and watching it. I love thinking about how we treat each other, and the crazy way that one person can feel one thing and another can feel totally different."
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