Taylor Swift

                A well-known American pop and country music singer-songwriter.

Early life

               Taylor Swift was born in West Reading,  Pennsylvania on December 13, 1989. Swift showed an interest in music at an early age. She was only 11 years old when she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner”; the following year, she picked up the guitar and began to write songs. Shania Twain and the Dixie Chicks were her inspiration for country music. In 2004, she signed with Sony/ATV as a songwriter at 14. At venues in the Nashville area, she performed many of her songs and was noticed by record executive Scott Borchetta. Borchetta signed her to his fledgling Big Machine label. Her first song “Tim McGraw” was released in 2006. The song was a great success.

Debut album

                                   At age 16, Swift followed with a self-titled album, and she went on a tour, opening for Rascal Flatts. Taylor Swift was certified platinum in 2007, having sold more than 1 million copies in the United States. She continued a rigorous touring schedule. In  November, she received the Horizon Award for the best new artist from the Country Music Association.

Fearless, 2008

                               Fearless is her second studio album. It was released on November 11, 2008.

Speak Now, 2010

                                     Speak Now is her fourth album, released on October 25, 2010.