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Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter and actress. In 2006, she released her debut single Tim McGraw, then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and was nominated for the Best New Artist award at 50th Grammy Awards. In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless, and the recording earned Swift four Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year, at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Fearless and Taylor Swift finished 2008 at number-three and number-six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million. Fearless topped the Billboard 200 for 11 non-consecutive weeks; no album has spent more time at No. 1 since 2000. Swift was named Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine in 2009. Swift released her third album Speak Now on October 25, 2010 which sold 1,047,000 copies in its first week.

In 2008, her albums sold a combined four million copies, making her the best-selling musician of the year in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Forbes ranked Swift 2009's 69th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $18 million and 2010's 12th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $45 million.[9] Swift was ranked the 38th Best Artist of the 2000–10 decade by Billboard. In January 2010 Nielsen SoundScan listed Swift as the most commercially successful country (or country/pop crossover) artist in music history with over 28 million digital tracks sold. As of December 2010, she has sold over 16 million albums worldwide.


Note: This profile was written in or before 2010.

Taylor Swift Facts

Birth Name Taylor Alison Swift
OccupationMusician
BirthdayDecember 13, 1989 (34)
SignSagittarius
BirthplaceReading, Pennsylvania, USA
Height5' 11" (1m80)  How tall is Taylor Swift compared to you?
Social Media taylorswift13

Selected Filmography

Taylor Swift: Journey To Fearless
Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless, Part 1
Swift, Taylor
Speak Now World Tour Live
Taylor Swift: From the Heart
American Beauty: Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift: Superstar
How To Play Love Story By Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift: America's Sweetheart
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