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Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13,1989) is an American country pop[1] singer–songwriter,guitarist and actress.In 2006,she released her debut single "Tim McGraw",which preceded the release of her self-titled debut album.Her album was certified Platinum several times by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Swift released her second album,Fearless,in November 2008.According to Nielsen SoundScan,Swift is the highest-selling artist of 2008 in the United States with combined sales of more than four million albums.Swift's Fearless and her self-titled album finished 2008 at number three and number six respectively,with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million.[5] Fearless has topped the Billboard 200 in 11 non-consecutive weeks,[6] a feat no album has spent more time at number one since 1999-2000.According to Forbes,Swift is 2009's 69th most powerful celebrity earning $18 million.
Early life
Swift was born in the borough of Wyomissing,Pennsylvania.She is the daughter of Scott Swift,a stock broker,and his wife Andrea,a homemaker.She has a younger brother,Austin.[8] When she was in fourth grade,Swift won a national poetry contest with a three page poem entitled "Monster In My Closet".[9][10]
At ten,Swift began writing songs and singing at karaoke contests,festivals,and fairs around her hometown.During one summer,Swift devoted herself to writing a 350 page (unpublished) novel.[11]
She was a member of a local SNL-inspired kid's sketch comedy group,TheatreKids Live!,where she was a natural comedic talent.After seeing her karaoke performance at one of the cast parties,group founder Kirk Cremer's mother suggested that Swift seemed more of a natural to pursue a career in country music than theatrical performing.Cremer soon leased space at a local mall and began to showcase his young protégée in weeknight performances of country songs with karaoke backing tracks.Emboldened by her performances and growing audiences,she began to perform in other local open mike and karaoke nights.Her first major show was a well-received performance at the Bloomsburg Fair,arranged by local performer Pat Garrett.[12]
Music career
2006–2008:Taylor Swift