Taylor Swift, real name Taylor Alison Swift, (born December 13, 1989 in West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American pop and country singer-songwriter whose stories about heartbreaking teenagers became widespread in the early 2000s were hits.
Early Life 
Swift became interested in music at a young age and quickly progressed from roles in children's theater to her first performance in front of thousands of people. . He was 11 when he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a Philadelphia 76ers basketball game, and a year later he picked up the guitar and began writing songs.Inspired by country artists like Shania Twain and the Dixie Chicks, Swift has created original material that reflects her own experiences with alienation. When she was 13, Swift's parents sold their Pennsylvania farm and moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee so she could spend more time courting country labels in nearby Nashville.
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A development deal with RCA Records brought Swift together with record industry veterans, and in 2004, at the age of 14, she signed to Sony/ATV as a songwriter.She performed many of the songs she wrote at venues around Nashville and was spotted at one such performance by CEO Scott Borchetta. Borchetta signed Swift to his fledgling Big Machine label, and in the summer of 2006 her debut single "Tim McGraw" (inspired by Swift's favorite country artist and an explicit nod to a song by Swift's favorite country artist) was released.
The First Album and Fearless
The song was an instant hit and stayed on Billboard's country singles chart for eight months. Swift, now 16, has released her self-titled debut album and is touring supporting Rascal Flatts. Taylor Swift went platinum in 2007 and has sold over a million copies in the US. Swift continued with her rigorous touring schedule, opening for bands such as George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.In November, Swift received the Country Music Association's (CMA) Horizon Award for Best New Artist, capping a year in which she became country music's most visible young star.
On Swift's second album, Fearless (2008), she displayed a keen pop sensibility and managed to captivate mainstream pop audiences without losing sight of her rural roots. Selling over half a million copies in its first week, "Fearless" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Ultimately, it stayed at the top of that chart for longer than any other album released that decade. Singles like "You Belong with Me" and "Love Story" were also popular in the digital market, with
of the latter accounting for over four million paid downloads.
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In 2009, Swift embarked on her first headlining tour, playing to sold-out venues across North America.
