Taylor Alison Swift

Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Pennsylvania, she is an American singer-songwriter. Her father, Scott Swift is a Merrill Lynch financial adviser. Her mother, Andrea is a homemaker who previously worked as a mutual fund marketing executive. Swift has a younger brother, Austin, who attends the University of Notre Dame. She and her brother were raised in the Presbyterian faith. Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music. She signed with the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift’s eponymous debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. “Our Song”, her third single, made her a youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number one song on the country chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

             Swift’s second album, “Fearless”, was released in 2008. Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles “Love Story and “You Belong with Me”. Swift is known for her narrative songs about her experiences as a teenager and young adult. As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Swift's other achievements include seven Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Music Award and six Academy of Country Music Awards.