Taylor Allison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music video director, philanthropist, and actress. As one of the world's leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. Having sold more than 50 million albums—including 37 million in the US, Swift is one of the world's best-selling music artists and the highest-earning female musician of the 2010s. She has won 10 Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, six Guinness world records and is the most-awarded act and woman at the American Music Awards (29 wins) and Billboard Music Awards (23 wins), respectively.

Career

2006–07: Debut album
She released her debut single, "Tim McGraw", in 2006 at the age of 16. That same year she released her debut self titled album.  In 2008, she sold more albums than anyone else that year.

She won Country Music Television's (CMT) "Breakthrough Video of the Year" award in 2007 for "Tim McGraw". She was also nominated by the Academy of Country Music for "Top New Female Vocalist".

2008–10: Fearless and Speak Now

Swift’s second studio album, Fearless, was released in 2008 and reached Platinum about a year later, on September 10, 2009, becoming her first ever album to sell 1 million copies. On October 25, 2010 she released her third album, Speak Now.

2012–14: Red
The lead single from Swift's fourth album, Red, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", became her first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single "I Knew You Were Trouble" reached number two on the chart while becoming her first chart-topper on Billboards Mainstream Top 40/Pop Songs chart. In 2012 Swift voiced the character Audrey in the movie The Lorax.

2014–17: 1989
Swift performed "Shake It Off", the lead single from her fifth album, 1989, at the 2014 MTV VMAs. 1989 was released on October 27, 2014.  "Shake It Off", along with the singles "Blank Space", and "Bad Blood", all reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. These singles, along with "Style" and "Wildest Dreams", have also topped the Mainstream Top 40/Pop Songs chart.

In 2016 she featured on the single, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with English singer Zayn Malik (former member of One Direction). It was released as a single for the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Darker (2017).  It reached number two on the Hot 100 in the US and Canada.

2017–19: reputation
On June 8, 2017, Swift restored her music on streaming sites such as Spotify and Apple Music after previously removing it from being streamed.  On August 25, 2017, Swift released the single "Look What You Made Me Do", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and broke YouTube's streaming record after garnering 43 million views within 24 hours. It also became her first UK chart-topper. Swift announced that her sixth studio album, Reputation, would be released on November 10, 2017. The album included singles such as "...Ready for It?" and "End Game" featuring American rapper Future and English singer Ed Sheeran. 
2019–20: Lover
On April 26, 2019, Swift released the single "ME!" featuring Brendon Urie as the lead single from her seventh studio album, Lover. On June 14, 2019, Swift released Lover’s second single "You Need to Calm Down". Both of these songs reached number two on the US Hot 100.

On August 16, Swift released Lover as the third single from Lover and released a duet version of the song with Canadian recording artist Shawn Mendes.

 2020–2021: folklore and evermore 
In August 2020, Swift revealed that she was releasing a surprise album called folklore, after it was announced her Loverfest stadium tour was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Its lead single, "cardigan", entered at number one on the US Hot 100, becoming her sixth US number-one. folklore became her seventh US number-one album.  She became the first artist to enter at number one on both the Hot 100 singles chart and Billboard 200 album chart in the same week.

On December 11, 2020, Swift released her ninth studio album, evermore. It is meant to be a "sister" album to folklore.

 2021-present: Fearless, Taylor's Version 
Due to Swift not being able to own her own masters, she has come out on her social medias stating, (in a hidden way), that her version of the album Fearless will be released April 9 2021. She has already released the song "Love Story" on February 12 2021.

 Personal life 
Swift was born at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Her parents are Scott Swift and Andrea Swift. Swift was raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania on a Christmas tree farm.

Swift has three cats. One is named "Meredith" after the doctor on Grey's Anatomy. The second is named "Olivia" after the detective, now captain, on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The third one is "Benjamin".

Swift has a younger brother named Austin Swift, who is an actor.

Swift has a boyfriend named Joseph ‘Joe’ Alwyn, who is an actor. They have been dating since 2016. They have kept their relationship private.

Swift also has many friends including Selena Gomez, Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, Lorde, Katy Perry, Julia Avania, Camila Cabello, Taylor Marie and Dua Lipa.

In Nashville, Swift worked with experienced Music Row songwriters such as Troy Verges, Brett Beavers, Brett James, Mac McAnally, and the Warren Brothers, and formed a lasting working relationship with Liz Rose.

 Discography 
 Studio albums 

 Singles 

 Awards 
 Grammy Awards2010 (52nd Award Ceremony) Album of the Year, Fearless
Best Country Album, Fearless
 Best Female Country Vocal Performance, "White Horse"
 Best Country Song, "White Horse"
 2012 (54th Award Ceremony) Best Country Solo Performance, "Mean"
 Best Country Song, "Mean"
 2013 (55th Award Ceremony) Best Song Written for Visual Media, "Safe & Sound" (from The Hunger Games)
 2016 (58th Award Ceremony) Album of the Year, 1989
Best Pop Vocal Album, 1989
 Best Music Video, "Bad Blood"2021 (63rd Award Ceremony)Album of the Year, folklore

 CMT Music Awards
 2007, Breakthrough Video of the Year: Tim McGraw
 Academy of Country Music Awards
 2008, Best New Female Vocalist

 Nominations 
 Country Music Association Award
 2007, Horizon Award
 American Music Awards
 2007, Favorite Female Artist, Country Music
 Academy of Country Music Awards
 2007, Top New Female Vocalist
 Grammy Awards2008 (50th Award Ceremony)Best New Artist
 2010 (52th Award Ceremony) Record of the Year, "You Belong with Me"
 Song of the Year, "You Belong with Me"
 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance,  "You Belong with Me"
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, "Breathe", featuring Colbie Caillat2012 (54th Award Ceremony)Best Country Album, Speak Now2013 (55th Award Ceremony)Record of the Year, "We Are Never Ever Getting back Together"
Best Country Duo/Group Performance, "Safe and Sound", featuring The Civil Wars2014 (56th Award Ceremony) Album of the Year, Red
Best Country Album, Red
Best Country Song, "Begin Again"
Best Country Duo/Group Performance, "Highway Don't Care" (with Tim McGraw, featuring Keith Urban)2015 (57th Award Ceremony) Record of the Year, "Shake It Off"
 Song of the Year, "Shake It Off"
Best Pop Solo Performance, "Shake It Off"2016 (58th Award Ceremony) Record of the Year, '"Blank Space"
 Song of the Year, "Blank Space"
 Best Pop Solo Performance, "Blank Space"
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, "Bad Blood", featuring Kendrick Lamar
 2018 (60th Award Ceremony) Best Country Song, "Better Man"
 Best Song Written for Visual Media, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (from Fifty Shades Darker)
 2019 (61st Award Ceremony) Best Pop Vocal Album, Reputation
 2020 (62nd Award Ceremony)'''
 Song of the Year, "Lover"
Best Pop Vocal Album, Lover''
 Best Pop Solo Performance, "You Need to Calm Down"

References

Other websites 

 Taylor Swift official website

1989 births
American country singers
American feminists
American pop singers
American singer-songwriters
Living people
Singers from Pennsylvania