Taylor Swift

### Distinctive Feature

Towering height, Red lips, Glittery guitars, Cowboy boots, Her songs generally tell the story, mostly about her exes,

### Occupation

Singer, Songwriter, Philanthropist, Actress, Record Producer, Music Video Director

## About

Singer and songwriter who at the age of 18 became the youngest solo artist to write and record a #1 hit on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart with the single "Our Song." She released her fourth country album, Red, in 2012 and her first pop album, 1989, came out in 2014. In 2017, her sixth album, Reputation, sold over a million copies in four days.

## Before Fame

She was raised in a Presbyterian family and rode her family's Quarter horses and a Shetland pony as a child. She began performing in musical theater shows at the age of nine and moved to Nashville when she was fourteen years old.

## Family Life

She was born to Scott and Andrea Swift and raised alongside her brother Austin Swift. She has dated a number of celebrities, including Joe Jonas in 2008, Taylor Lautner and John Mayer in 2009, Jake Gyllenhaal in 2010, Conor Kennedy and Harry Styles in 2012 and Calvin Harris from 2015 to 2016. She then dated actor Tom Hiddleston for three months in 2016. She began a relationship with Joe Alwyn in 2016.

## Dating History

1. **Joe Jonas** (July 2008 – October 2008) **–** Taylor and Joe dated briefly in 2008. Taylor wrote a song about their relationship, “Forever & Always”, “Last Kiss” and “Better Than Revenge”. Joe broke up with her over the phone in late 2008.
2. **Tyson Ritter** – Taylor reportedly dated singer Tyson Ritter in the past.
3. **Lucas Till** (2009) – Actor Lucas Till started dating Swift in 2009. The two first met on the set of the 2009 movie, *Hannah Montana: The Movie.* Lucas, who is younger than Swift, is also present in the music video of Swift’s song “You Belong With Me”. However, they parted ways soon after.
4. **Taylor Lautner** (2009) – On the set of the 2010 movie *Valentine’s Day,* the two Taylors met each other in September 2009 and started dating. After dating briefly, they separated in December 2009. Swift also wrote two songs dedicated to Lautner, viz. “Back to December” and “Begin Again”.
5. **Cory Monteith** (2010) – Swift was rumored to have had a fling with Canadian actor Cory Monteith in January 2010.
6. **John Mayer** (2010) – After meeting at Grammy Awards 2009, the singers became an item for more than a month from July to August 2010. She wrote the song “Dear John” about him.
7. **Toby Hemingway** (2010) – After separating from John Mayer, she dated English actor Toby for a couple of months until October 2010. They met during the filming of Swift’s music video “Mine”.
8. **Jake Gyllenhaal** (2010) – Soon after, she dated actor Gyllenhaal for a couple of months until December 2010. He is roughly 9 years older than her.
9. **Chord Overstreet** (2011) – In 2011, actor Chord Overstreet was rumored to have had a fling with Taylor when they were found on a date watching hockey game of the LA Kings.
10. **Eddie Redmayne** (2011-2012) – Taylor met English actor Eddie Redmayne in October 2011 when she gave an audition to play the role of Eponine in the *Les Miserables* film adaptation. Though she didn’t get the role, Eddie and Taylor did roam together in New York City for a couple of months.
11. **Mark Foster** (2012) – In 2012, she was seen enjoying a lunch date with the frontman of *Foster the People*, Mark Foster.
12. **Connor Kennedy** (May 2012 – September 2012) – American socialite, who is 4 and a half years younger to Swift, dated from May to September 2012.
13. **Harry Styles** (November 2012 – 2013) – Both the singers started dating in mid-November 2012. He is also 4 years younger than Swift. The duo ended their relationship on January 5, 2013.
14. **Matthew Gray Gubler** (2013) – Actor, model, and artist Matthew Gray Gubler was RUMORed to be dating Swift when he was seen in her kitchen on the occasion of the 4th of July.
15. **Evan Spiegel** (2013-2014) – Entrepreneur and Snapchat co-founder, Evan Spiegel started dating Taylor in December 2013 after meeting her at a holiday party. But, the relationship came to an end after a couple of months as Evan wanted some space and was very much committed to Snapchat.
16. **Brenton Thwaites** (2014) – Australian actor, Brenton Thwaites was RUMORed to be dating Taylor in 2014 after they appeared together in the movie *The Giver*.
17. **Calvin Harris** (2015-2016) – In March 2015, Taylor started dating Scottish Disc Jockey, Calvin Harris. They decided to split after spending 15 months together on May 29, 2016. It was confirmed by People.com.
18. **Tom Hiddleston** (2016) – From June 2016 to September 2016, she dated British actor, Tom Hiddleston.
19. **Joe Alwyn** (2016-Present) – In May 2017, Taylor Swift publicly started dating British actor, Joe Alwyn. She was introduced to Joe by actress Emma Stone (some sources said that Gigi Hadid served as the matchmaker). It was claimed that they had been dating secretly months before the relationship went public. There were some engagement rumors also in December 2020.