 
Taylor Swift was born December 13, 1989 in
Pennsylvania. An interest in singing country music
came early and Taylor was already heading to
Nashville in an attempt to sell her sound by age 11.
Taylor showed a talent for not only delivering strong
vocals, but was also getting noticed for her
songwriting. At the age of 12, Taylor began writing
her own songs including her first song "The
Outside." While developing her music and getting
her music career noticed, Taylor continued to be a
straight high school student. Taylor signed with Big
Machine Records in 2006.
Taylor released her debut LP Taylor
Swift
(available for download at iTunes) which went on to top the Billboard
Country LP chart. Taylor wrote or co-wrote all the
songs on the LP.
 # 58
Singles Artist of the Year
Taylor
Swift was
certified gold.
Taylor won a CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Video
of the Year ("Tim McGraw").
The single "Tim McGraw" was certified gold.
The song was Taylor's first Top 10 country hit which
she wrote while still a freshman in high school.
 Taylor
Swift was
certified platinum.
The single "Teardrops On My Guitar" was certified gold.
Taylor released the holiday EP Sounds
Of The Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection only in Target stores. The set
included Taylor's renditions of "Last
Christmas," "Christmases When You Were
Mine," "Santa Baby," "Silent
Night," "Christmas Must Be Something
More," and "White Christmas.'
Taylor was honored with the Songwriter/Artist of the
Year Award from the Nashville Songwriters Association
- the youngest artist to ever win the award.
Taylor won the Horizon Award at the Country Music
Association Awards.
Taylor was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite
Country Female Artist.
Taylor released a revamped version of her debut LP Taylor
Swift (Deluxe Edition) (available for download at iTunes) with extra tracks and a DVD of
performances.
Taylor hit the Top 40 with "Teardrops On My Guitar" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
 Taylor
Swift was
certified 2x platinum.
Taylor topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart
for 6 weeks with "Our Song."
Taylor hit the Top 40 with "Our Song" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Taylor hit the Top 10 with "Teardrops On My Guitar."
The single "Our Song" was certified gold and "Teardrops On My Guitar" was certified platinum.
Taylor released the EP Live From SoHo on iTunes.
Taylor was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
The single "Our Song" was certified platinum.
Taylor won 2 CMT Music Awards for Female Video of the
Year and Video of the Year ("Our Song").
 Taylor
Swift was
certified 3x platinum.
Taylor won an Academy of Country Music Award for Top
New Female Vocalist.
The single "Picture To Burn" was certified
gold.
Taylor topped the Billboard Country LP chart with the
EP Beautiful
Eyes (Billboard peak: # 9) which was only available
at Walmart.
Taylor topped the Billboard Country Songs chart with
"Should've Said No."
Taylor hit the Top 40 with "Change."
The video for "Teardrops On My Guitar" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.
Taylor hit the Top 40 with "Love Story" (available for download at iTunes).
Taylor topped the Billboard Hot Digital Tracks chart
with "You're Not Sorry."
Taylor's next LP Fearless was released.
Taylor topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart
with "Love Story."
Taylor topped the Billboard 200 LP chart with Fearless selling over 592,000 copies
its first week of release in the US.
Taylor was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite
Country Female Artist.
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Taylor
Swift
Released: October, 2006
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 5
Tracks: "Tim McGraw" -
"Picture To Burn" - "Teardrops On My Guitar" - "A Place In
This World" - "Cold As You" -
"The Outside" - "Tied Together
With A Smile" - "Stay Beautiful" -
"Should've Said No" - "Mary's Song
(Oh My My My)" - "Our Song"
Taylor
Swift (Deluxe Edition)
Released: November, 2007
Tracks: "Tim McGraw" -
"Picture To Burn" - "Teardrops On My Guitar" - "A Place In
This World" - "Cold As You" -
"The Outside" - "Tied Together
With A Smile" - "Stay Beautiful" -
"Should've Said No" - "Mary's Song
(Oh My My My)" - "Our Song" (Radio Version) - "I'm
Only Me When I'm With You" -
"Invisible" - "A Perfectly Good
Heart" - "Taylor's 1st Phone Call With
Tim McGraw" |
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Fearless
Released: November, 2008
Billboard peak: # 1
Tracks: "Fearless" -
"Fifteen" - "Love Story" - "Hey Stephen" -
"White Horse" - "You Belong To
Me" - "Breathe" - "Tell Me
Why" - "You're Not Sorry" -
"The Way I Loved You" - "Forever
& Always" - "The Best Day" -
"Change" |
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