Country-pop singer Taylor Swift is one of the brightest musical stars of the new generation. She is sweet, beautiful, and talented, and the plates of the singer diverge in millions of circulations, becoming multiply platinum.
Childhood
The future star e was born on December 13, 1989, in the small town of Reading, Pennsylvania. However, at an early age, she moved to another provincial city – Vaiomising. Her father was a famous financial consultant, and her Mom led a household.
Since childhood, little Taylor knew that she wanted to become a singer, and her parents in every way contributed to the realization of her creative plans for the girl. From an early age, Taylor Swift began to take vocal lessons.
The idols of Taylor’s childhood were Country Executive Lee Anne Rimes and Shanaya Tween, and also her grandmother, from whom the baby got a beautiful pure voice. At 10, Taylor Swift began playing the guitar, and then her songs appeared in her repertoire.
The girl has always been drawn to the scene and is never afraid of public speeches. Already at ten years old, her innate artistry and stage charm made her a star in her native town.
At the age of 12, she threatened the ovation, singing the US State Anthem at the festive opening ceremony of the 76th Philadelphian Games.
First steps to success in the career
In adolescence, Taylor Swift moved to one of the suburbs of a large and lively Nashville. There she began to take private lessons from the songwriter, Lil Rose, and sang under the guitar on the streets, standing at the showcases of one of the local cafes. It was there that she notified producer Scott Borchtta Brown.
In 2006, with the support of Borchtta, Taylor Swift recorded her first studio single – Tim McGraw dedicated to her beloved country performer. Two months later, the light saw the debut album of the novice singer. The Taylor Swift record has become very popular. In particular, it received the status of a five-time platinum album, and also was in the Billboard 200 chart for a total of 234 weeks, breaking a decade record.
The audience appreciated the song, the subject of which, at first glance, was pretty superficial – first love, teenage experiences, a transformation from a girl into a woman. But, at the same time, the lyrics did not seem banal, on the contrary, forced her to think about the difficulties of an emotionally complex period of growing up.
Soon, people talk about Taylor Swift as a rising star of the country style. In the same period, the first awards appeared in her collection: The well-known international association of authors Nashville named the girl the best author and the performer of the year. Moreover, Taylor Swift has become the youngest owner of this award.
In November 2008, Taylor Swift introduced to the world a second studio album, Fearless. The album lightly reached first place in the Billboard 200 chart, and also broke the record of the previous one, having received the status of a six-time platinum album.
The new record brought Taylor Swift new awards. Young Hollywood Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards, and American Music Awards. The singer received premiums one after another.
Career flourishing
By this time, Taylor Swift the newest young singer turned into one of the most popular stars in the world scene. It has strengthened its position on the stage with two new albums – Speak Now (2010) and Red (2012), each of which in the United States has become four times platinum. These albums also brought Taylor phenomenal popularity in Europe.
In 2013, the girl recorded the soundtrack for the film Hunger Games, and her song Safe and Sound was nominated for the Golden Globe but lost to Skyfall Adele. In 2014, the light saw the fifth studio album Taylor Swift called 1989, which, according to the singer, was supposed to become her first documented official pop album with a completely new style. The novelty was perceived with a bang: in the first week, residents of the United States bought 1.2 million copies of the recording. The overall circulation of the album approached the mark of 9 million copies sold.
In April 2016, Taylor Swift released a new video for the song New Romantics which was a concert video.
In November 2017, Taylor Swift introduced the listeners to the Sixth Studio Album Reputation. The disk consisted of 15 tracks with the title song Look What You Made Me Do. Over the first week, sales only in the United States purchased 1.216 million copies of the album, but the critics’ reviews were predominantly negative. The solemn return to the stage, as Taylor planned, did not work. Not very effective was the tour of the album.
Following Forbes for 2019, Taylor Swift again turned out to be a musician with the largest income. ($ 185 million), bypassing her enemy Kanye West and British pop singer Ed Shiran. Her album Red entered the top five of the best albums of the 2010s according to Rolling Stone music magazine.
