Taylor Swift Biography
Complete biography on Taylor Swift who is well known Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, director and a business women. Taylor has made her passion into her career and she is seen singing and has entertained audiences for decades. Taylor has become a successful singer after a lot of hard work, determination and her Interest in Singing.
So from travelling long distances from her home town to New York to singing in various restaurants and small parties or get together events to singing on stage with thousands plus audiences and singing songs back to back which grabbed million of views on video streaming like Youtube is what success means to Taylor. Some of her songs are romantic and some of them are heartbreaking which are dedicated to her ex-boyfriend to know more about Taylor Swift read the complete biography of Taylor Swift. SCROLL AHEAD !!
About Taylor Swift Biography
Full Name: Taylor Alison Swift
Known for: Singing and a Song Writer
Birth Date: 13th December 1989
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Home Town: Reading, Pennsylvania
Nationality: American
Father’s Name: Scott Kingsley Swift,
Mother’s Name: Andrea Gardner
Siblings: Austin Swift (Actor)
Education: Alvernia Montessori School, Pennsylvania
The Wyndcroft School, Pennsylvania
Wyomissing Area Junior / Senior High School Pennsylvania
Religion: Christianity
Blood Group: O+
Food Habit: Non-vegetarian
Hobbies: Horse Riding, cooking and watching movies
Martial Status: Unmarried
Alcohol: Yes
Smoke: Yes
Favourite Food: Chicken with Dumplings, Chicken Tenders and Cookies
Favourite Actresses: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Favourite Film: Love Actually (2003)
Favourite Singer: Justin Timberlake, Ed Sheeran, Tim McGraw, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears and Dixie Chicks
Favourite TV Shows of Taylor Swift:-
Friends (1994)
Law & Order: Special Victim Units (1999)
CSI (2000)
Grey’s Anatomy (2005)
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Favourite Colour: Red
Favourite Travel Destinations: Kansas, Australia, Maine, Massachusetts and London.
Game: Hockey and Bowling
Boyfriends of Taylor Swift:-
Brandom Borello (2005)
Sam Armstrong (2006)
Joe Jonas (2008)
Lucas Till (2009)
John Mayer, American Singer-Songwriter (2009)
Taylor Lautner, American Actor (2009)
Toby Hemingway, Actor (2010)
Jake Gyllenhaal, American Actor (2010)
Harry Styles, Singer-Songwriter (2012- 2013)
Conor Kennedy, Social Activist (2012)
Calvin Harris, Scottish DJ(2015-2016)
Tom Hiddleston, Actor (2016)
Joe Alwyn, Actor (2017)
Physical Stat and Body Measurements of Taylor Swift
Height: 5”11”
Weight: 54 KG
Body Measurements:
Height: in centimetres: 178 cm or in metres: 1.78M or In feet and inches: 5’10”
Colour: Fair
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Honour Awards and Achievements of Taylor Swift
2010: Album of the Year for “Fearless”
2010: Fastest Selling Digital Album by a Female Artist
2011: Woman of the Year
2012: Fastest Selling Single in Digital History
2013: Best Female Video for Blank Space
2014: Top Artist
2014: Top Female Artist
2014: Top Billboard 200 Artist
2014: Top Hot 100 Artists Billboard Women in Music
2014: Woman of the Year
2014: Most Million-Selling Weeks on the U.S. Albums Chart with Three Consecutive Albums
2015: International Female Solo Artist
2015: Video of the Year for Bad Blood
2015: Favorite Pop/Rock Album for “1989”
2015: Song of the Year for Blank Space
2015: Favorite Female Artist
2015: Favorite Pop Artist
2016: Most Entertaining Celebrity Billboard Music Awards
2017: Highest Annual Earnings Ever For A Female Pop Star
2019: Artist of the Decade; Artist of the Year; Favorite Music Video for “You Need to Calm Down”; Video of the Year for You Need to Calm Down American Music Awards; Woman of the Decade
2020: Artist of the Year BBC Music Awards
Unknown Yet Interesting Facts about Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift used to attend Bibles classes in her childhood.
Riding a horse is Taylor Swift’s Hobby and she childhood won many horse racing competitions in her childhood.
Taylor’s Swift Maternal grandmother was an opera singer and was the host of a TV Show in Puerto Rico.
Taylor Swift found her passion at the age of 9. She developed an interest in singing and in the early stage of her career, Taylor was first seen performing for Berks youth Academy productions. She use to travel regularly from Pennsylvania to Newyork to attend classes. Taylor later moved to Nashville, Tennessee to continue learning.
Taylor Swift got inspired by famous Singer Shania Twain’s songs and shifted her focus toward country music.
Taylor Swift was so dedicated to her passion that she used to perform at local festivals and events on weekends.
Once in an interview, Taylor Swift revealed that when she was 11. She submitted a karaoke CD of songs by Dolly Parton and Dixie Chicks and many more to Nashville record labels. In an interview, she shared this incident She said “It was on spring break and I was 11 and I had a little demo CD – a karaoke CD of me singing songs by Dolly Parton and Dixie Chicks and LeAnn Rimes. And I marched up and down the music row with these demo CDs and I would walk in and hand them to the receptionist while my mom and my little brother were parked outside in a rental car.
At the age of 12, she started her training in playing the guitar under local musician Ronnie Creamer.
Taylor wrote her first song and the name of the song was first song “Lucky You”.
Taylor later worked with experienced songwriters like troy Verges, Bret Beavers, Brett James, Mac McAnally, the Warren Brothers and Liz Rose.
Taylor left RCA records at the age of 14, later she was signed by the Sony/ ATV Publishing house.
The year 2005 was a life-changing environment for Taylor Swift she was performing at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe where she grabbed the attention of Borchetta. It was the same year when Borchetta started his independent record label named Big Machine Record. This is the label by which Taylor’s father purchased 3 per cent shares in Borchetta’s company.
Taylor started working on her first album and later she released her first album “Taylor Hill” in October 2006 under the label Big Machine Records. Later in the upcoming year, she also released some of the songs which were superhit among the audiences like “Love Story”, “Tim McGraw”, “Our Song”, “Tears drop on my Guitar” and many other hit songs.
Taylor Swift was hired as a brand ambassador by many famous well-known brands like Cover Girl, Sony Electronics and Diet Coke.
Apart from some of the famous albums sung by Taylor Swift she also sang songs dedicated to her ex-boyfriend like “We are never ever getting back together”,” Style”,” Mine”, and “back to December”.
The above points were on Taylor Swift’s Career but one of the interesting facts which caught everyone’s eye about Taylor Swift was apart from focusing on their career, Taylor Swift has also launched a campaign to protect children from online predators she was seen working with various well known social welfare organisations like PETA, Red Cross, Unicef and Cancer Research Institute.
In the year 2010, Taylor launched her own perfume brand later she also inaugurated a $ 4 million education centre at the “Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.
On 24th November 2019 she won six American Music Awards (AMA) so in total now she has won 29 AMA; beating the record of the legendary singer Michael Jackson.
Taylor Swift was shocked when she heard the news that she has a twin who looks alike her one hundred per cent. Her name is April Gloria and she is from Kansas. So she is an identical twin of Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swift likes to learn phrases so whatever country she visits she likes to learn phrases from that nation.
Taylor Swift got her name from a veteran singer James Taylor.
Taylor Swift is an avid cat lover and if you check her Instagram you will find her cat pictures.
Taylor Swift was also on cover page for various magazines like Variety, RollingStone, Vogue, and BillBoards.
Controversies of Taylor Swift
In September 2009, Kaynes West interrupted Taylor’s acceptance speech at MTV VMA. Kaynes West interrupted her and he jumped up on the stage and interrupted saying
“I’m sorry, Taylor. “We’re both artists, and the media and managers are trying to get between us. She deserves the apology more than anyone. Thank you (Twitter cofounders) Biz Stone and Evan Williams for creating a platform where we can communicate directly.”.
In June 2019 Taylor accused her former music label, Big Machine Label Group of selling the master rights of her six albums to music manager Scotter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings LLC.