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Taylor Swift: Biography

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Birth Name: Taylor Alison Swift
Birth Place: Reading, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/13/1989, Sagittarius
Profession: Country-music singer; songwriter

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Taylor Swift Fast Facts:Grew up on a Christmas-tree farm in Pennsylvania.

Grandmother was a professional opera singer.
Won a national poetry contest while in 4th grade.
Began performing at age 10.
Became, at 14, the youngest staff songwriter ever hired by Sony Tree publishing house in Nashville.
Wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on her self-titled debut album.
Made her acting debut in a 2009 episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
Is an active philanthropist and supports disaster-relief efforts, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, St. Jude Medical Center and Habitat for Humanity, among many other charitable organizations. She has received recognition, including a Do Something Awards nomination and the Big Help Award (presented by Michelle Obama), for her charitable endeavors.

Taylor Swift Relationships:
Andrea Swift - Mother
Marjorie Finlay - Grandmother
Scott Swift - Father
Joe Jonas - Ex-significant Other
Austin Swift - Brother
Taylor Swift Awards:
2011 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Country Artist - Winner
2011 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Winner
2011 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Nominee
2011 CMT Music Awards: Best Web Video of the Year - Nominee
2012 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Country Artist - Winner
2011 Grammy: Best Country Solo Performance - Winner
2011 Grammy: Best Country Song - Winner
2012 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Nominee
2012 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Nominee
2012 CMT Music Awards: Collaborative Video of the Year - Nominee
2013 Golden Globe: Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Nominee
2013 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Country Artist - Winner
2012 Grammy: Best Song Written for Visual Media - Winner
2013 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Nominee
2013 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Nominee
2010 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Artist - Winner
2009 Grammy: Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Winner
2009 Grammy: Best Country Song - Winner
2009 Grammy: Best Country Album - Winner
2009 Grammy: Album of the Year - Winner
2009 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Winner
2009 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Winner
2009 CMT Music Awards: Wide Open Country Video of the Year - Nominee
2009 CMT Music Awards: CMT Performance of the Year - Nominee
2008 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Winner
2008 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Winner
2007 CMT Music Awards: Breakthrough Video of the Year - Winner
2010 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year - Nominee
2010 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year - Nominee
2010 CMT Music Awards: Collaborative Video of the Year - Nominee

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