Taylor Swift
Birth Name:
Taylor Alison Swift
Birth Place:
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, Music department, Make up department, Costume department
Fast Facts
- Became the youngest ever winner of the Grammy Award for album of the year with 2008's "Fearless․"
- Donated $100,000 to the Red Cross to aid victims of the 2008 Iowa flood
- Helped raise more than $750,000 during a benefit concert for the victims of tornadoes that affected the southeast region of the United States in 2011
- Supports several charities and organizations including Children in Need, Family Health International, Habitat for Humanity and Music for Relief
- Became the first artist in history to occupy all of the top 10 spots of the Billboard Hot 100 in 2022
- Is the first and only musician to have five albums sell more than one million copies each in their first week
- She was signed by Big Machine Records, owned by Scott Borchetta after performing at Nashville's Bluebird Café
- Took homemade demo tapes to Nashville at the age of 11 to look for a record deal
- Quote: "[on feminism] "It's an issue every day that I read a headline that says, 'Careful, guys․ She'll write a song about you' ․․․ Male musicians and songwriters, who write songs about ․․․ their ex-girlfriends ․․․ that joke is never made about them․""
- Quote: "My life now is really abnormal ․․․ I'm looked at as sort of public property․ And there's nothing I can do about that perception except control my mental perspective on it, which is, I need to treat people well․ I need to be grateful․"
- Quote: "People haven't always been there for me, but music always has․"
- Known as a country and pop singer and songwriter whose hit songs include "Love Story" and "Shake It Off․"
- She became the youngest songwriter to sign a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Tree Music Publishing in 2005
- Taught herself to play the guitar after a computer repairman taught her to play three chords
Awards
- 2010MTV Movie Award - Best Kiss:Nominated
- 2010Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Chemistry:Nominated
- 2010Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Liplock:Nominated
- 2010Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Breakout Female:Winner
- 2012Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Voice:Winner
- 2013Gold Derby Film Award - Original Song:Nominated
- 2013Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2013Grammy - Best Song Written for Visual Media:Winner
- 2013Blimp Award - Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie:Nominated
- 2014Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2017Halfway Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2018Grammy - Best Song Written for Visual Media:Nominated
- 2020Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary:Winner
- 2020Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2020Huading Award - Best Global Original Song:Nominated
- 2020Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actress:Nominated
- 2021DFCA Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2021NDFS Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2022American Music Award - Favorite Music Video:Winner
- 2022HMMA Award - Best Original Song - Feature Film:Nominated
- 2022Blimp Award - Favorite Song:Nominated
- 2022MTV Europe Music Award - Best Video:Winner
- 2022VMA - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2022VMA - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2022VMA - Best Direction:Winner
- 2022VMA - Video of the Year:Winner
- 2022VMA - Best Longform Video:Winner
- 2022SFC Award - Scene Stealer:Nominated
- 2022VHS Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2023GAFCA Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2023Gold Derby Music Award - Best Music Video:Winner
- 2023Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2023Grammy - Best Music Video:Winner
- 2023GMS Award - Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film:Nominated
- 2023LEJA Award - Best Song Written for a Film:Nominated
- 2023MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Song:Winner
- 2023OFTA Film Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2023Satellite Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2023SCL Award - Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production:Nominated