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    Taylor Swift: Incredible Singer
    Taylor Swift: Incredible Singer
    Taylor Swift: Incredible Singer
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    Taylor Swift: Incredible Singer

    By Diane Lemertz

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    Singer-songwriter and actress Taylor Swift makes more than $50 million off album sales, touring, merchandise and endorsements every year. Born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift and her family relocated outside Nashville, Tennessee when Swift showed keen interest in pursuing a career in country-pop music. A year after signing with Big Machine Records, Swift released her first single "Tim McGraw", which preceded her first self-titled studio album release. Taylor Swift reached the number five position on the US Billboard 200, but obtained the number one spot on the US Country Music chart. The album produced two number one hit singles "Our Song" and "Should've Said No". To date, her first album has been certified platinum more than four times by the RIAA.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateMay 23, 2014
    ISBN9781304904607
    Taylor Swift: Incredible Singer

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      Early Life and Career

      Taylor Alison Swift was born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Swift spent her early years on her family's Christmas tree farm. Her grandmother had been a professional opera singer, and Swift soon followed in her footsteps. By the age of 10, Swift was singing at a variety of local events, including fairs and contests. She sang The Star-Spangled Banner at a Philadelphia 76ers game at the age of 11, and began writing her own songs and learning guitar at 12 years old.

      To pursue her music career, Swift often visited Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital. There she co-wrote songs, and tried to land a recording contract. Noting her dedication, Swift and her family moved to nearby Hendersonville, Tennessee, in an attempt to further Swift's career.

      Country Crooner

      A stellar performance at The Bluebird Café in Nashville helped Swift get a contract with Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Records. She released her first single, Tim McGraw, in 2006, and the song became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. It also appeared on her self-titled debut album in October of that same year, selling more than 2.5 million copies. More popular singles soon followed, including Our Song, a No. 1 country music hit. Teardrops on My Guitar, Picture to Burn and Should've Said No were also successful tracks.

      In addition to commercial success, Swift received a lot of critical praise for her debut effort. She won the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist in 2007. Swift next released Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in 2007. Her renditions of Silent Night and Santa Baby were modest hits on the country charts.

      Pop Stardom

      In 2008, Swift was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category, and won the Academy of Country Music's Female Vocalist of the Year Award, the American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist award, and the American Music Association's Horizon award. Around this same time, Swift released her next album,

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