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Taylor Swift

  • Born.

    Born.
    She was born in 1989 in Pennsylvania
  • First Songs.

    First Songs.
    She began to write simple songs and singing at karaoke, and fairs in their hometown competitions.
  • Career.

    Career.
    Swift joined the roster at Big Machine Records.
  • Debut.

    Debut.
    Taylor Swift released her debut record Fearless.
  • Awards.

    Awards.
    Taylor Swift's fame increased in 2009, when Fearless went multi-platinum and took home two ACM awards, five American Music Awards, five CMAs, two CMTs, and a trophy at the MTV Video Music Awards.
  • Valentine's Day.

    Valentine's Day.
    She made a cameo in the film Valentine's Day, playing the roll of a girl in high school sweetheart with her real-life boyfriend, Taylor Lautner.
  • Speak Now.

    Speak Now.
    The album Speak Now debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and by August 2011 had sold over five and a half million copies worldwide.
  • Red.

    Red.
    Swift decided to turn her fourth album, Red, into something of a sonic departure, working with Max Martin. Red was released in October 2012, and sold more than one million copies.
  • Tour.

    Tour.
    She mounted a major tour the following spring, which ran from March 2013 through the summer of 2014, and featured more than 75 dates in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Europe, and seven Asian countries
  • Fifth studio record: 1989.

    Fifth studio record: 1989.
    Swift announced her fifth studio record, 1989, in August of 2014, claiming it was her first "documented, official" pop album. Preceded by the ebullient hit "Shake It Off," which quickly went to number one on Billboard.