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Taylor
Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American
singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to
Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in
country music. She signed to the independent label Big Machine
Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV
Music publishing house. The release of Swift's eponymous debut album
in 2006 established her as a country music star. "Our Song",
her third single, made her the youngest person to single-handedly
write and perform a number one song on the country chart. She
received aBest New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
Swift's
second album, Fearless, was released in 2008. Buoyed by the pop
crossoversuccess of the singles "Love Story" and "You
Belong with Me", Fearless became the top-selling album of 2009
and was supported by an extensive concert tour. The record won
fourGrammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever Album of the
Year winner. Swift's third album, 2010's Speak Now, sold over one
million copies in its first week of US release and was supported by
the thirteen-month Speak Now World Tour. The album's third single,
"Mean", won two Grammy Awards. Swift's fourth album, Red,
was released in 2012. Its opening US sales of 1.2 million were the
highest recorded in a decade, with Swift becoming the only female
artist to have two million-plus opening weeks. The singles "We
Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were
Trouble" were worldwide hits. The Red Tour is scheduled to begin
in March 2013.
