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This article is about the singer-songwriter. For her debut album, see Taylor Swift (album).

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans
multiple genres, and her narrative songwriting, which is often inspired by her personal life, has received
widespread media coverage and critical praise. She is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, having
sold over 200 million records worldwide.

Taylor Swift

Medium shot of Swift in dress with little sequins, in front of AMA backdrop

Swift at the 2019 American Music Awards

Born

Taylor Alison Swift

December 13, 1989 (age 32)

West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Other names

Nils Sjöberg[1]

Occupation

Singer-songwriter record producer actress director businesswoman

Years active
2004–present

Partner(s)

Joe Alwyn (2016–present)[2]

Relatives

Austin Swift (brother)

Marjorie Finlay (grandmother)

Awards

Full list

Musical career

Origin

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

Genres

Pop country alternative rock folk

Instruments

Vocals guitar banjo piano ukulele

Labels

Republic Big Machine

Associated acts

Ed Sheeran Justin Vernon Haim

Website

taylorswift.com

Signature

Taylor Swift Signature.png

Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue
a career in country music. She signed a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2004 and a
recording deal with Big Machine Records in 2005, and released her eponymous debut studio album in
2006. She explored country pop on her second and third studio albums, Fearless (2008) and Speak Now
(2010); the success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" on both country and pop radio
established Swift as a leading crossover artist. She experimented further with pop, rock, and electronic
genres on her fourth studio album, Red (2012), supported by the singles "We Are Never Ever Getting
Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble". Swift's synth-pop fifth studio album 1989 (2014), and its
singles "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", and "Bad Blood" effectively transformed her status from a country
songstress to pop star. The media scrutiny on her personal life that followed inspired Swift's sixth studio
album, Reputation (2017), which delved into urban sounds, led by the single "Look What You Made Me
Do".

Parting ways with Big Machine to sign with Republic Records in 2018, Swift released her seventh studio
album, Lover, in 2019. Inspired by escapism during the COVID-19 pandemic, she ventured into indie folk
and alternative rock on her 2020 studio albums, Folklore and Evermore, whose lyricism was acclaimed
for its nuanced storytelling. To gain ownership over the masters of her back catalog, Swift released two
re-recorded albums in 2021, Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version). Besides music, Swift
has played supportive acting roles in films such as Valentine's Day (2010) and Cats (2019). She has
released the autobiographical documentary Miss Americana (2020), and the self-directed musical films
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020) and All Too Well: The Short Film (2021), among other
specials.

Swift has scored eight Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs so far, including "All Too Well (10 Minute
Version)", the longest song ever to top the chart. Her accolades include 11 Grammy Awards (including
three Album of the Year wins), an Emmy Award, 12 Country Music Association Awards, 25 Billboard
Music Awards (the most wins for a female artist), 34 American Music Awards (the most wins for an
artist) and 52 Guinness World Records. She featured on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All
Time (2015), placed eighth on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists list (2019), and appeared multiple
times on power rankings such as the Time 100 and the Forbes Celebrity 100. Named the Woman of the
2010s Decade by Billboard and the Artist of the 2010s Decade by the American Music Awards, Swift has
been recognized for her influential career as well as advocacy of artists' rights and women's
empowerment in the music industry.

Life and career

Artistry

Public image

Impact

Accolades and achievements

Discography

Filmography

Tours

Other activities

See also

Footnotes

References

External links

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