Hello there! It's me again, writing another article. Today, I'm writing about an amazing (in my opinion) country singer. Her name is Taylor Swift. But, before I start explaining about her, I'm going to tell you how I found out about Taylor.

"Bean", yup, that's her name (well, nickname) is the one who exposed me to this fantastic singer. We were talking on the computer, and she told me to listen to the song "Stay Beautiful". I did, and wow, I was hooked.

Taylor Swift was born December 13, 1989 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Because of her maternal grandmother being a professional opera singer, Taylor had musical influences in her life from an early age and she was one of her key inspirations in her musical career.

At twelve, she gained interest in the guitar and began to write songs. When Swift was thirteen, she sang the national anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers game. During this time she also took regular trips with her family to Nashville, Tennessee, to perform her music. As is the case with a struggling artist of any age, all Taylor needed was a break. It came at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, when her rendition of the national anthem wowed a crowd that included the manager of Britney Spears. Within a few months, she was featured as a rising star in an Abercrombie & Fitch campaign!

Swift's first sing, and big hit, "Tim McGraw", was released to radio in Summer of 2006. The video came out in July 2006 on Great American Country. On October 24, 2006, her self-titled CD was released. The CD, on which Swift wrote or co-wrote all of the songs, peaked at #19 on the sales charts and sold more than 61,000 during its first week!

Now,at the age of 18, Taylor Swift is a Platinum-selling, American country music singer-songwriter. Remember how I told you in 2006 she had her first hit at the young age of 16, called "Tim McGraw", about a summer love? Well with that song, she won CMT's "Breakthrough Video of the Year" award in 2007, and was also nominated by the Academy of Country Music for "Top New Female Vocalist"!

So now you have it. That's Taylor Swift and her success still today, and in the future!

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