Featured in People Magazine’s “Most Inspirational People of the Year” and taking the world by storm on her 1989 tour, Taylor Swift is more than just a success in the music business. Growing up in the small town of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania before moving to Nashville to pursue country music at the young age of 14, Taylor strived to show how a small town girl could become a worldwide superstar and that’s exactly what she did.
Beginning as a country music up and coming artist, it took the release of her self-titled album in 2006 to put Taylor on the map. With her third single “Our Song” reaching the top of the Hot Country Songs Chart, Taylor became the youngest person to have released and written a number one hit on the charts.
In 2008 her Taylor’s second album “Fearless” was released and later recognized as the best selling album of 2009. The album won 4 Grammy Awards and headlined her first tour, the Fearless Tour, where Swift performed shows in North America, Australia, and Asia, reaching over a million fans.
In addition to her singing career, the release of Fearless resulted in Swift’s television appearances on the CMT Network and future acting endeavors such as a role in the popular comedy “Valentine's Day” and the voice of Audrey in Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax”
Known for writing her own music, Speak Now was released in 2010 featuring 14 songs all self written by Taylor herself, including chart toppers “Mean,” “Sparks Fly,” “Ours” and “Back to December.” Speak now was just the beginning of Swift’s transition into the pop music genre as critics exclaimed Speak Now to “expand beyond country to border both alternative rock and dirty bubblegum pop” Throughout 2011 and 2012 Taylor participated in her first ever world tour with guests stars including country music’s Tim McGraw and Darius Rucker as well as pop’s Andy Grammer and Nicki Minaj.
Later Swift partnered with the producers of the popular book and movie series “The Hunger Games” contributing two original songs to the album, “Safe and Sound” and “Eyes Open.”
Her fourth studio album entitled “Red” transformed the young country singer to a powerhouse on the top of the pop music charts. The album features hit song “We Are Never Getting Back Together” earning Swift her first ever number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. As a part of the Red Tour, Swift played 86 shows featuring her duet with popular acoustic artist Ed Sheeran “Everything Has Changed.”
Recently releasing her most current album 1989, Taylor Swift has proven how a small country girl can be Billboard’s Woman of the Year and have over 40 million albums sold all across the globe. Taylor’s success have won her a countless number of awards, including seven Grammy Awards, 19 American Music Awards, eleven Country Music Association Awards, eight Academy of Country Music Awards, 22 Billboard Music Awards, one Brit Award and one Emmy.
Though we miss Taylor as a headliner for women in country, she still continues to inspire today’s up and coming country artists. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Taylor has done the impossible and doesn’t seem to be slowing down either.
Check out some of Taylor’s old country music videos below:
“Our Song” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb2stN7kH28
“Teardrops On My Guitar” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKCek6_dB0M
*One Tree Hill fans check out Chris Keller (Tyler Hilton) in Taylor’s music video for “Teardrops on my Guitar”
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