Taylor Swift is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and music video director who is one of the best-selling music artists of all time as she has sold more than 50 million albums and 150 million singles worldwide. The phenomenal artist has also won at least 10 Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and 7 Guinness World Records and has released albums like Fearless, Speak Now, 1989, Reputation, and Folklore.
Born Name
Taylor Alison Swift
Nick Name
Swifty, Aly, Tails, T, Tayter Tot, TayTay, T-Swift, The Poet Laureate of Puberty, T-Fugly, T-Swizzle, Tay, America’s Sweetheart, Nils Sjöberg
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Born Place
West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality
Education
Taylor Swift went Wyndcroft School and at 9, she attended West Reading Elementary Center and Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School, Pennsylvania, United States.
Swift also attended Hendersonville High School in Tennessee, United States for freshman and sophomore years.
She had a busy touring schedule and due to that, she decided to shift to homeschooling. For that, she joined a private Christian school, Aaron Academy, and opted for their homeschooling services. Taylor, then, completed her remaining two years (junior, and senior) in just 1 year and earned her diploma in 2008.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Philanthropist, Actress, Record Producer, Music Video Director
Family
- Father – Scott Kingsley Swift (Merrill Lynch financial adviser)
- Mother – (Homemaker) (Previously worked as a mutual fund marketing executive)
- Siblings – (Brother) (Photographer, Actor)
Manager
Swift is signed with these agencies –
- WME Talent Agency
- Richard De La Font Agency
- World Entertainment Talent Agency
Genre
Country, pop-rock, pop, country-pop
Instruments
Vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, banjo), piano, ukulele
Labels
Big Machine, RCA Records, Republic Records
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm
Weight
60 kg or 132 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Taylor Swift has dated –
- Brandon Borello (2005)
- Sam Armstrong (2006)
- – (Rumor) American model and entrepreneur.
- – (Rumor) American Football Player for New York Jets of National Football League (NFL)
- – (Rumor) American actor and singer.
- (July 2008 – October 2008) – Taylor and Joe dated briefly in 2008. Taylor wrote a song about their relationship, “Forever & Always”, “Last Kiss” and “Better Than Revenge”. Joe broke up with her over the phone in late 2008.
- – Taylor reportedly dated singer Tyson Ritter in the past.
- (2009) – Actor Lucas Till started dating Swift in 2009. The two first met on the set of the 2009 movie, Hannah Montana: The Movie. Lucas, who is younger than Swift, is also present in the music video of Swift’s song “You Belong With Me”. However, they parted ways soon after.
- (2009) – On the set of the 2010 movie Valentine’s Day, the two Taylors met each other in September 2009 and started dating. After dating briefly, they separated in December 2009. Swift also wrote two songs dedicated to Lautner, viz. “Back to December” and “Begin Again”.
- (2010) – Swift was rumored to have had a fling with Canadian actor Cory Monteith in January 2010.
- (2010) – After meeting at Grammy Awards 2009, the singers became an item for more than a month from July to August 2010. She wrote the song “Dear John” about him.
- Toby Hemingway (2010) – After separating from John Mayer, she dated English actor Toby for a couple of months until October 2010. They met during the filming of Swift’s music video “Mine”.
- (2010) – Soon after, she dated actor Gyllenhaal for a couple of months until December 2010. He is roughly 9 years older than her.
- – RUMOR
- (2011) – In 2011, actor Chord Overstreet was rumored to have had a fling with Taylor when they were found on a date watching hockey game of the LA Kings.
- (2011) – RUMOR
- (2011-2012) – Taylor met English actor Eddie Redmayne in October 2011 when she gave an audition to play the role of Eponine in the Les Miserables film adaptation. Though she didn’t get the role, Eddie and Taylor did roam together in New York City for a couple of months.
- Connor Kennedy (May 2012 – September 2012) – American socialite, who is 4 and a half years younger to Swift, dated from May to September 2012.
- (November 2012 – 2013) – Both the singers started dating in mid-November 2012. He is also 4 years younger than Swift. The duo ended their relationship on January 5, 2013.
- (2013) – RUMOR
- (2013) – RUMOR
- (2013) – Actor, model, and artist Matthew Gray Gubler was RUMORed to be dating Swift when he was seen in her kitchen on the occasion of the 4th of July.
- (2013) – RUMOR
- (2013) – RUMOR
- (2013-2014) – Entrepreneur and Snapchat co-founder, Evan Spiegel started dating Taylor in December 2013 after meeting her at a holiday party. But, the relationship came to an end after a couple of months as Evan wanted some space and was very much committed to Snapchat.
- (2014) – Australian actor, Brenton Thwaites was RUMORed to be dating Taylor in 2014 after they appeared together in the movie The Giver.
- (2015-2016) – In March 2015, Taylor started dating Scottish Disc Jockey, Calvin Harris. They decided to split after spending 15 months together on May 29, 2016. It was confirmed by People.com.
- (2016) – From June 2016 to September 2016, she dated British actor, Tom Hiddleston.
- (2016-Present) – In May 2017, Taylor Swift publicly started dating British actor, Joe Alwyn. She was introduced to Joe by actress (some sources said that served as the matchmaker). It was claimed that they had been dating secretly months before the relationship went public.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Taylor’s ancestry includes German, English, part Irish, Scottish, Welsh, 1/16th Italian, and distant Belgian Walloon.
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Towering height
- Red lips
- Glittery guitars
- Cowboy boots
- Her songs generally tell the story, mostly about her exes.
Measurements
35-26-35 in or 89-66-89 cm
Brand Endorsements
Elizabeth Arden (2011), Jakks Pacific (2008), L.E.I. jeans (2008), Wal-Mart (2007), Verizon Wireless’ Mobile Music Campaign (2007), American Greetings, Inc, Target, CoverGirl, Sony, Got Milk?, Diet Coke, Keds sneakers, American Greetings, Capital One (2020), etc.
In the past, she had also joined hands with Air Asia and Qantas airlines.
Religion
Christianity
Best Known For
Her glittery guitars, and her Fearless album (2nd Album) released in 2008.
She was previously known for her cowboy boots as well.
First Album
On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift’s debut album was released in her own name, i.e. Taylor Swift. ‘‘ was the lead single from Taylor Swift album.
First Film
Taylor’s first film is Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience in 2009 for her cameo role as herself.
But, in 2010, she had her first theatrical film appearance on Valentine’s Day for her role as Felicia Miller.
First TV Show
In 2005, Taylor was first seen on the music show CMT Star as herself.
Personal Trainer
Taylor Swift likes to do running on the treadmill and has no personal trainer. She likes to do a lot of cardio to stay fit.
Taylor Swift Favorite Things
- Favorite Food – Cheesecake
- Favorite TV Programs – CSI (2000), Law and Order (1990-2010)
- Favorite Color – Red
- Favorite Bands – Dixie Chicks, , Patsy Cline, , ,
- Favorite Movies – Legally Blonde (2001), Love Actually (2003)
- Favorite Hobby – Driving Fast
- Favorite Song – What Makes You Beautiful (One Direction)
- Favorite Place – Kansas and Australia
- Favorite Meal – Breakfast at Cracker Barrel
- Favorite Season – Summer
- Favorite Celebrity –
- Favorite Music – , Tom Petty, , John Mayer
Source – TeenVogue.com
Taylor Swift Facts
- Taylor Swift was taught how to play guitar (especially how to play three chords on a guitar) when she was 12 years old.
- Taylor’s fans are called “Swifties”.
- Taylor is considered to be one of the finest songwriters of pop by the New York Times.
- Taylor’s lucky number is 13.
- Taylor was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year in 2011.
- She was named “Taylor” by her mother Andrea, after the singer James Taylor. Her mother thought that the gender-neutral name would help Taylor to become successful in life.
- Swift donated $75,000 in September 2010 to Nashville’s Hendersonville High School to improve the auditorium’s feel and look.
- Taylor Swift’s grandmother was an Opera singer.
- She has a pet cat since 2012, named Meredith.
- Taylor attempted 3 times to get a driving license when she was 15.
- English horse riding is one of her early hobbies.
- In 2015, she was placed at the #1 spot on Maxim’s Hot 100 list.
- She became the youngest person to be included in Rolling Stone‘s “100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time” list issued in 2015.
- In May 2017, Taylor couldn’t reach a fan’s graduation party (after she invited Taylor), so she flowers and a message to her fan, Ashley.
- Her interest in musical theater grew at the age of 9.
- Forbes ranked her on top of its “100 Highest-Paid Celebrities” list in 2016 and this feat helped Swift enter the Guinness World Records.
- As per Forbes, Taylor Swift’s net worth was estimated at $280 million in June 2017.
- Taylor doesn’t talk about politics publicly. This is because she is aware of the fact that whatever she would say publicly would have its impact on people and she doesn’t want that. Taylor is sometimes called “studiously apolitical”.
- At the age of 15, Taylor received her driver’s permit. But, it took 3 attempts to get that.
- She has released her own Elizabeth Arden fragrances such as Wonderstruck, Wonderstruck Enchanted, and Taylor by Taylor Swift.
- When Forbes mentioned her in their “100 most powerful women” list in 2015, Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever to be included in the list. She was placed at #64.
- Media has given her the term “America’s Sweetheart”.
- In 2015, Apple had decided not to pay royalties to the artists for the songs played during the trial of their new music-streaming service. Taylor threatened Apple that she would take back her album titled 1989 from their service. Within 24 hours, Apple changed its mind.
- During the 2018 American Music Awards, Taylor had brought her pregnant friend Claire Winter as her date. After Taylor won an award at the 2018 AMA, she also gave a shout-out to her pregnant friend.
- After winning 4 awards during the 2018 AMAs, she became the first female artist for most AMA wins. Taylor’s total AMA awards tally had reached 23 bypassing the previous record holder, .
- In December 2018, it was rumored that Taylor got her first tattoo which was later proved to be false. It all happened when the celebrity tattoo artist JonBoyTattoo uploaded a pic of a blonde girl showing the back of the neck and tagging that picture to Taylor Swift’s profile.
- In November 2019, Taylor became the record holder for the maximum wins of the American Music Award (AMA) titles. She reached the mark of 29 AMA title wins in her career and beat from the #1 spot.
- In 2019, she became the most googled female music artist.
- She has often raised her voice against various social issues and has criticized white supremacy, systemic racism, and police brutality in the United States.
- She has also supported the Black Lives Matter movement as well as Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States, becoming a national holiday.
- In September 2020, Taylor became the #1 female singer who has spent most weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200. She crossed Whitney Houston who had 46 weeks at #1 and Taylor had reached 47 weeks on September 27, 2020.
- Taylor’s Folklore album (released in July 2020) became the first album of 2020 to sell 1 million copies in the United States.
- In 2020, Taylor’s “Only the Young” song was used in an ad to support and ‘s presidential bid.
- In November 2020, it was revealed that Taylor had written Calvin Harris and ‘s 2016 song “This Is What You Came For” under the pen-name ‘Nils Sjöberg’.
- In November 2020, had sold Taylor’s first 6 albums’ master recordings for over $300 million to an investment fund named, Shamrock Capital Content Fund.
- Taylor’s song ‘All Too Well’ released in October 2012, originally was 10 minutes long which was shortened to over 5 minutes. It also had the F-word.
- At the 2020 American Music Awards, Taylor had won 3 awards – Artist of the Year, Favorite Music Video for the song ‘Cardigan’, and Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock.
- Taylor got 6 nominations during the Grammys 2021.
- Taylor’s 2020 album Folkore credits a person named ‘William Bowery’ as a songwriter who is none other than her then-boyfriend Joe Alwyn. William Bowery is Joe’s alias.
- She has received the “Icon Award” at the 2020 Attitude Awards for her work for the LGBTQ+ community.
- Taylor was the second most-streamed female artist on Spotify in 2020. The top spot was held by .
Facts of Taylor Swift
- full nameTaylor Swift
- Date of Birth December 13, 1989
- Age 34 years 8 months
- Horoscope Sagittarius
- Lucky Number 7
- Lucky Stone Turquoise
- Lucky Color Orange
- Best Match for Marriage Leo, Aquarius
- weight60 kg
- height5 ft 11 in