Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989 ) is an American singer - songwriter. One of the leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage.
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed with the label Big Machine Records and became the youngest artist ever signed by the Sony /ATV Music publishing house. Her 2006 self -titled debut album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and spent the most weeks on the chart in the 2000s. The album 's third single, "Our Song ", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number -one song on the Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008. Buoyed by the success of pop crossover singles " Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless became the best- selling album of 2009 in the United States. The album won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Swift was the sole writer of her 2010 album, Speak Now.
