Taylor Swift By: Grace Waters & Malia Flack

A Star is Born Taylor Swift born on

December 13, 1989. Was born in Wyomissing,

Pennsylvania on a Christmas tree farm.

Made her first Demo-CD when 11

Moved to Nashville when 13.

When 15 received a record deal from Big Machine Records

Background Information Learned Guitar when 12 Man came to house to fix

computer, saw guitar and taught Taylor

Family: Mom = Andrea, Dad= Scott, Brother = Austin

Grandma was pro opera singer named Marjorie Finlay.

Was discovered at Bluebird Café in Nashville by Big Machine Records owner

Albums Self titled debut album: Oct.

2006

Fearless: Nov. 11, 2008

Speak Now: Oct. 25, 2010

Red: 2012

Singles in movie Valentine’s Day

Extra single called Safe & Sound for 2012 lionsgate film: The Hunger Games

Awards 2008: “Top New Female Vocalist”

at ACM, “Favorite Female Country Artist” at AMA, two CMT’s, Teen choice award

2009: two ACM’s, two CMT’s, teen choice award, MTV, “Entertainer of the Year” at CMA( youngest artist in history to win that award)

2010: nominated 8 Grammys and won 4 of them, four teen choice awards, two Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

2011: two ACM’s, three AMA’s, one CMT, People’s choice award, six teen choice awards, another “Entertainer of the Year” for CMA

2012: ACM, two Grammys, People’s Choice Award

Acting Career 2008: in music videos for

Brad Paisley & Kellie Pickler

Starred in friend’s movies: Hannah Montana: The Movie Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience

2009: guest star on CSI Later 2009 hosted SNL Starred in Valentine’s Day

as character named Felicia in 2010

First animation film in 2012 in The Lorax, voice of Audrey

Cover Girl Teamed up with Cover Girl

cosmetics for their new line “NatureLuxe”

Partnered with Elizabeth Arden 2011 for 1st perfume, Wonderstruck

On magazine covers everywhere!

Charity Regularly donates money to Red

Cross In 2010 when big flood happened

in Nashville, Taylor teamed up with Red Cross

2011 Last dress rehearsal for Speak Now tour turned into benefit concert for victims in South US tornados

Donated money to Australian Red Cross and Children in Need in the UK

Plays benefit concert in multiple countries

Quote “ Most of the money I make goes to charity” – Taylor

Teamed with ACM donated $50,000 altogether to St. Jude’s children’s hospital

Bibliography Taylor Swift Home http://taylorswift.com/Taylor Swift: The Story of Me By Riley BrooksMemory!!!!!

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