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Taylor Swift is born
Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania
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Influences
Shania Twain (left), Stevie Nicks (centre) and Carly Simon (right) have influenced Swift -
Got first guitar
Her parents got her first guitar for christmas but she did nto know how to play it. -
Learned how to play the guiter
At the age of twelve, Swift was shown by a computer repairman how to play three chords on a guitar. -
Wrote her first songs
Lucky You and The Outside was the first songs that Taylor wrote. She wrote it with only 3 chords on the guitar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIrNRdMuMfI
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New York
In 2003, Swift and her parents started working with New York-based music manager Dan Dymtrow. -
Manger
With Dymtrow's help, Swift modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch as part of their "Rising Stars" campaign, had an original song included in a Maybelline Cosmetics compilation CD and took meetings with major record labels. -
Droped RCA
Swift left RCA Records when she was fifteen; the company wanted her to record the work of other songwriters and wait until she was eighteen to release an album, but she felt ready to launch her career with her own material. -
Dropped Manger
She also parted ways with manager Dan Dymtrow, who later took legal action against Swift and her parents. "'I genuinely felt that I was running out of time," Swift later recalled. "I wanted to capture these years of my life on an album while they still represented what I was going through." -
Bluebird cafe
At an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005, Swift caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records. She became one of the label's first signings, with her father purchasing a three per cent stake in the fledgling company at an estimated cost of $120,000. -
First Music video
Big Machine Records was still in its infancy upon the release of the lead single "Tim McGraw" in June 2006.
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Taylor Swift
FIrst album -
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Fearless
Second Album -
First headline tour
The tour kicked off in Evansville, Indiana on April 23, 2009 at Roberts Stadium. In honor of the kickoff of the sold-out tour, Swift was presented the key to the city of Evansville and the City Council President declared Wednesday, April 23, 2009 Taylor Swift Day. -
Kanye west and Taylor Swift
The rapper stormed the stage just after the first award, for Best Female Video, was presented to Taylor Swift. He cut the teen singer off, grabbing the mic and protesting in support of Beyoncé. "I'm sorry, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time," he proclaimed as B looked on from the crowd, stunned.
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Speak Now
Third Album -
Taylor Swift Invites Fans to Tour Rehearsal to Aid Tornado Relief
For the special event, titled Speak Now … Help Now!, approximately 13,000 people will get the chance to see Taylor’s full show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
“I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage,” says Taylor. http://theboot.com/taylor-swift-tour-rehearsal-tornado-relie/ -
Speak now world tour
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Red
Fourth Album -
Taylor becomes the new face of covergirl
Swift looks stunning in the adverts for the line's nature-inspired 'NatureLuxe' range.
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Red tour
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Abercrombie T-Shirt Controversy Shows Why You Shouldn't Mess With Taylor Swift Fans
The t-shirt, which pokes fun at the singer-songwriter's much talked about love life, prompted a petition on Change.org.
Though Abercrombie didn't immediately respond to The Huffington Post’s request for comment, a call to their public relations office redirects to this recorded message: “Thank you for calling Abercrombie & Fitch public relations. If you are calling regarding the Taylor Swift t-shirt, please note this is no longer available."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/abercrombie-
