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A star is born
Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She was named after singer James Taylor. -
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TAYLOR SWIFT TIMELINE
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"Tim McGraw" is released
"Tim McGraw" is the debut single of American country pop artist Taylor Swift. She was sixteen years old when she debuted with the song, which she co-wrote with Liz Rose. Swift has said she wrote the song during math class in high school. The song, she says, is about her and her boyfriend, when he was moving away to go to college, and they would eventually have to break up. -
Her debut album "Taylor Swift" is released
Swift wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album, which debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 and sold 39,000 copies during its first week. It later peaked at number one at Billboard Top Country Albums and number five on the Billboard 200. -
"Teardrops On My Guitar" is released
This work is from Taylor's self titled album, Taylor Swift, following her debut single "Tim McGraw". The song is about a girl who is secretly in love with a boy named Drew, but Drew is interested in another girl. The song talks about the heartbreak of liking someone who is so close but is out of one's reach. -
Taylor Swift Performs "Tim McGraw" At The Academy Of Country Music Awards
She sang the song to Tim McGraw in the audience, and introduced herself for the first time to him. -
Taylor Swift launches a campaign to protect children from online predators
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"Our Song" Becomes Taylor Swift's First Number One Single
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Taylor Swift Graduates From High School
In July 2008, Swift graduated from the Aaron Academy, a Christian school in Hendersonville, Tennessee which offers a home-schooling program. -
"Love Story" Is Released
It is the first single from her second studio album, Fearless. -
"Fearless" Is Released
It's her second studio album, and it debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 592,304 copies in its first week. -
Taylor Swift Performs At The Grammy Awards
Swift performed her song "Fifteen" with Miley Cyrus at the 51st Grammy Awards. -
Taylor Swift's "Taylor Swift" Album Becomes The Second Best Selling Country Album In History
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Taylor Swift Begins Her "Fearless" Tour
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Kanye West interrupts Swift's speech during at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
On September 13, 2009, during the MTV Video Music Awards, while Taylor Swift was accepting her award for Best Female Video award, West went on stage and grabbed the microphone to proclaim that Beyonce's video for "Single Ladies", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time." -
"Speak Now", her third studio album is released
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Swift wins two Grammys
At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, Swift's song "Mean" won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. -
"Red" is released
The album title was inspired by the "semi-toxic relationships" that Swift experienced during the process of conceiving this album, which Swift described the emotions she felt as "red emotions" due to their intense and tumultuous nature. Red touches on Swift's signature themes of love and heartbreak, however, from a more mature perspective while exploring other themes such as fame and the pressure of being in the spotlight. -
Taylor gets a Golden Globe nomination
Her song "Sweeter than Fiction", from the biopic movie One Chance, was nominated for Best Original Song one day before her birthday. -
"1989" is released
Swift herself described 1989 as her first "official" pop release. -
Taylor Swift is honored with the Taylor Swift Award
She received this special award as part of the 64th annual BMI Pop Awards.
