Taylor Swift
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This article is about the musician. For her self-titled debut album, see Taylor Swift (album).
| Taylor Swift | |
|---|---|
 Swift at the premiere of Hannah Montana: The Movie, April 2, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taylor Alison Swift |
| Born | December 13, 1989 Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Country[1] Pop[2] |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter Actress |
| Instruments | Vocals Guitar Piano[3] Ukulele[4] |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Big Machine |
| Website | www.taylorswift.com |
In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless. Fearless and Taylor Swift finished 2008 at number-three and number-six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million.[5] Fearless has topped the Billboard 200 in 11 non-consecutive weeks;[6] no album has spent more time at No. 1 since 2000. Swift was named Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine in 2009.[7] Fearless won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2010.
In 2008, her albums sold a combined four million copies, making her the best-selling musician of the year in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Forbes ranked Swift 2009's 69th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $18 million[8] and 2010's 12th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $45 million.[9] In January 2010 Nielsen SoundScan lists Swift as the top-selling digital artist in music history with over 24.3 million digital tracks sold.[10] To date, she has sold over 10 million albums worldwide.[11]
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