Taylor Alison Swift was born on 13th December 1989 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. She is a country pop singer/songwriter and an actress.

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 and was nominated for the Best New Artist award at 50th Grammy Awards. In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless and the recording earned her four Grammy Awards, including the coveted Album of the Year. 

Taylor Swift is set to release her third album Speak Now on October 25, 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 and 2010's 12th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $45 million. In January 2010 Nielsen SoundScan lists Swift as the top-selling digital artist in music history with over 28 million digital tracks sold. To date, she has sold over 10 million albums worldwide. Some of her chart hits are; 'Love Story', 'The Best Day', 'Fifteen' and 'Teardrops on my Guitar'.