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Taylor Swift became one of country-pop's brightest (and youngest) faces in 2006, when the 16-year-old vocalist released her first album. Although new to the American public, Swift had been performing since early childhood, taking inspiration and encouragement from her opera-singing grandmother. She sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a Philadelphia 76ers game at the age of 11; the following year, she began practicing her guitar skills for several hours each day, only stopping when her fingers began to bleed. Swift's parents realized their child's dedication and began making regular visits to Nashville, TN, where Swift would perform casually and meet with songwriters in the area. The family then decided to move from their native Pennsylvania to an outlying Nashville suburb, which accelerated Swift's career.

While performing at the intimate Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Swift caught the eye of music industry veteran Scott Borchetta, who signed her to his newly formed label. Swift joined the roster at Big Machine Records and released her debut single, "Tim McGraw," in August 2006. The song drew upon her experience as a lovelorn high-school student, a theme that Swift revisited throughout her self-titled debut album. Released in late 2008, Taylor Swift catapulted the young songwriter to stardom, spawning a handful of hits (five consecutive Top Ten singles, a new record for a female solo artist) while earning multi-platinum sales. Swift also received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, an award she ultimately lost to Amy Winehouse. Two subsequent EPs -- Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection and Beautiful Eyes -- helped maintain Swift's popularity while whetting public demand for her sophomore release, Fearless, which arrived in November 2008. ~ Andrew Leahey & Megan Frye, All Music GuideMore

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Our Song
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Teardrops On My Guitar
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You Belong With Me
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May 28th, 8:31am
White Horse
(Duration: 4:04)
Mar 2nd, 8:15am
Picture To Burn
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I'm Only Me When I'm With You
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Fan Comments

6:39pm
love u soooo much!!!
Nov 17th, 9:14pm
AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 13th, 3:40pm
I LOVE your new songs:) they are amazing
For homework i used the song fifteen cuz we had to bring in a song that could be read as a poem without the music!!!
your my biggest idol
Nov 9th, 4:41pm
Geez, that's a really old picture of her at the top!
Oct 30th, 7:04pm
GO TAYLOR!!!!!!!♥
Oct 30th, 6:59pm
I love taylor i would love to get a ticket to her next concert
Oct 23rd, 12:11pm
the song "white horse" is my fave :) your performance at the vma awards was awesome
Oct 16th, 8:52am
So incredible! Love her music : )
Oct 11th, 4:07pm
Hey Taylor Swift fans, check out Miranda Lambert's music, it's probably up your alley!

http://www.imeem.com/tag/miranda%20lambert/music
Oct 7th, 12:28pm
Love you Taylor! Would be so honored if you checked out my music...I wrote all of the songs myself ;)