Taylor Alison Swift is her full name.¹⁾

Taylor Swift, 32, was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania.²⁾

Taylor spent her childhood on her family's Christmas tree farm in Montgomery County.³⁾

Andrea Finlay is her mother's name, and Scott Kingsley Swift is her father.⁴⁾

Swift was influenced by her grandmother, who was a professional opera singer, from a young age.⁵⁾

Taylor has had various nicknames throughout the years, including Tay, Swifty, T-Swift, T-Swizzle, and T-Sweezy.⁶⁾

Swift began singing in local events, such as competitions and fairs, when she was ten years old.⁷⁾

During the age of 11, she sang 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at a Philadelphia 76ers game.⁸⁾

A computer repairman showed Taylor how to play three chords on the guitar when she was 12 years old, which prompted her to learn to play the guitar and begin composing. 'Lucky You' was the title of her debut song.⁹⁾

Taylor wrote a 350-page novel when she was 12 years old, but it was never published.¹⁰⁾

Taylor Swift is a multi-instrumentalist who can play the guitar, piano, ukulele, electric guitar, and banjo! She is also an accomplished painter.¹¹⁾

She considers Shania Twain to be her main musical inspiration, although she is also 'devoted' to Britney Spears.¹²⁾

Taylor realized she had to travel to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue her musical aspirations after watching a Behind the Music feature on Faith Hill. Taylor and her family relocated to Nashville when she was 14 years old.¹³⁾

Taylor Swift began utilizing Myspace to build her fan base, which was unusual in country music at the time.¹⁴⁾