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Taylor Swift, born in 1989, is a new and exiting country-pop singer and songwriter.

Her debut single "Tim McGraw," peaked at number six on the Billboard Country charts in October of 2006. Her second single from the "Taylor Swift" album, "Teardrops on My Guitar," was released February 24, 2007. The song made its peak position in mid-2007, peaking at #2 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.

Swift's latest studio album, "Fearless," was released in the United States on November 11, 2008. The album opened at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. Its sales were the highest debut of any country artist in 2008.

Swift has surpassed the 200 million mark for music streams on MySpace. She was the most searched musical artist on MySpace in 2008.

When Taylor made her first musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, she was the youngest country singer to appear as a musical guest on the show in its 33-year run.

Taylor Swift won the entertainer of the year award at the 2009 American Music Awards. She was also named the favorite female pop/rock artist and her album "Fearless" won best country album. Then she went on to win four Grammys in 2010, including album of the year for "Fearless."

In 2009, Swift began her first headlining tour. Swift takes her North American "Fearless Tour" to 52 cities in 38 states and provinces in the US and Canada.

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Taylor Swift became one of country-pop's brightest (and youngest) faces in 2006, when the then 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. Taylor sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a Philadelphia 76ers game at the age of 11.

At the age of 12, she practiced on her guitar for several hours each day, only stopping when her fingers began to bleed.

Taylor's family recognized her talent and began taking trips to Nashville to shop her music around. After hearing her at The Bluebird Cafe, Scott Borchetta signed her to do an album. Soon she was famous.

At the 2009 American Music Awards Taylor won the entertainer of the year award. She was also named the favorite female pop/rock artist and her album "Fearless" won best country album.

In 2010, Taylor Swift became a multiple Grammy Award winner when she took home four awards from the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, including top honor, Album (Fearless) of The Year.