Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Early Life of Taylor Swift

Singer Taylor Swift (L) and her brother Austin attends the 2009 CMT Music Awards at the Sommet Center on June 16, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
as born and raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

Swift was born on December 13, 1989, the only daughter of Andrea Gardner , a homemaker, and Scott Kingsley Swift, a stockbroker. She was born and raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Her maternal grandmother, Majorie Finlay, was an opera singer. Swift has a younger brother, Austin.
When she was in fourth grade, she won a national poetry contest with a three-page poem entitled "Monster In My Closet". When Swift was 10, a computer repairman showed her how to play three chords on a guitar, sparking her interest in learning the instrument. Afterwords, she wrote her first song, "Lucky You". She began writing songs regularly and used it as an outlet to help her with her pain from not fitting in at school. She was a victim of bullying, and often wrote songs to express her emotions. Swift also started performing at karaoke contests, festivals, and fairs around her hometown. When she was 12, she devoted an entire summer to writing a 350-page novel, which remains unpublished. Her first major show was a well-received performance at the Bloomsburg Fair. Swift attended Hendersonville High School but was subsequently home schooled for her junior and senior years. In 2008, she earned her high-school diploma.
Swift's greatest musical influence is Shania Twain.Her other influences include LeAnn Rimes, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton, and her grandmother. Although her grandmother was a professional opera singer, Swift's tastes always leaned more toward country music. In her younger years, she developed a love for Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton.

3 comments:

  1. Oh wow I didnt know anything about her early life! Thats so cool!

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  2. wow you know a lot about taylor swift i cant wait to hear more

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  3. Thanks! I'll keep you guys updated!(:

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