The Musician : Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift used to be one of my favorite female musician. This twenty-one-year-old lady was born in December 13, 1989 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States as Taylor Alison Swift. Labeled by Big Machine, she's a singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress.




At age 11, Swift made her first trip to Nashville, hoping to obtain a record deal by distributing a demo tape of her singing with karaoke songs. She gave a copy to every label in town, but was rejected. After Swift returned to Pennsylvania, she was asked to sing at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, where her rendition of the national anthem received much attention.


When Swift was 15, she rejected RCA Records because the company wanted to keep her on an artist development deal. After performing at Nashville's songwriters' venue, The Bluebird Café, she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, who signed her to his newly formed record label, Big Machine Records. At age 14, she became the youngest staff songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Tree publishing house.




Swift's lyrics are highly autobiographical; she has said that "If you listen to my albums, it’s like reading my diary." For example, the song "Forever & Always" was inspired by her relationship with Joe Jonas, while the song "Hey Stephen" was written about a boy whom she toured with in the past. "Fifteen" was written about her freshman year of high school. It has been said that her lyrics "can be tinged with acid: the quiet loner girl getting one over on the cheerleaders, or a caustic payback for the boy who dumped her." She has also indicated that she tries to write so her fans can relate to the lyrics, saying "My goal is to never write songs that my fans can't relate to." She parodied her confrontational style of songwriting during her appearance on Saturday Night Live; during her opening monologue, she performed an original song that featured lines such as "You might think I'd bring up Joe, that guy who broke up with me on the phone/ Hey, Joe, I'm doing real well, tonight I'm hosting 'SNL'" referring to her highly publicized relationship with Joe Jonas.


The intensely personal nature of the songs has drawn her attention in the music industry. Swift once said, "I thought people might find them hard to relate to, but it turned out that the more personal my songs were, the more closely people could relate to them." Due to the autobiographical nature of her songs, some fans have researched the songs' origins. Swift once said, "Every single one of the guys that I’ve written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans." The New York Times described Swift as "one of pop's finest songwriters, country’s foremost pragmatist and more in touch with her inner life than most adults".


Filmography:
Year: 2007
Title: America's Got Talent
Role: Herself
Notes: Guest; Episode: Season 2 Finale


Year:2008
Title: CMT Crossroads
Role: Herself
Notes: Episode: "Taylor Swift and Def Leppard"


Year: 2009
Title: Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Role: Herself
Notes: Cameo


Year: 2009
Title: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Role: Haley Jones
Notes: Episode: "Turn, Turn, Turn"


Year: 2009
Title: Hannah Montana: The Movie
Role: Herself
Notes: Cameo


Year: 2009
Title: Saturday Night Live
Role: Herself
Notes: Host/Musical Guest


Year: 2009
Title: Dancing with the Stars
Role: Herself
Notes: Guest; Episode: Week 6 results


Year: 2010
Title: Valentine's Day
Role: Felicia
Notes: Movie acting debut


Year: 2010
Title: Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless
Role: Herself
Notes: Main Role


Year: 2010
Title: Dancing with the Stars
Role: Herself
Notes: Guest; Episode: 200th episode


Year: 2012
Title: The Lorax
Role: Audrey
Notes: Voice only


Year: 2012
Title: Bruno the Robot
Role: Various
Notes: Voice only PBS KIDS series


Discography and Track Lists
"Taylor Swift"
Released: October 2006
Label: Big Machine
Producer: Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman, Robert Ellis Orrall
Track List:


- "Tim McGraw"  
- "Picture to Burn"  
- "Teardrops on My Guitar"  
- "A Place in This World" 
- "Cold as You"  
- "The Outside"  
- "Tied Together with a Smile"  
- "Stay Beautiful"  
- "Should've Said No"  
- "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)"  
- "Our Song"


"Fearless"
Released: November 2008
Label: Big Machine
Producer: Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift
Track List:


- "Fearless"  
- "Fifteen"  
- "Love Story"  
- "Hey Stephen"  
- "White Horse"  
- "You Belong with Me"  
- "Breathe" (featuring Colbie Caillat)
- "Tell Me Why"  
- "You're Not Sorry"  
- "The Way I Loved You"  
- "Forever & Always"  
- "The Best Day"
- "Change"


"Speak Now"

Released: October 2010
Label: Big Machine
Producer: Scott Borchetta, Taylor Swift, Nathan Chapman
Track List:


- "Mine"  
- "Sparks Fly"  
- "Back to December"  
- "Speak Now"  
- "Dear John"  
- "Mean"  
- "The Story of Us"  
- "Never Grow Up"  
- "Enchanted"  
- "Better Than Revenge"  
- "Innocent"  
- "Haunted"  
- "Last Kiss"  
- "Long Live"