- Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Reading Pennsylvania.
- The singing sensation taught herself how to play guitar at a very young age.
- Taylor grew up on a Christmas tree farm and was given the job of raking the Praying Mantis pods off the trees.
- In 2009, Taylor hit the big screen with a fun cameo in the Miley Cyrus film Hannah Montana: The Movie where she played herself.
- She graduated from high school in July 2008 from the Aaron Academy, a Christian high school in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
- On November 11th, 2009, she became the youngest singer to win the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award.
- Taylor found inspiration from music legends such as Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes, and Patsy Cline.
- Taylor's poetic song Back to December is rumored to be about her ex Taylor Lautner. She sings about regret and wanting to go back and make amends with someone.
- She was ranked #57 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list. In 2010, she ranked #31 on the very same annual list.
- At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West ruined her big moment on stage. As she was accepting her award, he stormed up there and starting ranting that Beyonce Knowles deserved the honor instead.