Who doesn’t know the name Taylor Swift? She is a 26 year old superstar! She has done so many things in her life and has worked hard for everything she has. First, Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989. Next, Taylor Swift sang the Star Spangled Banner at a Philadelphia 76ers game at age 11. Last, at the age of 12, she started learning how to play guitar and wrote her own songs. You can see that Taylor Swift was very talented as a young girl and has continued to work hard for all of her success. Taylor has lived a pretty amazing life. She has a small family that includes her father, Scott Kingsley Swift, her mother, Andrea Swift, and most importantly, her little brother, Austin Swift. Her family is very important to her. She …show more content…
She released her first album on October 24, 2006. Musicians run in the Swift family. Did you know Taylor’s very own grandmother was a professional Opera singer? Because of her talent she was able to make a lot of successful albums in a very short time. She has written many songs and won several grammy awards.
As a matter of fact, Taylor won seven Grammy Awards! She has written 70 songs and has 12 albums so far in her life. She continues her success and will continue to write songs and release more albums for sure! Taylor Swift’s first song was “Teardrops on My Guitar”. In 2008, Swift was nominated for a Grammy Award in the “Best New Artist” category, and won the Academy of Country Music’s “Female Vocalists of the Year”. Also, in 2008, Taylor Swift put out her next album, “Fearless”. When her album, “Love Story”, came out, she won “Video of the Year” and “Female Video of the Year” as well. Did you know Taylor Swift’s song “Teardrops on My Guitar”, “Picture to Burn” and “Should’ve said NO” were all extremely successful tracks? Her concerts are always a popular show no matter where she goes. Every time they release tickets for her concerts, they completely sell out in two minutes. Taylor Swift was the first woman in country music history to release three albums that sold more than one million copies. An interesting fact about her album “1989” was that she named it for the year she was
In the beginning of the story we see that Taylor is an average teenage girl living with a single mother. She says, “But I stayed in school. I was not the smartest or even particularly outstanding but I was there and staying out of trouble” (3). She was called “Missy” for a lot of her childhood but when she was three she said, “I stamped my foot and told my mother not to call me Marietta but Miss Marietta” (2). From Taylor’s childhood I find that she had a sense of personal pride and could defend herself. These really are great attributes and we really see these attributes grow more and mature throughout the story.
With nearly 60 years in the music industry, Tina Turner is one of the most prolific RnB singers of all time. For two decades, she released hit after hit with ex-husband Ike, then transitioned into an extremely successful solo career. On her own, she released nine studio albums, five of which went multi-platinum. To date, she has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and remains the Guinness World Record holder for most concert tickets ever sold.
In the world of music, billboard and celebrities, Taylor Swift is no guest to the industry that made her famous over the years. From a talented teenage girl from Nashville, to a 25 year old pop queen whose net worth is $200 million. From her talents in her song-writing about love, relationships and guys, she has gained the likes of millions of people all over the world through her music. Her music inspires many teens and young adults through her own personal relationships and feelings that she freely expresses in her songs. With numerous awards for her songs and music videos such as “You belong with me” that won her the best female video at MTV music Awards in 2009, she has become a well known
First of all, Carrie Underwood should receive this award because her large amount of major works. Across the world, she has sold over fourteen million albums and has had fourteen number one singles. Winning five Grammys, Carrie has also "won 6 American Music Awards, 6 People Choice Awards, 7 CMT Music Awards, 9 American Country Awards, and 7 BMI Songwriter Awards." ("Carrie Underwood Bio") The Country Music Association, along side, the Academy of Country Music awarded Underwood Female of the Year three times each. In her career, she is the only artist to achieved Female Artist twice in the forty years they have had this award. Alongside these awards, she also won an ACM Triple Crown Award ("Carrie Underwood Bio"). These Awards alone prove that she is worthy of this award.
She quickly hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts, and sold 25 million copies of her album (“Britney Spears”). Spears received four awards at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards (“Britney Spears”). Next, she released her single, “Oops!... I Did It Again” in 2000, which was a huge hit (“Britney Spears”). She reached No. 1 insanely quick, and sold 1 million copies in one week (“Britney Spears”). Spears was beginning the path to an amazing career.
And that's saying a lot. Consider that she's already appeared in five television series, made seven albums, and starred in a major motion picture. She's sold over 24 million albums worldwide, achieved five Top Five hits from her 1986 record, Control and a record seven Top Five Hits from the 1989 Rhythm Nation 1814 album, four went to no.#1. She followed that up with a record breaking world tour, a movie and her self-titled album Janet.
“Whitney Houston” (the name of her first album) was a huge success. Two of her most famous singles, How Will I Know and Saving All My Love For You were at the top of the charts for 14 non-consecutive weeks, a huge success for her debut. She even won a Grammy for one of those songs. After the success of her first album, she released her second album, “Whitney.” The album went platinum and she won another Grammy for her hit song, I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me). Around the same time of her second release, she started her charity fund, the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children. As a new artist, Whitney’s success was breaking
Miley was first impacted throughout her childhood. She was first influenced by her loving family. For example, Miley’s father is Billy Ray Cyrus, a country singer, and a very popular song of his is “Achy Breaky Heart”. She was heavily influenced by her father because she always had a musical and acting background growing up although he was first opposed to her showing up on camera, it pushed her towards the life in the limelight (Buckner). As well, her half-brother, Trace Cyrus, was lead guitarist of the popular band Metro Station, but since then he has started his own band Ashland HIGH (Trace Cyrus). This explains why Miley was eager to get into the musical world. Also, Miley’s younger sister, Noah Cyrus, started her acting career on her father's television show Doc at the age of three. She has starred and voiced in some movies since then but Miley was influe...
Taylor Swift was born on December thirteenth, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania. At five years of age, Swift had begun writing songs and performing for her family. But it wasn’t until about 4th grade that she really discovered her passion and talent for music, after winning an award for her poem, “Monster in my Closet”. “I think I first realized I wanted to be in country music and be an artist when I was 10. And I started dragging my parents to festivals, and fairs, and karaoke contests, and I did that for about a year before I came to Nashville for the first time. I was 11 and I had this demo CD of me singing Dixie Chicks and Leanne Rimes songs.” Swift said. “I was the girl who didn’t get invited to parties. My friends turned into the girls who stood in the corner and talked about me. But as soon as I picked up a guitar…I literally played until my fingers bled. My mom had to tape them up, and you can imagine how popular that made me: “Look at her fingers. So weird”. But for the first time in my life, those girls could say anything they wanted about me, because I was just going to go home after school and write a song about it.“ Swift, as said in the quote, wasn’t exactly the most popular girl in school, but she sure showed her “friends”. Who would want to settle with knowing that in school they talked about a girl behind her back, and she just so happens to now be a pop-country sensation? Swift’s childhood is really what began...
In just 9 years of being in the music industry, Rihanna has achieved 12 billboard music awards, 8 Grammy awards, sold 210 million songs and 54 million albums worldwide. You think that’s all? No! She’s the fastest solo artist to hit the no.1 singles on billboard hot 100, thirteen times; that too as the youngest in the scene!
I believe that triviality has a purpose in our utterly serious lives and, because of this, I love Taylor Swift’s music. My first real encounter with Ms. Swift came as a result of a crush I had in high-school. I began listening to Taylor Swift in order to promote similar interests with my crush and catch her fancy, but even as the my childish romance faded, my love of Taylor Swift's music remained. I later learned that I was not the only guy to discover Taylor Swift's music in that way.
Taylor Allison Swift was born December 13th, 1989 to proud parents Scott Swift and Andrea Swift in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania (Taylor Alison Swift). From a very young age Swift proved to be a talented young performer while performing at various fairs, exhibitions, and recitals. Her parents recognized her ambition and decided to move to Nashville, Tennessee in order to pursue her career as a country artist (Taylor Swift). After many trials she was finally signed to Big Machine Records in 2004 and became the youngest artist ever to sign with a Sony records label. Swift started out her professional career by practicing her song writing and attending school while making time to hang out with friends and family (Taylor
Have you ever had those certain catchy songs that you just can not get out of your head? For me Taylor Swift is always at the top of my playlist. Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989 and grew up on a small tree farm. Swift has has a family background of singing in her family. Ever since she started recording her albums. she has written and performed all of her songs. Swift started becoming successful at a young age by performing and writing new songs whenever she got the chance. When Swift was 11 years old, she performed the national anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers NBA game. (“Facts”) The contributions to music demonstrated by the career of Taylor Swift prove beyond a doubt the Country Music Hall of Fame should induct this singer. Swifts worthiness of this award is shown in her awards, charitable contributions, and impact up on the music world and all of her fans.
Ever since I was in eighth grade, I have been obsessed with Taylor Swift. She has been my role model since I was thirteen. When you look at most singers today, they have to be singing about drugs or alcohol, using vulgar language, or performing half-dressed. You never see Taylor Swift doing anything that she would be ashamed of later in life. On the other hand, she has had many relationships that have lasted short time periods. At least, she is not getting married for 72 days or even 24 hours such Kim Kardashian or Britney Spears. This is why I chose to write a research paper on her.
At the young age of just twenty-four, singer/songwriter Taylor Swift has already made her mark on the world. With four platinum records, several hit singles, and seven Grammy Awards, the young songwriter has been a source of both entertainment and inspiration for people of all ages. Unlike other artists, Taylor Swift is completely fearless with her songwriting. Whether she’s singing about her first day of school, falling in love, or breaking up with a boyfriend, Swift always shares intimate details about her personal life in her lyrics. Many people love this quality about her, but others think Swift gives women a bad reputation by appearing to be a flawless and blameless victim in her songs. Regardless of the negative thoughts some people have about her, Taylor Swift is undoubtedly a huge success and a role model for teenage girls all over the world.