Swift launched late 2008 her second album, Fearless . The album was successful in the singles " Love Story " and " You Belong With Me ." Fearless was the best-selling album in the world in 2009 . The album won four Grammys. Swift also became the youngest ever winner of the Grammy for " Album of the Year " singer. Fearless also received the applause of the year at the American Music Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards, making him the most awarded album in country music history .
In 2010 , Swift released her third album, Speak Now , which sold over a million copies in its first week . She then embarked on her tour Speak Now World Tour, which included dates and how many attended over 1.6 million fans. The third single from the album " Mean " won two Grammy Awards. Swift released her fourth album: Red in October 2012 . The first single " We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together " became Swift 's first song to reach the # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Red has sold over 6 million records.
Swift is known for writing songs about his experiences as a teenager and adult ; has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and Association Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Swift has won seven Grammy Awards, fourteen American Music Awards , eleven Country Music Association Awards, six Academy of Country Music Awards and thirteen BMI Awards and has sold over 26 million albums and 75 million song downloads worldwide . In addition to his music career , Swift has appeared as guest-starred on CSI : Crime Scene Investigation ( 2009), the comedy Valentine 's Day (2010 ) and the animated film The Lorax, in which he put his voice in the character of Audrey ( 2012). In addition , Swift supports artistic education, child literacy , funds disaster relief , LGBT rights and charities for sick children.
Taylor Swift was born in Reading on 13 December 1989. She is the daughter of Scott Swift, a stockbroker and Andrea Swift a housewife . He has a brother two years younger named Austin Swift. When he was in fourth grade won a national poetry contest with a three-page poem entitled " Monster In My Closet " ( A monster in my closet ) .
At age 5 he began writing simple songs and singing in karaoke contests and exhibitions in her hometown. During the summer he wrote a 350 page novel which was not published . Taylor began visiting Nashville, where at twelve started writing some songs with songwriters in the area, an activity that was cemented when his family moved to the outskirts of the city. He acted in a contest in "The Bluebird Café " that caught the attention of Scott Borchetta , who offered him a recording contract with Big Machine Records. Among his musical influences include LeAnn Rimes and her grandmother , however this was a professional opera singer , Taylor 's style has always been to country music.
