This dive into all of her albums will show you where she started and how she found her way back home. The self titled album was released in with Big Machine records when Swift was She hand-picked songs that she wrote in the beginning of her freshman year of high school. The album held a steady ranking on the Billboard chart for weeks, debuting at No. It was, however, enough to light a spark that would last for her entire career. The year-old singer-songwriter would move on to break multiple records and become a ten time Grammy award winning artist.

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We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop phenomena: a superstar who managed to completely cross over from country to the mainstream. These skills were evident on her earliest hits, especially the neo-tribute "Tim McGraw," but her second album, 's Fearless, showcased a songwriter discovering who she was and, in the process, finding a mass audience. Fearless wound up having considerable legs not only in the U. Speak Now, delivered almost two years later, consolidated that success and moved Swift into the stratosphere of superstardom. Her popularity only increased over her next three albums -- Red , , Reputation -- and found her moving assuredly into a pop realm where she already belonged. This sense of confidence had been apparent in Taylor Swift since the beginning. The daughter of two bankers -- her father, Scott Kingsley Swift, worked at Merrill Lynch; her mother, Andrea, spent time as a mutual fund marketing executive -- Swift was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and raised in suburban Wyomissing. She began to show interest in music at the age of nine, and Shania Twain wound up as her biggest formative influence.