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Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop singer-songwriter and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single Tim McGraw, followed by her self-titled debut album.She is the daughter of Andrea Gardner (née Finlay), a homemaker who previously worked in finance As of March 2011, Taylor Swift has sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide.7 In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless. As of January 2012, Fearless has sold 9,646,311 copies worldwide.Forbes ranked Swift 2009's 69th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $18 million,15 2010's 12th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $45 million 16 and 2011's 7th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $45 million.17 Billboard named her the most financially successful music artist of 2011, with net earnings of more than $35 million.18.Swift was in Reading, Pennsylvania, and raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.1 , and Scott Kingsley Swift, a stockbroker. Her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay (née Moehlenkamp), was an opera singer.19 20 Swift has a younger brother, Austin.21 She grew up on a Christmas-tree farm.1.Swift began to regularly visit Nashville, Tennessee, and work with local songwriters. When she was 14, her family relocated to Nashville.26 Her first major show was a well-received performance at the Bloomsburg Fair.27 In Tennessee, Swift attended Hendersonville High School, but was subsequently homeschooled for her junior and senior years. In 2008, she earned her high school diploma.28.Swift's greatest musical influence is Shania Twain.29 Her other influences include LeAnn Rimes, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton, and Swift's grandmother. Although her grandmother was a professional opera singer,30 Swift's tastes always leaned more toward country music. In her younger years, she developed a love for Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton.31 She also credits the Dixie Chicks for demonstrating the impact that one can have by "stretching boundaries".On November 11, 2009, Swift became the youngest artist ever to win the Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the year, and is one of only six women to win the Country Music Association's highest honor.92 On the chart week of November 14, 2009, Swift set a record for the most songs on the Billboard Hot 100 by a female artist at the same time with eight singles from the re-release of her 2008 album Fearless namely five debut new songs in the top 30: "Jump Then Fall" at #10, "Untouchable" at #19, "The Other Side of the Door" at #22, "Superstar" at No.27 and "Come in With the Rain" at No.30 and three already-charted songs that were released as singles—"You Belong with Me"
