Intro

Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading,

Pennsylvania.[5][6][7] She was named after singer James
Taylor.[8] Her father, Scott Kingsley Swift, is a Merrill
Lynchfinancial advisor. Her mother, Andrea Gardner (Finlay)
Swift,[12][13]is a homemaker who previously worked as amutual
fund marketing executive. Swift spent her early years on her
family's Christmas tree farm in nearby Wyomissing. Her
grandmother had been a professional opera singer, and Swift
soon followed in her footsteps.
At the age of nine she turned her attention to musical theatre and
performed in Berks Youth Theatre Academy However, after a few
years of auditioning in New York and not getting anything, she
became interested in country music. At age 12 she was shown by
a computer repairman how to play three chords on a guitar,
inspiring her to write her first song, "Lucky You". She moved to
Nashville at age 14, having secured an artist development deal
with RCA Records. She left RCA Records when she was 15--the
label wanted her to record the work of other songwriters and wait
until she was 18 to release an album, but she felt ready to launch
her career with her own material. At an industry showcase at
Nashville's The Bluebird Caf in 2005, Swift caught the attention
of Scott Borchetta, a Dreamworks Records executive who was
preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine
Records.

She released her first single, "Tim McGraw," in 2006, and the
song became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. It also appeared
on her self-titled debut album in October of that same year, selling
more than 2.5 million copies. More popular singles soon followed,
including "Our Song," a No. 1 country music hit. "Teardrops on My
Guitar," "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No" were also
successful tracks.
In addition to commercial success, Swift received a lot of critical
praise for her debut effort. She won the Horizon Award from the
Country Music Association (CMA) and.
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The 1989 singer's latest donation is her fourth major gift so far
this year. In February, she gave $50,000 to NYC public schools.
She will be donating all the fortune she get from Welcome to new
york album.
, Swift's contribution to New York Public Schools is just one of
many philanthropic efforts she's made throughout her time in the
spotlight.a ccording to Look to the Stars, Swift has supported
Feeding America, UNICEF and Habitat for Humanity,
amongother charitable organizations.

She showed her support to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal by

joining the lineup at Sydneys Sound Relief concert.( The Black

Saturday Bushfires killed 173 people, injured 414 people,

destroyed 2,100 homes and displaced 7,562 people.
120 people were killed by a single fire in the Kinglake Area alone.)
Swift donated $100,000 to the Red Cross in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
to help the victims of the Iowa flood of 2008.

On September 21, 2007, Swift launched a campaign to protect

children from online predators. Swift has teamed up with
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen to combat internet sex
crimes.
The campaign, called Delete Online Predators, is designed to
raise awareness among children and parents about the dangers
of those lurking online.