After more than 10 years in the American music industry, Taylor Swift has changed her image from the sweet “country music princess” to the seductive and bold “king snake” of current Pop music. grand.
The passion for music was ignited very early
Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989 and is an American singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, USA.
Since childhood, Taylor Swift often went to New York City to take voice and acting classes. After that, she revealed her passion for country music through songs by stars Shania Twain and Faith Hill. “When I hear the rhythm of these songs, they make me want to run around the neighborhood and daydream about things,” Taylor shares. This is what made Taylor Swift decide to go to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a music career.
At the age of 11, Taylor offered to cooperate with many record labels but all of them refused. From then on, Taylor self-reflected on the problem and chose his own direction.
In 2005, Taylor Swift officially signed a recording contract with Scott Borchetta, director of record label Big Machine Records. She became one of the first people to sign with the label. From there, Taylor began working on her first self-titled album.
Taylor Swift
Sweet country music princess
Officially introduced to the audience in 2006, Taylor Swift made a strong impression on the audience because she built for herself a dressing style as well as a performance style that resembles that of a princess coming out of a fairy tale. . With her wavy golden curly hair, gentle, delicate makeup, combined with feminine flared dresses with cute patterns and cowboy leather boots, it seems to have become her trademark. Besides, it is impossible not to mention the sweet, gentle vocals and colorful guitars. All of those special things have created a bold image of Taylor Swift in the hearts of her fans and lovers.
In November 2008, Taylor’s second album “Fearless” was released, topping the charts in the United States, Canada and New Zealand, becoming the best-selling album in the United States of 2009.
Taylor Swift’s music has a strong country feel with an astronomical sound. The songs she composed and inspired by her own story, with gentle lyrics and easy-to-listen melodies, have made fans sympathize and understand the inner thoughts of this thoughtful singer. like “Love Story”, “Hey Stephen”, “Fifteen”, “Dear John”…
The respect from fans for her is not only because of the sweet lyrics she conveys through each song, but also because of her discreet yet charming way of performing on stage, which is completely different. with the expressions of other female stars. Besides, Taylor is also loved by fans because of her kindness, closeness and friendliness towards everyone. Outside of work, Taylor always spends time and enthusiasm doing charity work, donating to people in difficult circumstances, especially children with serious illnesses and homelessness.
Taylor also entered the list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2010 voted by Times magazine and was honored by Billboard as “Woman of the Year 2011”.
Taylor also entered the list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2010
Create a revolution in your music career
Taylor Swift is one of the few artists who dares to boldly change while still at the peak of her career and quickly reach a new peak.
In 2014, Taylor began to show signs of a revolution in her music career when she began letting some of her fans listen to some new songs with a modern pop style. From there, the album 1989 was born and officially became her first pop album, marking her musical transition from the country pop genre to more traditional pop elements.
This decision of hers created an effect, helping her album sell 1.28 million copies in the first week of release in the US, becoming one of the most commercially successful albums in music history. from 2002 to present. It is this success that has dispelled all worries and doubts from herself, her boss and even her fans.
At what is considered the pinnacle of her career, Taylor still seems not satisfied with what she has but always wants to conquer new things and surpass her own limits, even though the field she pursues is real. is a big challenge. Indeed, this is considered extremely risky when the pop music market is dominated by some famous names such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Rihanna. It seemed like she would be overwhelmed, but with her inherent bravery and resilience, Taylor proved to the world that her choice was absolutely right.
In early 2015, Taylor received 8 important awards from the Billboard Music Awards, such as Outstanding Artist, Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Artist on Billboard 200 (with 1989), Outstanding Artist on Billboard Hot 100, Outstanding Album (with 1989), Outstanding Single (with Shake It Off) and an audience vote award.
In May 2018, Taylor Swift was on a promotional tour for her album Reputation. Currently, the number of tickets sold for each female singer’s show is 398,000 at stadiums around the world. Even though she only performed 7 shows in the “Reputation Tour”, Taylor pocketed up to 54 million USD (more than 1,200 billion VND) from ticket sales.
Now, Taylor’s “country princess” image has gradually faded into the past, giving way to a fiery, powerful “queen” Taylor. She quickly became one of the most famous names in the American and worldwide entertainment industry.