Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Taylor started her music career at the age of 14. Taylor Swift is extremely talented, she can play the electric guitar, ukulele, piano, guitar, and the banjo. Taylor has won a total of 10 Grammy Awards and many other awards throughout her career. If you are a fan of Taylor Swift, the beautiful, award-winning, talented singer, then you’re going to love to know these amazing facts!
1 Taylor Once Dated Joe Jonas from the Jonas Brothers
Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas dated from July to October of 2008, then Jonas infamously broke up with Taylor over the phone. Jonas providing great inspiration for songs like ‘You’re Not Sorry’ and ‘Forever & Always’, which was a last-minute addition to Swift’s 2008 album “Fearless”.
2 Taylor is Known For Her Generosity. One of Her Favorite Charities is the Red Cross. She Also Gave $500,000 in 2010 to Help Victims of Flooding in Tennessee
Taylor has teamed up with Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen to protect children from online predators. During a flood relief telethon hosted by WSMV, a Nashville television station, Taylor donated $500,000 for 2010 Tennessee floods. Taylor Swift donated a huge amount of $100,000 to the Red Cross in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to help the victims of the Iowa flood of 2008. She showed her support to many other charity works.
3 Taylor Swift’s Movie Acting Debut was in the Romance Valentine’s Day
The pop singer Taylor Swift was made her acting debut in the movie ‘Valentine’s Day’. The “Valentine’s day” is a sort of romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, which was released in the year of 2010. Taylor also contributed her musical skills to the movie.
4 Taylor Gave the Voice of Audrey in the 2012 Movie: ‘The Lorax’
Taylor Swift’s voice acted the character of Audrey in the animated movie ‘The Lorax.’ The Lorax is a 3D animated movie based on the Dr.Seuss book of the same name and the March 2 release date is also the same as the birthday of Dr.Seuss. The story in the movie is about a boy named Ted who is on an adventure to win the love of a girl named Audrey (voiced by Taylor Swift).
5 Taylor’s Lucky Number is 13
Taylor considers number 13 to be her lucky number. ‘The Lucky One’ is the 13th track on her album “Red” and It has a 13-second intro and the word “lucky” is used 13 times in the song. She has drawn number 13 on her hand before each show. Taylor born on December 13, 1989. She believes, whenever she is seated in row M (the 13th letter) or row 13 at an Award show, she always wins. In her life, numerous things were related to “Number 13”.
6 Taylor’s Grandmother was an Opera Singer
Marjorie Moehlenkamp-Finlay is the grandmother of Taylor Swift, and the mother of Andrea Swift (Taylor’s mom). Marjorie Finlay was born on October 5, 1928 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was an opera singer, which was an inspiration to Taylor to pursue music as her passion, and to make it into a career, following in the footsteps of her grandmother.
7 Taylor Swift’s Musical Influences Include Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes, Dolly Parton, and Her Grandmother
Taylor considers her grandmother (Marjorie Finlay, professional opera singer) one of her biggest inspirations. At the age of six, Taylor received country star LeAnn Rimes’s album, “Blue”. LeAnn Rimes, who was only 13 years old when her album Blue was released, soon became a musical idol to Taylor swift. That album acted as an entry step for Taylor into the world of music, and then she started to listen to the other leading ladies of country music, including Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, and Patsy Cline.