Taylor Swift became a world’s sensation and one of the trending contemporary artists for several reasons besides her successful career in music.
The brilliant artist is not only a singer and songwriter, she’s also an author and a philanthropist who understands the value of the littlest act of kindness. More than her beauty and other physical attributes, below are things fans love about Taylor Swift.
Amazing Facts Fans Love About Taylor Swift
She writes and records only her own songs
Taylor Swift started singing at a very young age of twelve and will only record songs she wrote. She once walked out of a development contract with RCA Records, at the age of 14 when they wanted her to record songs written by other people, something that’s rarely done in the music industry.
Her songs are narrative of her personal life
Swift’s songs revolve around stories linking to her personal life and experiences. She won the prestigious CMA Horizon Award after releasing her first album – in her senior year in high school. The album sold more than 5.7 million copies and for her song ” Love Story” Swift became the first artist who’s song reached no. 1 both on Billboard’s Pop and Country music charts.
She always reaches out to fans
Occasionally, Taylor Swift would seek closure with her fans via her social media page. In 2014, she sends Christmas presents, to fans and in some cases, does the delivery herself. She sent flowers to two fans on their wedding after one of them used Taylor’s lyrics to propose to the other.
In one of her interviews, Swift said gets to spend so much time interacting with fans online because it’s one f the ways she disconnects from the abnormality of her life and keeps in touch with fans who lead normal lives.
She is generous
- In 2015, Taylor quietly donated $15,000 to a firefighter who saved his own wife and son from a car crash after it was reported the family didn’t have medical insurance.
- A rumour surfaced that she donated up to $4,000 to a fan after he told her he was homeless at one of her Secret Sessions.
- And when a young fan was unable to attend her concert after being diagnosed with leukaemia, Taylor donated$50,000 to a GoFundMe page to help pay her medical bills. This act made the website change it’s donation limit policy.
- She once bumped into a fan who was celebrating her birthday in Central Park and gave her $90 for a birthday meal at Chipotle.
She’s a renowned record breaker
When her album, Reputation was released in November 2017, Taylor became the only artist in history to release four consecutive albums that sold more than one million copies in their first week. The album also sold more than 700,000 copies in its first day – more than any other 2017 album had sold in its first week.
Other Facts about Taylor Swift
Born: December 13, 1989
Age: 28
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: White
Height: 178cm (5ft 7in)
Profession: Artists and Author
Hair color: Blond
Eye color: Blue
Net worth: $280 million
Popular Social media: Instagram (107 million followers) and Twitter (85.6 million followers)
Before her singing career became a historic success, Taylor was auditioning for Broadway shows but never made it onto the stage. Then she turned to country music when she realised she loved the storytelling aspect of musical theatre.
When critics questioned her songwriting ability, Swift wrote the entirety of her third album, ‘ Speak Now’, by herself. She worked on it between the ages of 18 and 20.
She was just 19 years old when her second studio album ‘Fearless,’ became a huge success.
Her debut album, ‘Taylor Swift’, sold more than 5.7 million copies.
She is the 8 most followed user on Instagram.
Swift has a total of 12 albums released from 2006 -2017
On Friday, April 21, 2018, a fan turned stalker broke into Swift New York City house just to take a shower and a nap.
Diet
Surprise!, Swift is not a diet freak as most people think. She loves all the goodies just like everybody else, except that she keeps it lighter – nothing regimented or crazy.
In her younger days, the pop artist said she tries to eat healthily during the week – salads, yogurt, sandwiches and non-sugary drinks. But on the weekends, all bets are off! she says, “I like comfort foods. I love a burger and fries, I love ice cream so much, and I love baking cookies. Actually, I love baking anything.”
