Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989 and showed an early talent for singing and songwriting, writing her first song at age 10 and performing at the U.S. Open tennis tournament as a child. She decided not to attend university after high school to focus on her career as a pop and country singer. As an adult, Taylor has donated over $2 million to charity through benefit concerts and donations, helping with disaster relief and donating to schools. She has a tattoo of her favorite number, 13, due to personal events happening on that date.
2. Early Life
• Taylor was born on December 13, 1989. In 4th
grade she won a national poetry contest. At 10
years old, she started singing and writing songs.
After learning just 3 chords, she wrote her first
song, “Lucky You”. Other kids would react badly
to her so she wrote songs about them. She was
asked to sing at the U.S. Open Tennis
tournament. She sang her rendition of the
National Anthem. She became the youngest staff
songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Tree
Publishing House.
3. Adult Life
Taylor sang at the pubs in Nashville. After high school
she decided that she didn’t want to go to the university
because her career was already to be a pop and
country singer. She is turning 21 in December. Her
favorite number is 13.Her favorite number is 13
because she was born on December 13,she turned 13
on Friday ,December 13,and moved to Nashville at age
13.
4. Good Deeds
• She donated $500,000 to Nashville Flood Relief. She
help raise $1.7 million. She held a benefit concert and
raised more than $750,000 for tornado relief. Right out
of her pocket, she gave 100,000 to flood victims. She
turned down a request from a cancer patient only to
invite him to an awards show in April. For her birthday
she donated $250,000 to schools around the country.
Taylor donated her prom dress to charity.
5. Fun Facts
Taylor got a tattoo of the number 13 on her wrist
because it is her favorite number.
Taylor has her own scent of perfume called
wonderstruck.
She won the big green help award at the Kid’s Choice
Awards 2012 for all of her good deeds.