Taylor Swift Overview

Born in Pennsylvania, Taylor Swift grew up on a Christmas tree farm with her parents and younger brother, Austin. By Grade 4, her talent for writing became clear when she won a national poetry contest with her piece, "Monsters In My Closet." She hasn't stopped writing since. At the age of 10 she was performing in karaoke contests, musicals, theater groups and festivals. Swift, whose grandmother was a professional opera singer, taught herself to play the guitar and says country-singer LeAnn Rimes... See All