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Taylor Swift – the next new country singer to make it big!



By Navendra
13 October 2009 @ 09:44 pm AEST

Taylor Swift, 19 is an American country pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress from Pennsylvania. According to Nielson Sound-Scan, Swift top the highest selling artist of 2008 in America with combined sales of more than four million albums. Her album "Fearless" has topped the Bill Board 200 in 11 non-consecutive weeks. As of February 2009, Swift's single "Love story" became the first country song to top the "Top 40" chart, and then she subsequently went on to replicate her success, reaching for number one spot in September 2009 with ‘You belong with me", making it just the second country song to reach the top from the chart history.

Swift began to write her own songs at the age of ten. She has participated in Singing competition at Karaoke, fairs and parties around her hometown by then. In accordance with her inspiring performance and growing audiences, she began to perform in bigger open stage and her first major performance received great appraisal at the Bloomsburg Fair.

Swift's greatest musical influence is Shania Twain, followed by LeAnn Rimes, Tina Turner and Dolly Parton. Their talent in singing had greatly inspired Taylor's singing career. Swift is Billboard Top Country artist, hot country song-writer of 2008, as well as the country's best selling artist of 2008. As of April 2009, she has sold more than 14 millions downloads, and three major Gold Mobile Ringtones. At such young age, her accomplishment is inspiring and it is no surprise if she is the next country song singer who will make it big in the music Industry!

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