Everything you need to know about Taylor Swift, from A to Z (photos)
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From singing the national anthem at local sporting events as a child to selling out stadiums around the world on her record-breaking Eras Tour, Taylor Swift is experiencing a defining career moment.
The singer with humble roots from Pennsylvania first entered the music industry in 2006 when she landed her first Top 40 hit with “Tim McGraw,” a song from her debut album of the same name.
Over the past 18 years, Swift has carefully written lyrics for 11 studio albums, won 14 Grammy Awards, and amassed more than 85 billion streams.
As PEOPLE celebrates her incredible career in a new special issue (on newsstands and Amazon now), explore Swift’s life and career in A-to-Z photos.
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“All Too Well”, the longest song of all time (with a playing time of more than 10 minutes!), which Billboard Hot 100.
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Beyoncé. The two singers have been friends since 2009 and supported each other on their world tours in 2023.
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CPR. The tempo of the title track on Swift’s 11th studio album, The department for tortured poets, shows the exact number of beats per minute (110) for correct manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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The singer and songwriter directed the impressive video for her single “Fortnight”, by The “Tortured Poets” section album, with Post Malone.
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The Eras Tour, the highest-grossing concert of all time, which will likely make Swift a double billionaire when it ends in December 2024.
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Fans! Swifties are loyal fans who dress up and are there for the singer no matter how far it is, how long the wait is, whether there are lines for merchandise or the price of tickets is high.
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Guitar is an instrument that Swift likes to play on tour, especially during the acoustic set of the Eras Tour, where fans are treated to two surprise songs.
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Happy. After splitting up with Joe Alwyn, her boyfriend of six years, at the start of the Eras Tour, Swift found happiness with Travis Kelce, tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Java. Swift is often spotted with a caffeinated beverage in hand. It takes a lot of energy to conquer the music industry!
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“Karma”, a song from her 2022 album, midnightwith the rapper Ice Spice.
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Looks! The artist is known for her fashion sense and always looks stunning when she walks the red carpet.
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Marjorie Finlay, Swift’s maternal grandmother, who loved to sing and inspired her to pursue a music career. A song on Swift’s 2020 album Always is named after Finlay.
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National anthem. In 2002, 12-year-old Swift sang the national anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers game to practice singing in front of a large crowd.
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Opening act. Before Swift took over the world and sold out stadiums, she started out opening for a number of country singers.
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Producers. Swift has worked with Bleachers musician and producer Jack Antonoff, a former member of the pop band fun., for nearly half of her career. In 2020, she added producer Aaron Dessner to the mix. The three worked together on Folklore, Evermore, Midnight And The “Tortured Poets” section.
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Quills. The globally successful musician sorts her hit songs into four categories based on the writing instrument she imagines holding in her hand when writing the lyrics. “Quill Lyrics” contains songs with old-fashioned words and phrases.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Swift can be inducted into the museum as early as 2031, when her career will be 25 years old.
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Greetings. Many of Swift’s longtime friends like Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran and Drake have only good things to say about the pop singer.
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The department for tortured poets, Swift’s 11th studio album, released in April 2024, features songs detailing her relationships with Alwyn, Kelce and 1975 lead singer Matty Healy.
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University. Colleges around the world offer their students courses that cover Swift’s lyrics, career, brand, and economic influence.
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Versions. Since 2021, Swift has been releasing re-recorded versions (called “Taylor’s Version”) of her first six albums after the rights to her original recordings were sold to Scooter Braun against her will.
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“Who is the song about?” The queen of pop music likes to write songs about different people in her life and her fans love to find Easter eggs to find out who the songs are about.
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“The X-Files.” Swift once told PEOPLE that love is “so unpredictable that I’ll never understand it. I write songs about it all the time.”
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Yummy! In an episode of NFL by NBCKansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid revealed that the singer surprised the entire team with homemade Pop-Tarts.
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Zodiac sign. Born on December 13, 1989, Swift is a Sagittarius, which according to astrologer and author Lisa Stardust, is “a force to be reckoned with.”
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