Taylor Swift, in full Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13th, 1989 West Reading Pennsylvania U.S.) American pop and country music singer and songwriter, whose stories of heartbreak in the early years achieved wide recognition in the beginning of the 20th century. Swift discovered a love for music in her early years and quickly progressed from playing in children's shows before making her first appearance the front of a crowd. Swift in 2011, at the age of 11, performed The Star-Spangled Banner during a Philadelphia 76ers' basketball game. In the year following, she started writing her own music. Swift wrote original songs inspired by the country music of performers such as Shania Twain (now known as the Chicks) and Dixie Chicks. Her material expressed Swift's feelings about tweens alienation. Swift's parents moved her from Pennsylvania to Tennessee at thirteen after they sold their Pennsylvania farm. This allowed Swift to be more active in trying to find labels that w...