TAYLOR SWIFTBy Rachael Shewmaker

1# HOW SHE GOT STARTED She launched her own album at an industry showcase

in Nashville.

At “The Bluebird Café” in 2005.

She caught the attention of Scott Borchetta

-A Dreamwork records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label.

TIMELINE

20062008 2014

2# HOW FAR SHE HAS COME She was a small country girl on a Christmas

tree farm.

Now she’s making it big and winning many awards.

Seven time Grammy winner!

CHART

3# HOW SHE HAS IMPACTED THE U.S. She has overall impacted country music by her singing

What is more she also gives to a lot to charities

Ex:donated $100,000 to Red Cross in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

To help the victims of the Iowa flood

In 2008

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Date of birth-December 13,1989Parents- Scott and Andrea SmithGrew up-On a Christmas tree farm in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

WHAT MADE HER FAMOUS Song Tim Mcgraw (first hit)

Sang it to him at the ACM awards

LATEST MUSIC Red Album

Released October 2012

Sold 1.2 million copies in one week

DIET COKE COMMERCIAL http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0KmvWL6Dfw

INTERESTING FACTS Her grandmother was an opera singer

She is an award winning poet of “Monster in my closet” in fourth grade

Placed first in a national poetry contest

PURPOSE She has always inspired me since I was little

and I grew up on her songs.

CITATIONS Bio- http://www.imbd.com/name/nm2357847/bio Latest music- ITunes Facts- http://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-things/ How far she has come- http://taylorswift.com/about Famous- http://countrymusic.about.com/od/taylorswift/p/taylorswiftpr.htmImpact- https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/taylor-swiftTimeline & Pictures- 1- http://www.thenashvillefoodproject.org/newsite/?attachment_id=1328 2- http://getthisdownload.blogspot.com/ 3- http://

www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fall-music-preview-taylor-swifts-fearless-20081002

4- tasteofcountry.com 5- www.huffingtonpost.com/.../taylor-swift-tornado-victims_n_866867.htm 6-

http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/cat5/2013/06/19/hot-pick-tim-mcgraw-at-ford-park/

7-Itunes Chart- http://

stockerblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/taylor-swift-stock-index-outperforms.html