Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
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ok.co.ukAdored by millions of young fans, Taylor Swift’s wholesome image has brought her huge popularity across the globe. But it’s arguably her kickass attitude which has sealed the deal, securing her place as one of the biggest feminist icons of the moment.
Over the past decade, Taylor has shown her fans how to take control of their lives, stand up for what they believe in, deal with bullies and question the status quo. “Taylor is a great feminist role model,” says Sarah Ditum, author of Toxic: Women, Fame And The Noughties. “Fundamentally, she is an example of a woman who has taken extremely powerful actions to stand up for her career.” But, like many others, Taylor has been on a bit of a self-discovery journey, learning to stand up for herself and to challenge her own views.
Speaking on her 2020 documentary Miss Americana, she says, “I’m trying to be as educated as possible on how to respect people and how to de-programme the misogyny in my own brain.Toss it out, reject it and resist it.
Like, there is no such thing as a sl*t. "There is no such thing as a b**ch.There is no such thing as someone who’s bossy.There’s just a boss.
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