How Successful Is Taylor Swift

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The person I chose who I thought was most successful is Taylor Swift.She was born on December 13, 1989 and grew up in a town called Wyomissing Pennsylvania.When Taylor was 12 she started writing her own songs and performed some of them at local fairs and events. When she turned 14 her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue her career in country music. She signed with a label company called Big Machine Records, and her first song that was released was called “ Tim McGraw” “Our Song” was her third single and it reached number one on the Hot Country songs cart. Her album “ Fearless” was named top selling in 2009 and Taylor's “ Speak Now” album sold one million in a week.

According to Billboard the reason Taylor transitioned to making

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