

Taylor Swift is extremely talented she can play the guitar, piano, ukulele, electric guitar, and banjo! Taylor wrote a 350-page novel when she was 12, which, so far, has never been published.

Over the years, Taylor’s had many nicknames, some of which are: Tay, Swifty, T-Swift, T-Swizzle, and T-Sweezy.Īt age 10, Swift was singing at a variety of local events, including contests & fairs.Īt age 11, she performed at a Philadelphia 76ers game and sang “ The Star-Spangled Banner.” She also won a local talent competition singing LeAnn Rimes’ “ Big Deal.”Īt age 12, a computer repairman taught Taylor how to play three chords on the guitar, which inspired her to learn to play the guitar and start songwriting. Her grandmother was a professional opera singer, which inspired Swift from a young age. Taylor’s younger brother Austin attends Vanderbilt University and is also a freelance photographer in his spare time. Taylor’s father went to college at the University of Manoa, Hawaii.Īndrea wanted to name her daughter Taylor because she didn’t people to be able to know her gender just by reading her name. Her mother’s name is Andrea Finlay & her father is Scott Kingsley Swift. Taylor spent her early years growing up on her family’s Christmas tree farm, which her father had bought off one of his clients.

Taylor Swift is 33 years old and was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. If you’re a fan of Taylor Swift, the award-winning, beautiful, talented American singer-songwriter, then you’re going to love to know these fun facts!
