Taylor Taylor Swift is an American country music singer-songwriter born on December 13, 1989 in Pennsylvania; in 2006, she signed with the independent record label Big Machine and released her debut single "Tim McGraw" and her self-titled debut album "Taylor Swift" (which was certified 5x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America). On November 11, 2008, her second album Fearless was released (certified 6x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America) and won 11 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and numerous awards; in 2009, Taylor was named Artist of the Year; in 2013, Taylor reached No. 6 on the Global 100. In 2009, Taylor was named Artist of the Year; in 2013, Taylor was ranked #6 on the Global 100;