15 Facts About Taylor Swift | Things You Need to Know About Taylor Swift

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Welcome to NEWSLIGHT, and today we'll tell you 15 facts about Taylor Swift that you probably didn't know. We're focusing solely on Taylor Swift, one of the most popular singers and songwriters of our time.

Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Pennsylvania. With her self-titled first album, she made her country music breakthrough in 2006. With her fifth album, "1989," Swift became the first woman to win Album of the Year twice. Her sixth number-one album in the United States, "Reputation," was released in 2017.

Her numerous relationships with celebrities such as Joe Jonas, Jake Gyllenhaal, Taylor Lautner, and Harry Styles have been well documented and explored in her song lyrics. Let's take a deeper look at this celebrity with 15 facts about Taylor Swift you didn't know.

1. She was Sony/ATV music publishing's youngest-ever songwriting hire. Taylor traveled to Nashville at the age of 14 to pursue a country music career, and she gained popularity following an amazing performance at Nashville's legendary Bluebird Cafe in 2006. She became the youngest composer ever employed by Sony/ATV music publishing when she signed a deal with Big Machine Records.
2. Taylor's first significant buy after receiving her first large income was a Lexus SC 430. She purchased a Lexus SC 430 since it was an automobile driven by one of the bullies in the film Mean Girls. Taylor wanted to send a message to the cruel kids at school who tormented her. She claimed that the females who tortured her the most worshipped the Plastics, the moniker of the group portrayed in the 2004 film. "You guys are obsessed with that car and the girl and what the plastics wear and how they talk, but I've been working hard every single day and instead of going to parties, I've been writing songs and playing shows, and now I get to buy a car and guess which one I'm going to buy, the one that the girl you idolize has," Taylor told her detractors.
3. She gave the greatest gift in gofundme history in 2015. Taylor has been exceedingly giving with her money on several occasions, including a $50,000 donation to one of her young fans who was stricken with leukemia in 2015. GoFundMe had to raise its donation limit from $15,000 to $50,000 to accommodate the extraordinary donation, which was the greatest contribution made up to that moment.
4. She grew up on a Christmas tree farm. Swift grew up in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, on her parents' 15-acre Christmas tree farm. Taylor described it as a wonderful setting for children to grow up in. She also said that before she became famous, her family used to spend their holidays on the Jersey Shore. When Taylor was 14, her parents sold the Christmas tree farm and relocated the family to Nashville to pursue Taylor's singing career.
5. James Taylor inspired her name. Because her parents are ardent fans of singer-songwriter James Taylor, Taylor Swift was named after him. When James found out, he was flattered, and he once joined Taylor on stage at Madison Square Garden to sing his legendary smash "Fire and Rain."
6. Her "Look what she made me do" music video set a YouTube record. Taylor's music video debuted on YouTube in August 2017 and set a first-day watching record with 43 million views in 24 hours. Adele's music video for "Hello" set the previous record with 27.7 million views in one day.
7. She has 24-hour protection to keep stalkers at bay. Taylor has maintained a 24-hour security detail for years, mostly to keep stalkers at bay. Taylor has had several stalkers, one of whom was arrested in February 2017 after attempting to enter her New York City apartment numerous times over two months. In October 2016, another stalker was arrested for breaking a protection order by approaching the singer within 50 feet. In 2013, a guy was detained at her Rhode Island house after swimming two miles in the ocean to get her. Another was arrested at her Tennessee home in 2012 when he showed up to celebrate Taylor's birthday with her, and these are just a few examples.
8. For her 18th birthday, her record label got her a pink vehicle. Taylor stated that all she wanted for her 18th birthday was a number-one single, and she received her dream when "Our Song" reached the top spot only a few days before her birthday. She did, however, get a present from her record label, Big Machine Records. In 2007, they planned to gift Swift a huge pink Chevy vehicle for her birthday. The truck was donated to the Victory Junction Gang, a charity for children with terminal diseases, the next year.
9. At the end of her "1989" tour in December 2015, she took her 125-person team on holiday. Swift gave her band and crew a free trip to Hamilton Island in Queensland, Australia. No media was permitted on the island, allowing everyone to enjoy themselves without the continuous presence of the paparazzi.
10. She was the highest-paid celebrity in 2016. Every year, Forbes publishes a list of the top 100 highest-paid celebrities in the world. Swift topped their global celebrity 100 rankings in 2016 after earning $170 million in 2015. This was mainly owing to her "1989" tour, which earned more than $200 million, breaking the Rolling Stones' North American touring record. She also benefited from her endorsement deals. She was placed 49th on the list in 2017, with a net worth of $44 million.
11. She has spent more than $44 million on real estate. When she was just 19 years old, she purchased a two-million-dollar penthouse condominium in Nashville's Delicia complex. She paid $4 million for a Beverly Hills California property with four bedrooms and four bathrooms in 2011. Taylor spent $17.7 million in cash in 2013 for a coastal estate in Rhode Island with eight bedrooms, eight fireplaces, and five acres of oceanfront property. In 2014, she purchased two penthouse floors and the Tribeca section of Manhattan from Lord of the Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson. Sir Ian McKellen had been residing there but was forced to leave when Taylor purchased the property for $20 million and then spent over $500,000 on improvements.
12. She composes the majority of her songs in 30 minutes or less. Taylor has stated that she writes the majority of her songs in 30 minutes or less. One example is when she was 17 and brought home a possible lover who her parents did not approve of. Her parents expressed their extreme disapproval. She stormed into her bedroom, locked the door, and began writing while laying on the floor. She finished penning the upcoming smash "Love Story" in 20 minutes.
13. She has two private planes. Taylor possesses a 40 million dollar Falcon 9 hundred that she purchased in 2011 and can seat 12 people. Although the interior has been rumored to be personalized, no images have been made public. It is kept at a hangar at Nashville International Airport. She also has a smaller nine-passenger Falcon 50, which she purchased for a few million dollars in 2012. She has trademarked some of her lyrics and catchphrases. Taylor has excellent business sense, therefore she never passes up the opportunity to trademark a lyric or phrase that she may be able to exploit.
14. She sprinkled in 10 million dollars worth of actual diamonds in her "Look what you made me do" video. In her music video for "Look what she made me do," Taylor is shown swimming glamorously in a bathtub filled with flashing jewels. After the event, one might easily mistake them for props or even CGI, but she was actually in a bathtub full of diamonds loaned by legendary jeweler Neil Lane and valued at well over ten million dollars.
15. Before each performance, Taylor writes the number 13 on her palm. Taylor says 13 is her favorite number because she was born on the 13th, turned 13 on the 13th, her first album went gold in 13 weeks, her first number-one song had a 13-second intro, and she's always sat in the thirteenth seat, thirteenth row, thirteenth section, or row M, which is the thirteenth letter in the alphabet.