NAME:Taylor Swift BIRTH DATE:December 13, 1989 (Age: 24) PLACE OF BIRTH:Wyomissing, Pennsylvania

Born Taylor Alison Swift (December 13, 1989) in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Taylor Swift followed the footsteps of her grandmother, a professional opera singer, and was singing at the age of 10. She bestowed the honor of singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Philadelphia 76ers game when she was 11 and began writing her own songs and mastering guitar at the age of 12.

With Taylor's increasing talent, she and her family moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee, located near the country music capital, Nashville. After a memorable performance at The Bluebird Café in Nashville, Taylor signed her first recording deal with Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Records. In 2006, she released her first single, "Tim McGraw," which became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. The debut of her self-titled album followed in October, selling more than 2.5 million copies and adding more top hits, including the No. 1 country hit "Our Song." Her debut was both a critical and commercial success, earning her the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist in 2007. In 2008, Taylor won the Academy of Country Music's "Female Vocalist of the Year" Award, the American Music Awards "Favorite Female Country Artist" award, and nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category. She soon released her second album, Fearless (2008), which remained at the top of both the country and pop charts for 11 weeks. After hitting the scene two years prior, Taylor had become the highest-selling country artist of 2008.

Her effort on Fearless continued to be recognized in 2009, reaping in more awards, including "Video of the Year" and "Female Video of the Year" for "Love Story" at the CMT Music Awards. In September of the same year, Taylor won her first moon-man for "Best Female Video" at the MTV Video Music Award, declaring her the first country music star to win a VMA. The win was quickly overshadowed when rapper Kanye West jumped on stage, took the microphone from Taylor's hand as she was about to give her acceptance speech, and attested that R&B singer Beyoncé deserved the award over Taylor. She was unable to give an acceptance speech but when Beyoncé later accepted her award for "Best Video of the Year," she invited Taylor on stage to finish her acceptance speech.

Although embarrassing, the incident turned Taylor into an even bigger hit and success, with her tickets selling out within minutes. She's currently ranked as the 69th most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine, making over $18 million in one year. Her popularity landed her a guest appearance on the comedy skit show Saturday Night Live, as a host and musical guest. She closed out 2011 with CMA nominations for "Female Vocalist," "Music Video of the Year," "Best Album" and "Entertainer of the Year," along with six American Music Award nominations.

Taylor Swift Boyfriend & Dating History

2007 - 2008

Taylor and Joe Jonas never spilled the beans on their relationship but they couldn't keep a lid on it when their break-up hit the news. Taylor went on to write the song "Always and Forever," which was about their relationship and made it perfectly clear that Joe had broken up with her over the phone... Classy move.

October 2009 - December 2009

Taylor and teen heartthrob Taylor Lautner were spotted on dates together on numerous occasions. Lautner even performed a sketch about her on SNL but the two called it off towards the end of the year. Sources say that Swift was less interested in repairing the relationship than Lautner.

2010

Taylor and Toby Hemingway did a music video together for song "Rose of the Fallen." The video featured the two making out which ultimately started the dating rumors. It's worth mentioning the fact that the two were seen hand in hand on numerous occasions.

May 2010

Glee star Cory Monteith and Taylor reportedly went bowling and occasionally hung out, which means they're married in Hollywood. The rumors and public's interest soon died down.

November 2010 - January 2011

In November 2010, Taylor and Jake Gyllenhaal were spotted together and reportedly spent Thanksgiving holiday as one. When January rolled around, they're relationship was fizzling down. It's said that Jake broke up with her over the phone after getting advice from Jonas.

February 2011

Taylor was seen sitting next to 'Glee' star Chord Overstreet at an LA Kings game in February 2011, which immediately ignited rumors of a romance.

July 2012 - Present