5 Surprising Facts About Taylor Swift You Probably Didn’t Know
Swift grew up on a Christmas tree farm from ages 5 to 10. She has said that this experience gave her an unusual level of excitement for fall and the holidays.
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She is named after James Taylor, one of her parents' favorite artists. Her mother thought that giving her a gender-neutral name would help her forge a business career.
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In 2022, New York University awarded her an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree.
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Swift has won 11 Grammys, and is the first and only woman solo artiste to win the Grammy for Album of the Year three times.
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When she was 14, Taylor and her family moved to the Nashville area so she could pursue a career in country music. After a music executive saw Taylor perform at the famous Bluebird Cafe, she was offered a record deal—the rest, as they say, is history.