►◄Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop , singer-songwriter , musician and actress . In 2006, she released her debut single\"Tim McGraw\", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless , and the recording earned Swift four Grammy Awards , including the Album of the Year , at the 52nd Grammy Awards . Fearless and Taylor Swift finished 2008 at number-three and number-six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million. [ 5 ] Fearless topped the Billboard 200 for 11 non-consecutive weeks; [ 6 ] no album has spent more time at No. 1 since 2000. Swift was named Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine in 2009. [ 7 ] Swift released her third album Speak Now on October 25, 2010 which sold 1,047,000 copies in its first week. In 2008, her albums sold a combined four million copies, making her the best-selling musician of the year in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan . Forbes ranked Swift 2009\'s 69th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $18 million [ 8 ] and 2010\'s 12th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $45 million. [ 9 ] Swift was ranked the 38th Best Artist of the 2000–10 decade by Billboard . [ 10 ] In January 2010 Nielsen SoundScan listed Swift as the most commercially successful country (or country/pop crossover) artist in music history with over 33 million digital tracks sold. [ 11 ] As of March 2011 , she has sold over 20 million albums and 33 million singles worldwide.►◄