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Introduction
The girl who burst onto the
scene in 2006 with her self-titled
first long-player is sitting pretty
at the top of the pop tree with
four albums, several hit singles,
and countless music-industry
awards to her name. Yet she has
virtually no entourage, still hangs
out with childhood friends, and
is someone who could easily be
walked past in the street.
Taylor enjoys the best of both
worlds and, unspoiled by fame, is
happy enough living an everyday
life off stage before lighting up the
lives of her millions of fans with
her music.
Swift’s fourth album “Red”
topped the
Billboard
200, the UK
chart, and the country albums
listings in October 2012 thanks
to an impressive first-week
performance that gave her the
third biggest-selling album of the
year behind Adele’s “21” and One
Direction’s “Up All Night.” Yet her
appeal is neither Ms. Adkins’ big
voice or the British boy band’s sex
appeal but a folksy, homespun
charm, and a willingness to share
her innermost thoughts and
secrets with her audience.
Taylor Swift’s wealth was
estimated in 2012 as over $165
million, and she has already
started using her money and fame
to support arts education, literacy,
and children’s charities. In short,
she is a girl with a talent she has
worked hard at perfecting, and
this has now put her in a position
to give back to the less fortunate
citizens of a nation that has taken
her very much to heart. Long may
she sing!
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