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Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13th, 1989, in Pennsylvania to Scott and Andrea Swift. She has a little brother named Austin. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Erickson Public Relations)

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Grammy Nominatio... Taylor Swift has yet to win a Grammy Award, but her second studio album, 'Fearless', has received eight Grammy nominations. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Lucky Number Taylor Swift's lucky number is 13 and she makes sure to paint it on her hand before every show. "I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first #1 song had a 13-second intro," she said. "Every time I've won an award I've been seated in either the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter" said Swift. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
Acting Debut Swift has had cameos in two Disney movies and will soon be seen starring in 'Valentine's Day', accompanied by one of the largest all-star ensemble casts in cinema history. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Young Writer In fourth grade, Swift won a national poetry contest with a three-page poem entitled "Monster In My Closet". She also wrote a 350-page novel during a summer vacation from high school (although it has never been published). (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Family Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13th, 1989, in Pennsylvania to Scott and Andrea Swift. She has a little brother named Austin. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Erickson Public Relations)
Influences Taylor includes Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes, Tina Turner, and Dolly Parton on her list of musical influences. She has also said that her grandmother, who was once a professional opera singer, has had a major impact on her music career. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Songwriter Swift wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on both of her studio albums. The first song she wrote was called, 'Lucky You'. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
Boy Troubles Taylor Swift often uses her relationships as inspiration for her song writing. She has had public relationships and break ups with Joe Jonas and Taylor Lautner. Swift is 5' 11", Joe Jonas is 5' 9", and Taylor Lautner is 5' 6". (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Hockey Spokesper... In 2009, Swift became the spokesperson for the Nashville Predators NHL team. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Kanye Troubles Kanye West stirred up controversy when he interrupted Swift's acceptance speech for "Best Female Music Video" at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. West publicly apologized to Swift a day later on 'The Jay Leno Show'. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Powers Forbes Magazine ranked Swift 2009's 69th-most powerful celebrity, earning $18 million. Swift was also named 2009's 'Artist of the Year' by Billboard Magazine. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Favorite Show Taylor's favorite TV show is CSI: 'Crime Scene Investigators'. She appeared on an episode of the show in 2009. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Instruments Taylor can play the Guitar, Ukulele, and piano. Swift started writing songs and playing 12-string guitar when she was 12. (Photo by Gaye Gerard/Getty Images)
Fearless Taylor Swift's second studio album, 'Fearless', debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 592,304 copies in its first week, the best first-week sales for a female artist in 2008. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
CMA Awards Swift (pictured showing her audience what 12:35 looks like on an analog clock) has won a total of six Country Music Association Awards including "Album of the Year" in 2009 for 'Fearless'. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)