1. T AYLOR S WIFT By Rachael Shewmaker

2. 1# H OW SHE GOT STARTED She launched her own album at an industry showcase in Nashville. At “The Bluebird Café” in 2005. She caught the attention of Scott Borchetta -A Dreamwork records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label.

3. T IMELINE 2006 2008 2014

4. 2# H OW FAR SHE HAS COME She was a small country girl on a Christmas tree farm. Now she’s making it big and winning many awards. Seven time Grammy winner!

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6. 3# H OW SHE HAS IMPACTED THE U.S. She has overall impacted country music by her singing What is more she also gives to a lot to charities Ex:donated $100,000 to Red Cross in Cedar Rapids, Iowa To help the victims of the Iowa flood In 2008

7. B ACKGROUND I NFORMATION Date of birth- December 13,1989 Parents- Scott and Andrea Smith Grew up- On a Christmas tree farm in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

8. W HAT MADE HER FAMOUS Song Tim Mcgraw (first hit) Sang it to him at the ACM awards

9. L ATEST M USIC Red Album Released October 2012 Sold 1.2 million copies in one week

10. D IET C OKE C OMMERCIAL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0KmvWL6Df w

11. I NTERESTING F ACTS Her grandmother was an opera singer She is an award winning poet of “Monster in my closet” in fourth grade Placed first in a national poetry contest

12. P URPOSE She has always inspired me since I was little and I grew up on her songs.

13. C ITATIONS Bio- http://www.imbd.com/name/nm2357847/biohttp://www.imbd.com/name/nm2357847/bio Latest music- ITunes Facts- http://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-things/http://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-things/ How far she has come- http://taylorswift.com/abouthttp://taylorswift.com/about Famous- http://countrymusic.about.com/od/taylorswift/p/taylorswiftpr.htmhttp://countrymusic.about.com/od/taylorswift/p/taylorswiftpr.htm Impact- https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/taylor-swifthttps://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/taylor-swift Timeline & Pictures- 1- http://www.thenashvillefoodproject.org/newsite/?attachment_id=1328http://www.thenashvillefoodproject.org/newsite/?attachment_id=1328 2- http://getthisdownload.blogspot.com/http://getthisdownload.blogspot.com/ 3- http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fall-music-preview-taylor-swifts- fearless-20081002http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fall-music-preview-taylor-swifts- fearless-20081002 4- tasteofcountry.com 5- www.huffingtonpost.com/.../taylor-swift-tornado-victims_n_866867.htm ‎www.huffingtonpost.com/.../taylor-swift-tornado-victims_n_866867.htm 6- http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/cat5/2013/06/19/hot-pick-tim-mcgraw-at- ford-park/http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/cat5/2013/06/19/hot-pick-tim-mcgraw-at- ford-park/ 7-Itunes Chart- http://stockerblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/taylor-swift-stock-index- outperforms.htmlhttp://stockerblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/taylor-swift-stock-index- outperforms.html