15 Interesting Facts You Didn't Know About Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift is an American singer and songwriter. She is very popular to write songs about her personal life. Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville at age 14 to become a country artist. In 2006 self-titled debut album made her the first female country singer to write or co-write a U.S. platinum-certified album entirely.

Swift's next albums, Fearless (2008) and Speak Now (2010) explored country pop. The former's "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" were the first country songs to top the U.S. pop. sold over 200 million records globally, Swift is one of the best-selling musicians of all time.

She is the only act to have five albums open with over one million copies sold in the US. Among her accolades are 11 Grammy Awards. Here I present to you 15 Things You didn’t know About Taylor Swift's

1. Favourite Number 13

She considers 13 to be her lucky number. She had once said “I was born on the 13th, I turned 13 on Friday the 13th, and my first album went gold in 13 weeks. Also, my first song that ever went number 1,  had a 13-second intro, I didn't even do that on purpose. 

And every time I've ever won an award at an award show, I've either been seated in the 13th row or row M, which is the 13th letter. Five of her songs - "Teardrops on My Guitar", "White Horse", "Ours", "Gorgeous" and "Mastermind" - peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the music video for "ME!", there are 13 clouds in one scene. In her song willow, she said 'that's my man' 13 times. If the apostrophe and spaces are counted, this line would have 13 characters. The 10-minute version of 'All Too Well' is 10 minutes and 13 seconds. So, this is how you know that Taylor swift loves the number 13.

2. Born In A Christmas Farm

She was born in a Christmas farmhouse. Where her parents had a small house when she was 5-10 years old. It said that it was a weird place to grow up in and that she is grateful that is what makes her excited about the fall and Christmas eve. She also released a Christmas song where she showcased her Christmas farmhouse.

3. The Name Taylor 

Taylor’s mother had named her Taylor to hide her gender from people in her town. As Taylor can be a male as well as a female name. Taylor was also in a relationship with a guy having the same name as her who then broke up giving us a masterpiece song “Back in December”.

Do you know? Her parents are huge fans of iconic singer James Taylor and they loved him so much that they wanted to name Swiftie after him. With the name came the same career path, and the pair even had the chance to perform together at a benefit in 2011.

4. Hobby Of Riding A Horse

It is said that Taylor’s mom Andrea wanted her to become a horse rider. Because of that, Swift rode competitively until she was 12 years old and told her mom she didn't share her passion. She used to ride horses at a young age. Her father used to take her out to ride a horse. It is also said that she learned horse riding when she lived on a Christmas farm.

5. Taylor’s Favourite TV show ‘Friends’

Taylor loved watching their friends after her concert. She shares the same taste with her friend Selena Gomez. She even likes crime-related series and Game of Thrones was also her favourite series. She was influenced by the character Arya Stark in her album reputation.

6. She Loves Cats

Taylor loves cats. She travels with them everywhere she goes. There are three of them two Scottish folds named Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson and a Ragdoll named Benjamin Button. She’s had Meredith since 2011 and Olivia since 2014, while Benjamin has been part of the Swift family since 2019 in me! Music video. She is a cat woman.

7. Written Songs For Other Artists

Coming back to 2016, the song “this is what you came for” was sung by Rihanna but written by Taylor swift and later given to Calvin. It was an amazing song which gave a lot of popularity to Calvin Harris. She wrote you will always find your way back home which is sung by Millie Cyrus, two is better than one sung by boys like girls, the hunger game soundtrack etc.

8. She Is A Wise Businesswoman

Taylor knows how to invest her money. With her hefty pay-check, she’s got onto the property ladder and invested her cash in not one, but eight properties, over four states, that are worth over $81 million. 

Her property empire includes an estate and a house in Beverly Hills, a penthouse, townhouse and condo in New York, an estate in Watch Hill and an estate and condo in Nashville.

9. Songs Dedicated To Her Ex-Boyfriends

She has written 20 songs about her ex-boyfriends. From Harry Styles to John Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal, Taylor has covered many songs dedicated to her love, heartbreak and raw emotion. 

The music mastermind has built an entire empire of the memories of her exes. These songs have helped her become the fourth most successful female singer of all time winning grammies and MTV awards.

10. Her House Interior

she has a framed photo of her famous feud with Kanye West, where he rudely interrupted her acceptance speech during the 2009 VMAs. The frame is placed underneath a handwritten note that says: “Life is full of interruptions”. she has a rail of white nightgowns that she throws on when her pal, Lena Dunham is visiting, to feel like they are “pioneer women”.

11. She Has Tatouazophobia

Taylor debuted a massive back tattoo on the cover of her single You Need To Calm Down, but the ink was to be fake. She said that if she were to ever get one it would be a tattoo of her lucky number, 13. She even said that she doesn’t that she could ever commit to anything permanently or ever will in future.

12. She Suffered From Eating-disorder

Taylor is one of the many celebrities who has had an eating disorder. Although the singer is now healthy and has overcome her struggles, that’s not to say she hasn’t fought a difficult battle in the past. Taylor has admittedly gone through an unhealthy cycle of avoiding food after feeling constantly criticised for being too big or thin. 

In her recent documentary, she said,  “I thought that I was supposed to feel like I was going to pass out at the end of a show, or in the middle of it. Now I realise, no, if you eat food, have energy, and get stronger, you can do all these shows and not feel exaggerated.

13. She Has Loyal Friends

Swift invited 89 of her biggest fans over to her house to listen to her album. Taylor put on a show and even baked pumpkin chocolate-chip cookies for her guests. Taylor once saw that #ShakeItOffJalene was trending on Twitter and decided to act on it.

The hashtag referred to a four-year-old child who was battling terminal brain cancer and wished to dance to Shake It Off with the singer. So, Taylor immediately jumped on FaceTime and fulfilled this sweet girl’s wish.

14. She Turns Off Social Media Comments

To throw out all the negativity. Taylor Swift keeps the comments on her social profiles turned off. “One thing I do to lessen this weird insecurity laser beam is to turn off comments. Yes, I keep comments off on my posts. 

That way, I’m showing my friends and fans updates on my life, but I’m training my brain to not need the validation of someone telling me how I look”.

15. Easter Eggs 

She is very loyal to her fans and makes songs so fun and creative with Easter eggs. Before launching any songs,  she gives a hint which is called an easter egg by fans. Her fans try to decode that hint. 

She produces these easter eggs through Instagram captions, song videos, tweets through fans etc. It is also said that the title of her songs are the texts she wants to send people in real life.