Think you know all of the best inside scoop and interesting facts about Taylor Swift? Think again! Most fans probably know that Taylor Swift has a huge list of cool songs like Picture to Burn, Red, Bad Blood and You Belong with Me. Most fans know that she was born in Pennsylvania, her birthday is December 13, 1989, and she moved to Nashville at the age of 14.
Are you feeling like the uber fan since you knew all of that basic trivia? Let’s take it up a notch! Here are eleven interesting facts about Taylor Swift that unless you are in her squad, you didn’t know.
Interesting Facts About Taylor Swift You Didn’t Know
- Taylor won a poetry contest when she was little. She wrote a poem titled Monster In My Closet when she was in the 4th grade, which went on to take 1st place in a national contest.
- Her younger brother, Austin, who was born March 11, 1992, is a professional photographer, freelancing for Getty Images.
- Swift actually wrote a 350-page book titled A Girl Named Girl when she was 14 years old, but it has never been published to date.
- Taylor’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, was a well-known opera singer, performing in Singapore and Thailand. Finlay passed away at the age of 74 in June of 2003.
- Her first job was held at the family’s Christmas tree farm, where she was in charge of getting rid of the praying mantis pods on all the trees.
- At the 2010 Video Music Awards, Swift performed the song Innocent, where she changed the lyrics. Instead of “At night, you’ll live it all again,” she changed it to “Tonight, you’ll live it all again.
- Taylor voiced the character Audrey in the movie version of The Lorax in 2012.
- On December 7, 2015, Taylor was selected to sit on a jury in Davidson County, but she had to defer her selection since she was in Australia on tour at the time.
- Swift divides her time between four residences. She has a penthouse in NYC, a cottage in Beverly Hills, another penthouse in Nashville and a summer home in Rhode Island.
- She has won numerous awards since 2007 including 25 Teen Choice Awards, 22 Billboard Music Awards, 19 American Music Awards and 7 Grammy Awards.
- Some of Taylor’s favorite things are:
- Food- Cheesecake
- Holiday- Christmas
- Color- Tiffany Blue
- Book- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Season- Summer
I absolutely love her. She lives about 40 minutes from me in Rhode Island in a gorgeous house 🙂
Nope…def. didn’t know all of these things about Taylor. I knew she was born in PA since that is where I live though!!
It seems like creativity runs in the family. It’s really cool that she wrote a book when she was little.
She’s an awesome artist and an even more awesome individual. Above everything else, I like how she makes people feel special, whether it’s a friend or a fan.
Taylor Swift interesting facts what an awesome artist and she appear to have a sweet disposition. Thanks for sharing the facts with us.
I like a lot of her music and I LOVE that she stands up for those that are weaker. She has a good heart and that his hard to say in the celebrity world now a days.
not a fan of her but love all her songs. its weird that most of the things listed above are not new to me I guess i’ve been reading to many celebs trivia online haha
These are some interesting facts about Taylor. I’m not a fan of Taylor Swift but she definitely has talent and is creative.
I love hearing Taylor Swift sing. I didn’t know these facts about her to it was an interesting read.
Those are some interesting facts! I guess it makes sense she writes good poetry with her being such an awesome song writer 🙂
Very interesting! I honestly didn’t know anything about Taylor Swift before reading this. That is pretty cool that she won a National Poetry contest in just 4th grade.
Very interesting facts! Must be nice to afford 4 houses! 🙂
I didn’t recognize her voice in the Lorax. I love that movie. 🙂
She’s pretty accomplished! I love that she’s a great role model for young girls.
Most of these facts were new to me. My friend is crazy about Taylor Swift and could probably write a book about her! lol