Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift, a singer and a songwriter, is the most popular and influential contemporary star. So far, she has released 5 albums including 62 different songs which are written by her, she also has received over 850 awards and nominations for her music work. Since Taylor Swift started to fight for every chance, we can see the successful character traits on her.

"Hi, I'm Taylor, and you should listen to me sing call me!" At the age of nine to twelve, Taylor would perform in fairs or festivals, attending competitions, and knock on every producer's door and asked for chances, however, none of them were willing to give her an opportunity to exhibit her musical and literary talents. During her middle school life, she was pushed aside for loving country music. She had no friends at all, so she would express her feelings through writing songs. Until 2005, she finally signed with the independent label "Big Machine Records".

Taylor Swift works with other experienced singers and songwriters at Big Machine Record, and she produced her first single "Tim Mcgraw". Later she produces some other songs, including "Teardrop on my guitar" and "Our song", which are both hit songs. It's the first step toward later greatness of Taylor Swift's path to greatness. Her second album, Fearless, was the another great success, and it has made Taylor Swift climbed to the first peak of her life, yet it gives a princess stereotype of her. "Speak Now", her third album, released in autumn of 2010, was the first album that received the glory on Billboard.

The albums above had created Taylor an impression of "being good at the style of country music". To break the stereotypes, her new album "RED" has showed a different view of Taylor, she started to go from the style of country music to pop music, a lot of people think it could be a strong point for Taylor, however, it didn't get as much praise as her previous style of music, people that dislike Taylor Swift took the opportunity and said that she will never become a rock star. Taylor didn't care about what they think. Her act made the "Swifties" feeling worried. Will Taylor be beaten up easily? Is she able to prove herself a talented rock singer? Taylor Swift has given her answer in 2014, with her latest album: 1989. This album has shattered the records and snowed in lots of praises. Taylor Swift has proved that she is able to perform any kinds of music, and no one's words can stop her.

Through Taylor's life, I realized that there's no overnight success. I found out the reasons that make her succeed. She has the traits of passion, hard-working, confidence, and persistence. She wildly chased her dreams and she loves what she does; she pushes herself to the limits and keeps improving; she tries different materials and always comes up things that amazed everyone. She's not only one of the most popular contemporary female recording artist, but a dream promoter!