Due Date: October 17th Course Code: IDC4U2-03Submitted to: Mr SimonettiSubmitted by: Rachel Kornblum

Currently ❤Lives in Nashville, Tenessee

❤Dad: Scott, Mom: Andrea, Brother: Austin

❤ Cat name Meredith, after her favorite Greys Anatomy Character

❤ Currently lives in Nashville

❤ Loves antique stores❤ Favorite Number: 13❤ Nick Names: Tay, T,

Tay Tay,T-Swizzle

Currently❤12 string guitar, 6 string guitar, electric guitar, banjo, ukulele

❤18 million twitter followers❤34 million facebook friends worldwide

❤Hobbies: cooking and baking, hiking, waterskiing, volleyball, crafting, making jam, thinking of gifts to give people, going to coffee shops

❤Favorite TV shows: CSI, Friends, Greys Anatomy, Law & Order

❤Favorite Number 13

Early Years❤Born December 13th 1989 in Wyomissing,

Pennsylvania

Hi, I’m Taylor I’m eleven and I want a record deal. Call me!

ONE CALL

GUITAR

RCA RECORDS❤14, development deal

No deal

What would you have done in Taylor’s position? Do you think it was a wise decision?

Record contract with Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Records (Universal Records)

Played him a song called “Tim McGraw and…

❤Top 10 on country charts❤Appeared on “Taylor Swift” Album in October

Sold 2.5 million copies

Other Popular Singles

Followed❤Our Song❤Teardrops on

my Guitar❤Should’ve

Said no❤Picture to

Burn

Target Market? = TEENAGE GIRLS

Why?

Some other inspirations?....

Forever and Always Last KissBetter than Revenge

Back to December

Dear John

We are never ever getting back together

Begin Again

Do all these relationships hinder Swifts image? Or is this insignificant. Why?

❤November 11th 2008❤Hit country + pop charts for 11 weeks

❤End of year, Taylor Swift = highest selling country artist of 2008.

World Tour

Speak Now

❤ October 25th 2010❤ Wrote it ALL BY HERSELF!

❤ Also an extended version

❤ World Tour

❤ Sold over a million units first week

World Tour

Awards/Recognitions❤Album of the year❤Best country album❤Best female country

vocal performance❤Best country song❤Artist of the year❤Favorite pop/rock album❤International Artist

achievement award❤Music video of the year❤Entertainer of the year

What are some contributing factors?

Why do you think Swifts career sky rocketed?

Endorsements?

Charity Work –20 charities ❤$750,000 at her “Speak Now” rehearsal for tornado victims from the South.

❤Make a Wish foundation❤ St Jude Medical Center ❤Habitat for Humanity❤$100,000 to Red Cross to help victims of lowa flood (2008)

Has appeared on Ellen shows numerous times

❤Ranked 69th most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine

❤18 million dollars of earnings this year alone

❤Made 2nd appearance on Saturday Night Live (host and musical guest)

OCTOBER 22ND -

yesterday

“You’re lucky enough to be different, never

change”