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Pennsylvania. Influenced by a grandmother who was a professional opera singer, Swift decided early on that she wanted to be an entertainer and performed at karaoke contests, fairs and sporting events when she was as young as 11. Sensing she had talent, the family moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee, an outlying Nashville suburb, where she performed at the legendary songwriters' club, The Bluebird Café and was soon noticed by a record producer and signed to his newly formed label, Big Machine Records. Her first album, 2006's Taylor Swift, debuted at #3 on the Billboard Country Album chart and went Gold in just 13 weeks and Platinum in only 32 weeks. It wasn't long before stars such as George Strait, Brad Paisley and Rascal Flatts were inviting her on tour. Taylor also landed a coveted spot on Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul2Soul tour, invited by the namesake of her smash hit "Tim McGraw."
Swift had the chance to actually meet Tim McGraw, one of her greatest influences, and to perform the hit song live at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2007, where she also won the Horizon Award for best newcomer. The digital single of "Tim McGraw" was also certified Gold by the RIAA, making Taylor one of only 11 country artists to accomplish such a feat. Young fans are drawn to Taylor Swift songs because they are inspired by the singer's own life as a teen, with all of its insecurities, romantic ups and downs and family problems. To date, her debut album has as produced three Top Ten singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, all three of which have also reached Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Swift's second album is about to be recorded and planned for a 2008 release, the same year she is scheduled to graduate high school through her home-school program. The future for Taylor Swift seems exceedingly bright—a good thing for country music and digital download lovers.