Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
‘I went to Nashville to discover Music City and recorded my own country song’
ok.co.ukLocated in the north of Tennessee, Nashville is known as the hometown of country music thanks to its thriving scene. With Taylor Swift moving to the city as a youngster to kick start her career and with Dolly Parton calling the area her home, it’s clear that Music City has the A-list stamp of approval.
But despite its roots, Nashville is far more than a music hub for songwriters and fans alike. Step away from the recording studios and jam-packed shows and you’ll find bustling bars, boutique hotels and mouth-watering restaurants - as we found out on a recent visit.
From where to buy your very own cowboy boots to the dining hotspots serving the juiciest chicken wings (it’s what the city is famous for), OK!
rounds up what you should see and do during a visit to the Athens of the South. Let the good times roll Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley and Taylor Swift are just three of the country music stars who honed their talents in Nashville.
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