[PHOTOS] Taylor Swift’s exceptional career in 20 images

Since she released her first song in 2006, Tim McGrawand America discovered a talented 16-year-old singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, who rose through the ranks to become the biggest star in the Music industry. Whether on stage, in the most important galas or on social networks, everything the artist from Pennsylvania touches turns to gold. Here is a summary of the journey of the undisputed queen of pop of our time in this selection of photos.

Hello, it’s me

In 2007, at the age of 17, Taylor Swift received her first nomination in a major gala when she was named in the Favorite Female Country Artist category at the American Music Awards. The teenager, of whom we still knew nothing about the fabulous destiny that awaited her, will however have to wait until the following year before getting her hands on a trophy.

Already a scandal

Despite herself, Taylor Swift didn’t take long to find herself at the heart of a scandal. During her acceptance speech after winning Best Female Music Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009, she was interrupted by Kanye West, who came on stage to claim that the best music video was Beyoncé’s. The incident caused a lot of ink to flow.

The first Grammy

On January 31, 2010, at the off-air ceremony, Taylor Swift received her first golden gramophone when she won the Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female category for the song White Horse. She won four that evening. To date, it has 14.

Near his audience

Very early in her career, Taylor Swift built a reputation as an artist close to her audience. While visiting the Much Music studios in Toronto in November 2011, she took a few minutes to meet her admirers.

Hello… Montreal

Even though her popularity at the time had not yet reached the heights of today, Taylor Swift had no difficulty in filling the Bell Center during her first visit to Montreal, on July 14, 2011, in the part of the album tour Speak Now. “A conquered crowd,” was the headline The Journal about this concert that almost didn’t take place. Weakened by bronchitis, the singer had canceled a few concerts in the preceding weeks. But she was finally able to recover in time to meet her new Quebec admirers.

Variant pop

In October 2012, Taylor Swift released her fourth album, Reda pivotal work in his repertoire. It was with this record of breakup songs, which included the hits “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Begin Again” and “I Knew You Were Trouble,” that she began a transition from country music to a its more assertive pop.

A Quebec interview

“She’s really charming. As soon as she walked into the room, she introduced herself and gave me her trademark hug.” The host Isabelle Racicot, a lucky lady, as she is surely nicknamed by Swiftieshad the opportunity to do an interview with Taylor Swift, in October 2012, in Toronto, for the show It’s a good end to the week.

Glamor on the red carpets

She seduces with her songs, but Taylor Swift can also turn heads on red carpets. In 2013, the singer displayed an almost punk look during the sumptuous annual gala evening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

With royalty

With her celebrity status, Taylor Swift has been able to rub shoulders with several greats of this world over the years. In this image, we see her in action as part of an all-star trio completed by Jon Bon Jovi and Prince William during a gala dinner at Kensington Palace, London, on October 26, 2013.

Hunted

Taylor Swift is no exception. Like all the biggest celebrities, she quickly became the target of the paparazzi. In June 2014, a photographer surprised her, radiant in a floral dress, when she was going shopping in the East Village district of New York.

Taylor at the movies

Taylor Swift has never hidden her ambitions to make films. Until now, however, she has had to settle for small roles in films that have mostly been poorly received by critics. In addition to Cats et The Loraxshe played opposite Jeff Bridges in The ferryman (photo), in 2014.

HAS Everyone is talking about it

It seems almost inconceivable today, given her status as a global idol, but on September 28, 2014, Taylor Swift gave her first interview on a Quebec television set to the show Everyone is talking about it. Questioned by Guy A. Lepage about a speech by Emma Watson at the UN, she put forward her feminist demands, comments that went around the world. “She was extremely pleasant before, during and after her interview,” he told Journal producer Guillaume Lspérance.

The navel of glory

Brilliant and lit, Taylor Swift has figured out how to outsmart the paparazzi. In 2015, during a whale watching cruise with her friends from the Haim group, she noticed that photographers were following her. Knowing that photos would be published and that they would show for the first time her navel, which she had avoided revealing until then, she decided to beat the paparazzi by publishing her own photo on social networks.

A love life scrutinized

Taylor Swift’s love affairs also fueled the gossip press. In 2015, she had a high-profile romance with renowned British electronic music producer Calvin Harris. She also had romances with Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner, John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal and Harry Styles, to name just a few. All these connections inspired his songs.

The consecration of 1989

Album of the year, pop vocal album and music video of the year: Taylor Swift scores a hat trick at the Grammy Awards on February 16, 2016. This triumph rewards the phenomenal success of the album 1989propelled by the earworm “Shake It Off,” which remains one of his biggest career hits to this day.

Virage people

While the world is slowing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Taylor Swift is taking the opportunity to reinvent herself. In the summer of 2020, she launched Folklorean album of folk songs which will be followed six months later by Evermore. These new musical colors allowed the singer to gain new admirers.

American Music Awards Champion

With 40, no artist has collected more trophies than Taylor Swift at the American Music Awards, a ceremony focused on popularity. His closest pursuer? Michael Jackson, at 26. In 2022, she had one of her best performances at this gala, winning no less than six awards.

The beginning of a new era

On March 31, 2023, what would become the most lucrative tour in music history, the famous Eras Tourtook flight in Arlington, Texas. At each concert, for nearly 3.5 hours, Taylor Swift takes stock of the different periods of her career in front of tens of thousands of invariably delirious admirers. Along the way, she even released a new album, The Tortured Poets Departmentseveral titles of which were integrated into the show.

A union of champions

In 2023, all of America is excited about Taylor Swift’s new romance with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce. Initially discreet, the lovebirds ended up appearing in public, notably at a party after the presentation of an episode of Saturday Night Live (photo). They were also the focal point of celebrations when the Chiefs won the Super Bowl last February.

A misstep well recovered

At the last Grammy awards, Taylor Swift shocked many Celine Dion fans when she went to collect her award for album of the year without worrying about the presence of our greatest singer on the stage. She recovered backstage by taking part in a photo session with Céline.