APRIL ROXANNE DAMASO

RAYMUND AZUCENA
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Date of Birth 13 December 1989 , Reading,
Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Name Taylor Alison Swift
Nicknames Swifty, T-Swizzle, Tay
Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)
A multi-Grammy award-winning American
singer/songwriter who, in 2010 and at the
age of 20, became the youngest artist in
history to win the Grammy Award for Album
of the Year.

According to Forbes's Celebrity 100 list, released
annually in the month of May, Swift earned $18 million
in 2009, $45 million in 2010,$45 million in 2011,$57
million in 2012 and $55 million in 2013.
Taylor owns a Dassault Falcon 900 private jet and an
airport hangar at Nashville International Airport. (It
costs around $40M)
She owns an eight-bedroom summer home in coastal
Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

She has 7 Grammy Awards, 11 American Music Awards,
and 6 Country Music Association Awards.




Taylor Swift was 17 when this
was released. She is the first
teen Country star to make a
major crossover into the Pop
charts since LeAnn Rimes.

This song won the prestigious
Song of the Year award at the
2008 Annual BMI Country
Awards. It was honored for
receiving more airplay in the
past year than any other
country song.


The lyrics tell the story of a young
couple that was in love and did not
have the approval of their parents.
They have to sneak around to
continue to see one another such as
many young lovers do.

This was the first Country song to top
the Mainstream Top 40 chart in that
tally's history.

On the chart week of June 6, 2009,
this climbed to the peak position of
the Adult Contemporary chart. This
was the fifth song to reach #1 on
both the Adult Contemporary and
Hot Country lists.


Katheryn
Elizabeth "Katy" Hudson (born
October 25, 1984), better known by
her stage name Katy Perry, is an
American singer, songwriter, and
actress. She grew up in Santa
Barbara, California.

Raised in a deeply religious family,
Perry's first experience of
performing was singing in church.

Basically about pride in ones self and
letting your true colors show-
without worrying about what other
people think of you.


This made Perry the first female artist
since Monica in 19981999 to have
three consecutive singles from an
album top the chart.

The lyrics address standing up
for oneself and self-
empowerment.


"Roar" was nominated for
the Song of the Year and for
the Best Pop Solo
Performance at the 56th
Annual Grammy Awards.