Born December 13, 1989, Taylor Alison Swift is an American country-pop singer-songwriter and actress.

泰勒·艾莉森·斯威夫特出生于1989年12月13日；她是美国乡村流行音乐界的一名创作型歌手，也是一名演员。 

The New York Times described Swift as "one of pop's finest songwriters, country’s foremost pragmatist and more in touch with her inner life than most adults".

《纽约时报》形容斯威夫特是“流行乐坛最优秀的歌曲作者之一，乡村音乐界头等务实主义者，比大多数成年人都更能触及自己的内心世界。”

In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

她的首支单曲《Tim McGraw》于2006年问世；紧接着，斯威夫特发行了她的首张专辑。这张专辑（《Taylor Swift》）以她的名字命名，后来得到了美国唱片行业协会的多白金认证。

In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless. According to Billboard.com, Fearless has topped the Billboard 200 in 11 non-consecutive weeks; no album has spent more time at No. 1 since 2000. Swift was named Artist of the Year by Billboard magazine in 2009. Fearless earned the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2010.

2008年11月，斯威夫特发行了她的第二张专辑《Fearless》。据Billboard.com网站统计，《Fearless》在告示牌排行榜的榜首位置上断断续续地停留了11周之久，是自2000年以来占据榜首时间最长的专辑。斯威夫特被《告示牌》杂志评选为2009年度艺人；在2010年的格莱美颁奖典礼上，《Fearless》赢得了年度最佳专辑大奖。

In 2008, her albums sold a combined four million copies, making her the best-selling musician of the year in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Forbes ranked Swift 2009's 69th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $18 million.

根据尼尔森音乐统计榜，在2008年，斯威夫特的专辑总销量达到了400万张，成为该年度美国销量最佳的音乐人。在2009年《福布斯》杂志公布的最具影响力的名人榜单上，斯威夫特名列第69位，收入达到1800万美元。

In January 2010 Nielsen SoundScan lists Swift as the top-selling digital artist in music history with over 24.3 million digital tracks sold to date.

2010年1月，尼尔森音乐统计榜将斯威夫特列为音乐史上销量最佳的数字艺术家；迄今为止，她的数码曲目销量超过2430万首。

（China.org.cn 李潇 译）