Biography for Taylor Swift Date of Birth 13 December 1989 , Reading, Pennsylvania, USA Birth Name Taylor Alison Swift Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) Trade Mark Curly blonde hair Cowboy boots Writes most of her songs about her exes Glittery guitars Long gowns/princess dresses Trivia The love interest in her song, "Tim McGraw", is named Johnny. Taught herself to play guitar. Has a little brother named Austin. With her first No. 1 song "Our Song", at age 18 years and 9 days, became the fifth teen-aged female singer to top the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs chart. The others were Jean Shepard (19 years, 9 months in August 1953 with "A Dear John Letter"), Tanya Tucker (14 years, 7 months in May 1973 with "What's Your Mama's Name"), Marie Osmond (14 years, 1 month in November 1973 with "Paper Roses") and LeAnn Rimes (14 years, 4 months in December 1996 with "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"). Was ranked #57 on Max