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Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.
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. In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless, and the recording earned Swift four Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year, at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Fearless and Taylor Swift finished 2008 at number-three and number-six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million.[5] Fearless topped the Billboard 200 for 11 non-consecutive weeks.[6] Swift was named Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine in 2009.[7] Swift released her third album Speak Now on October 25, 2010 which sold 1,047,000 copies in its first week.
Birth name Taylor Alison Swift
Born December 13, 1989 (age 21)
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Country pop,[1] pop,[2] teen pop, country
Occupations Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actress
Instruments Vocals, guitar, banjo, piano,[3] ukulele[4]
Years active 2006–present
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. In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless, and the recording earned Swift four Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year, at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Fearless and Taylor Swift finished 2008 at number-three and number-six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million.[5] Fearless topped the Billboard 200 for 11 non-consecutive weeks.[6] Swift was named Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine in 2009.[7] Swift released her third album Speak Now on October 25, 2010 which sold 1,047,000 copies in its first week.
Birth name Taylor Alison Swift
Born December 13, 1989 (age 21)
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Country pop,[1] pop,[2] teen pop, country
Occupations Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actress
Instruments Vocals, guitar, banjo, piano,[3] ukulele[4]
Years active 2006–present
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), better known as simply Rihanna (pronounced is a Barbadian R&B recording artist.[3] Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers. She subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for then-label head Jay-Z.[4]In 2005, Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart and features the Billboard Hot 100 hit single "Pon de Replay." Less than a year later, she released her second studio album, A Girl Like Me (2006), which peaked within the top five of the Billboard albums chart, and produced her first Hot 100 number one single, "SOS". Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), spawned four chart-topping singles "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", "Disturbia" and "Don't Stop the Music", and was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella," which features Jay-Z. Her fourth studio album Rated R, released in November 2009, produced the top 10 singles "Russian Roulette", "Hard" and "Rude Boy", which achieved the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Loud (2010), her fifth studio album, contains the number-one hits "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?" and "S&M"Birth name Robyn Rihanna FentyBorn February 20, 1988 (age 23)Saint Michael, BarbadosGenres R&B, reggae, dancehall, pop, dance, urban popOccupations Singer, songwriter, executive producer, video director, philanthropist, author, actress[1]Years active 2005–present
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