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Taylor Swift, 13 December 1989, from Pennsylvania,

is an unprecedented phenomenon in pop physiology.

Her economic and cultural representation profiles will

also be studied at Harvard University.

Young and beautiful, famous and more than 120,000 tickets pulverised – mature and promising, published when
super–rich: in addition to a fairy tale then she represents a rampant fever. she was only 16. The first four Grammys
with stellar qualities, Taylor Swift’s story They certainly tell a lot, but not and the hailstones of millions of cop-
seems to be of increasingly inexorable everything. Already in her early songs, ies sold are the prerogative of a Swift
success. It has no boundaries, not even branded with a deft agreeableness, not yet 20 years old, the forerunner of
numerical. A success of perpendicular- carved out of country traditions, which an impetuous ascent; the blond main-
ly rising turnovers, for example, made Taylor shows she took to heart in her stream overwhelms and embraces the
over the years with the consistency of early days, when as a teenager she was ‘swiftie,’ community who invade all so-
an adventure always ending, with a hap- immediately referred to as a child prod- cial networks with dizzying figures (300
py ending. A business, hers, that sails igy, with all the hallmarks of someone million followers on Instagram).
briskly thanks to the core business of predestined for greatness. With a seemingly scandal–free and
music, records, and concerts: between From age 11 on, her career, fueled rather normal personal life, as normal
live receipts and induced income pro- by ambitious determination, exempla- as a multimillionaire young woman who
cured by hundreds of thousands of ry flair, and choices never contradict- is always smiling can be, Taylor manag-
fans, Taylor Swift’s Eras tour will have a ed by results, was a roller coaster ride es to make positive, enviable routines
repercussion, on the American GDP, of of rankings, popularity, records, and that all eventual competitors dream
five billion dollars. Similar results will be assorted triumphs. The soundtrack of about. Like with the bonus given to the
seen on the other four continents. this journey is provided by her songs truck drivers on the U.S. tour: to each
Taylor Swift, born on 13 December spewed from radios, platforms, every $100,000 as a production bonus. Here
1989, in Pennsylvania, is an unprece- kind of sound source imaginable. Think is the good role–model!
dented phenomenon in pop physiology. of a vessel for music, video clips, film, It is difficult to define Taylor. Music
Her economic and cultural representa- advertising, sound wallpaper: well, remains almost to the side, and some
tion profiles will also be studied at Har- Taylor Swift is there, was there, will be have spoken of Swiftquake, the ‘Swift
vard University, where students, and there. Earthquake’; she is the most listened–to
perhaps faculty themselves first, aim to Growing up with a love for art in artist in 2023 on Spotify – more than
understand the secrets and patterns of the golden basin of Nashville, with ref- 25 billion streams – capable of making
this journey into the transformations of erence to talented women with a solid headlines even when ancestors are dis-
the United States today. If it’s true that understanding on people’s tastes, from covered in Cilento and if Rio De Janeiro
tickets for her only two Italian concerts Faith Hill to Shania Twain, here is Taylor is rocked by scorching heat, an all–time
in 2024, on 13 and 14 July at Milan’s – named so after her parents’ passion record, at one of her shows.
San Siro stadium – sold out in a matter for a historic singer–songwriter, James After climbing to the top, where can
of hours, more than a year in advance, Taylor – beginning with a first album, Taylor go from here?

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