Taylor

Taylor Swift, the rarest pop star, is one who managed to move over from country music to mainstream pop culture and become an idol of the pop world. She also conquered all over the world during the course of her journey. Swift left country music like it was a second layer of herself, proving that she is perhaps the most intelligent pop singer/songwriter of her time. A person who has the ability to tap into the mood of times to make her music personal as well as be able to perform at the opposite. This was evident in her first hits, particularly the Neo-tribute Tim McGraw but her second album in 2008's Fearless showcased a songwriter discovering the person she really was, and, in doing so, gaining a mass audience. Fearless ended up being an enormous success not just in the United States with the Top Ten singles Love Story and Belong with Me helped it to achieve six platinum records as well as around the globe. It was a huge success in Canada, Australia and the U.K. Swift could build on her success with Speak Now almost two year later. In the following three years, Swift's popularity increased with the release of three albums -- Red (2012), Reputation (2014), and 1989 (2014-2015) during which time she moved into a arena of pop with her skills already well-established. Although she slowed down the production of her folklore album, and Evermore albums in the year 2020, she was in the forefront of pop music.