Taylor Swift

Record-breaking pop superstar and singer-songwriter · age 36

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life in chapters

9 milestones from birth to now, with Taylor's age at every one.

1980s

  1. Birth

    Born December 13, 1989

2020s

  1. age 34 Career milestone

    Wraps the Eras Tour as the first $2 billion tour

    headliner

    Swift closed her 149-show Eras Tour at Vancouver's BC Place with a record $2.077 billion in ticket sales, double any tour before it.

  2. age 35 Career milestone

    Buys back the masters to her first six albums

    buyer

    Swift purchased the original recordings of her first six albums from Shamrock Capital, ending the ownership saga that began with the 2019 Big Machine sale.

  3. age 35 Relationship

    Announces engagement to Travis Kelce

    fiancee

    The couple announced their engagement on Instagram with the caption 'Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.'

  4. age 35 Release

    Lead single "The Fate of Ophelia" (from The Life of a Showgirl) released and debuts atop charts

    The lead single from The Life of a Showgirl was released in conjunction with the album and its music video premiered as part of the theatrical release-party event; the song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and led worldwide streaming and chart records in its first weeks.

  5. age 35 Release

    Releases The Life of a Showgirl to a record first week

    artist

    Her twelfth album moved roughly 4 million first-week units, breaking Adele's 2015 record for the biggest sales week of the modern era.

  6. age 35 Release

    Taylor Swift releases the cinematic listening-event Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl

    An 89-minute theatrical "release party" event tied to her twelfth studio album The Life of a Showgirl, featuring the premiere of the album's first music video, behind-the-scenes footage and Swift’s commentary; it played in cinemas worldwide in a limited three-day engagement starting the album release weekend.

  7. age 36 Award

    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (class of 2026)

    Taylor Swift is named an inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 class and is honored at the organization's induction and awards gala.

  8. age 36 Marriage

    Marries Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden

    bride

    Swift and Kelce wed before roughly 1,000 guests in a Christian Dior Haute Couture ceremony officiated by Adam Sandler.

age 36 now

Still going