The Taylor Swift Craze: Swifties are Born!

There has never been a fanbase quite like the Swifties. Their love and obsession for the pop star is unmatched in the music world. These fans are unbeatable, they know a lot about their favourite singer, Taylor Swift.

What is a Swiftie?

Swifties is the name of Taylor Swift’s fans. The name comes from the name ‘Swift’. It’s a nickname that distinguishes Taylor Swift fans from other fan communities. To become a Swiftie, you need to be devoted to knowing her music and be up to date with her announcements.

Swifties is the name of Taylor Swift’s fans. The name comes from the name ‘Swift’. It’s a nickname that distinguishes Taylor Swift fans from other fan communities. To become a Swiftie, you need to be devoted to knowing her music and be up to date with her announcements.

Who is Taylor Swift?

Her birth name is Taylor Alison Swift. She is a famous singer and songwriter. She started her career at 16 years old with her first album named « Taylor Swift« . She was born on December 13th, 1989, in Pennsylvania.

Taylor’s lucky number is 13. Once she said in an interview « I was born on the 13th, I turned 13 on Friday the 13th, my first album went gold in 13 weeks. Also, my first song that ever went number 1 had a 13 second intro, I didn’t even do that on purpose! And every time I won an award at an award show, I’ve been seated in the 13th row, or row M, which is the 13th letter. And when I won the Horizon Award at the CMA awards, the producer came up to me when I was sound checking and he said, ‘’Alright, we’re going to go in 13 seconds!’’ There are so many numbers!

The Eras tour and the friendship bracelets

Why were people trading friendship bracelets at the Eras tour concerts? This tradition was inspired by the lyrics of her song ’‘You’re on your own kid’’. In her lyrics she sings about making bracelets as a way to connect with others on shared experience.

Taylor leaves hidden messages throughout her poetry. That is the kind of things Swifties love to analyse meticulously. Her poetry is also studied at schools by students. Elly McClausland, a teacher at Belgium’s Ghent University incorporates Taylor’s work in her courses, she also runs the Swifterature platform. The platform features analysis of the increasing of her songwriting. The Swiftposium, a 3-day conference where academics gathered in Melbourne, Australia, was dedicated to examine her discography. They analysed it in a manner usually reserved for incredible poets.

‘The Tortured Poets Department’’

Taylor Swift not only made history at the Grammys and took Album of the Year, she announced a brand-new one. During her 2024 Grammy acceptance speech the Swifties found out that Taylor Swift is releasing a new album called ‘’ The Tortured Poets Department’’. It will have 16 regular tracks plus an extra one called ‘’The Manuscript’’ and will be released on April 19th, 2024. Amid touring all over the world and giving it all during her shows, Taylor managed to write and record a brand new album! It definitely makes her the hardest working girl in show business!

By Émilie Maillé-Cyr

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