Born December 13, 1989, Taylor Alison Swift is an American country-pop singer-songwriter and actress.
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泰勒·艾莉森·斯威夫特出生于1989年12月13日;她是美国乡村流行音乐界的一名创作型歌手,也是一名演员。
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The New York Times described Swift as "one of pop's finest songwriters, country’s foremost pragmatist and more in touch with her inner life than most adults".
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《纽约时报》形容斯威夫特是“流行乐坛最优秀的歌曲作者之一,乡村音乐界头等务实主义者,比大多数成年人都更能触及自己的内心世界。”
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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.
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她的首支单曲《Tim McGraw》于2006年问世;紧接着,斯威夫特发行了她的首张专辑。这张专辑(《Taylor Swift》)以她的名字命名,后来得到了美国唱片行业协会的多白金认证。
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In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless. According to Billboard.com, Fearless has topped the Billboard 200 in 11 non-consecutive weeks; no album has spent more time at No. 1 since 2000. Swift was named Artist of the Year by Billboard magazine in 2009. Fearless earned the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2010.
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2008年11月,斯威夫特发行了她的第二张专辑《Fearless》。据Billboard.com网站统计,《Fearless》在告示牌排行榜的榜首位置上断断续续地停留了11周之久,是自2000年以来占据榜首时间最长的专辑。斯威夫特被《告示牌》杂志评选为2009年度艺人;在2010年的格莱美颁奖典礼上,《Fearless》赢得了年度最佳专辑大奖。
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In 2008, her albums sold a combined four million copies, making her the best-selling musician of the year in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Forbes ranked Swift 2009's 69th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $18 million.
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根据尼尔森音乐统计榜,在2008年,斯威夫特的专辑总销量达到了400万张,成为该年度美国销量最佳的音乐人。在2009年《福布斯》杂志公布的最具影响力的名人榜单上,斯威夫特名列第69位,收入达到1800万美元。
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In January 2010 Nielsen SoundScan lists Swift as the top-selling digital artist in music history with over 24.3 million digital tracks sold to date.
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2010年1月,尼尔森音乐统计榜将斯威夫特列为音乐史上销量最佳的数字艺术家;迄今为止,她的数码曲目销量超过2430万首。
(China.org.cn 李潇 译)
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