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She then began
writing her own songs and learned how to play the guitar at twelve years old.
Swift often visited Nashville, Tennessee in order to further her musical career.
There, Swift wrote songs and attempted to land a recording contract. A performance
at The Bluebird Café in Nashville assisted Swift in getting a contract
with Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Records. Swift released her first single, "Tim
McGraw," in the year 2006, and it became a top ten hit on the country charts.
Her self-titled debut album came out that same year, selling more than 2.5 million
copies. The popular love song titled, "Our Song," became a number one
country music hit. She won the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association
and the Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist in 2007. In
2008, Swift was nominated for a Grammy Award, won the Academy of Country Music's
"Female Vocalist of the Year" Award, won the American Music Association's
"Horizon" award, and also the American Music Awards "Favorite Female
Country Artist" award. Swift then released her next album, Fearless (2008),
which hit the top of the country and pop charts. Swift had become the highest-selling
country artist of 2008 by the end of the year.
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