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Feb 28, 2024 · Taylor Swift isn't a nepo baby, but she certainly has her parents to thank for launching her music career. Here's what Andrea and Scott Swift did for a living.
- They Raised Taylor on A Christmas Tree Farm
- They Named Her with A Business Career in Mind
- Andrea and Taylor Traveled All Over Together to Pursue The Singer's Dreams
- They Moved to The Suburbs of Nashville to Support Taylor's Career
- Andrea Faced Cancer Twice
- Andrea Introduced Taylor at The 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards
- Andrea Has Inspired Two of Taylor's Songs
- Scott Worried About Taylor's Safety When She Decided to Speak Out About Politics
- Scott Is A Hands-On Dad
- Scott and Andrea Attended Several Shows During Taylor's Eras Tour
The "Lover" singer's deep affinity for Christmas stems from growing up on a Christmas tree farm in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Though the family later moved to Nashville, Taylor has always spoken fondly of her memories on the farm, even returning to pay a visit therein 2018. She later commemorated her childhood home in her 2021 song "Christmas Tree F...
Both of Taylor's parents have backgrounds in the financial industry, something which influenced the moniker they chose for her. "My mom thought it was cool that if you got a business card that said 'Taylor' you wouldn't know if it was a guy or a girl," she told Rolling Stonein 2009, explaining that they thought an androgynous name could help reduce...
Sure of her talent and drive from a young age, Taylor sought to make her dreams a reality by trying to track down a record deal. Andrea was supportive from the start, driving Taylor to Nashville to hand out demos of her singing karaoke. "My mom waited in the car with my little brother while I knocked on doors up and down Music Row," Taylor told Ent...
In 2003, Taylor and her family relocated to Hendersonville, just outside of Nashville, after she became the youngest person to sign with Sony/ATV Publishing. While the move was made in service of then-14-year-old Taylor's budding career, her parents strove to keep the pressure off of her, promising the move was "a change of scenery." "I never wante...
While writing songs is primarily how Taylor processes and shares her emotions with fans, she opened up directly in a candid Tumblr post in 2015, informing fans that Andrea had been diagnosed with cancer. "I'm writing to you with an update I wish I wasn't giving you, but it's important and I'm used to sharing important events in my life with you," T...
Just over a week after her first cancer diagnosis was shared with fans, Andrea joined Taylor onstageat the ACM Awards, where the singer was being honored with the Milestone Award. Andrea shared what a "proud mom" she was as she introduced her daughter. "I've watched this milestone artist from the time she was a tangled-hair little girl … Full of im...
The pop star first gave fans a glimpse into her and Andrea's close bond in 2008's "The Best Day," which references a handful of sweet memories the pair have shared together over the years. When Taylor released a lyric video for the track in 2021, she included adorable never-before-seen home videosof the duo as well. On Lover, Taylor opened up about...
After years of being criticized for not sharing her political opinions, Taylor broke her silence and put public support behind two Democratic candidates in her home state of Tennessee in 2018 — much to the initial concern of her dad. In her Netflix documentary Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, she and her dad discuss the social media post. "I've read t...
When hundreds of Swifties camped out overnight in August 2019 to catch the "You Need to Calm Down" singer's Good Morning America performance, Taylor made sure none of them went hungry. The singer ordered 30 pizzas to be delivered to the line of fans outside New York City's Central Park, handed out by members of her team — including her dad! "For my...
In April 2023, Taylor gave her parents a sweet shout-out during an Eras Tourconcert in Houston. "I love you Houston," she can be heard saying in a video posted on TikTok. "You treat us like Houston is my mom's hometown, which it is. You treat us like this is where my parents got married, which it is." Then, in May 2023, during a concert stop in Phi...
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Reports suggest that Taylor's dad, Scott Swift, who used to work as a stockbroker, owns a stake in the Big Machine Label Group - the label that was the reason Taylor made it big.
Feb 2, 2024 · Before they were full-time supportive parents to one of the world’s biggest pop stars, Scott and Andrea Swift both worked in finance, Scott as a stockbroker (and later as a vice president for...
Nov 20, 2023 · Andrea Swift worked as a marketing manager at an advertising agency, per PEOPLE, while Scott Swift appears to still be working as the managing director at Merrill Lynch, according to...
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Scott and Andrea Swift welcomed their daughter, Taylor Swift, on Dec. 13, 1989 — a date significant to many Swifties as 13 is the singer's lucky number and her fifth album is named "1989." They...
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Jan 21, 2024 · Though the Swift family eventually moved to Nashville to help kickstart Taylor's career, Scott and Andrea never wanted Taylor to feel pressured to succeed in music. After initially visiting Nashville when she was 11, Taylor worked hard learning how to play the guitar and writing her own songs.
