Taylor Swift was chosen this December 6 as Person of the Year by Time magazine, in its long-awaited annual list, EFE reported. The American singer beat candidates such as Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Barbie doll or the Artificial Intelligence guru Sam Altman.
At 33, Swift has a long career spanning almost two decades. Her current tour, "The Eras Tour," as well as the pelicle inspired by it, have become two milestones of the year. Both projects have attracted millions of viewers.
«The achievements of Taylor Swift "As an artist, both culturally, commercially and critically, there are so many of them that counting them is almost a pointless task," says Time. The publication also compares the current pop star to Elvis Presley, Madonna or Michael Jackson on stage. Furthermore, as a composer, it compares her to giants such as Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney or Joni Mitchell.
«He knows how to use it»
Without forgetting the singer's role as a businesswoman: Swift already has an estimated fortune of over $1.000 billion.
And as a celebrity, she has become a person who is scrutinized in every step she takes, every outfit she puts on, and every word she utters. Of this, according to Time, she is aware “and knows how to use it.”
But these qualities, which other artists have achieved before her, are accompanied by gestures that are not so common, such as when it was learned last August that she distributed 55 million dollars in bonuses to all the workers on her tour "The Eras Tour", including - according to what specialized media wrote at the time, since she never publicized it - bonuses of 100.000 dollars for the truck drivers who transport all her equipment.
For many years, Swift has been able to swim cautiously in the waters of politics in a country that is increasingly polarized on numerous issues, but she did not hesitate to take a stand in favor of LGBT rights or the obligation to get vaccinated during Covid. And in 2020 she took the most significant step, publicly supporting Joe Biden's candidacy against Donald Trump.
At 14
Born in 1989 in West Reading, Pennsylvania, at just 14 years old she moved to Nashville, the capital of country music, and signed a contract with Sony at that age.
Since then, he has not given up fame, but it was in 2023 when that fame reached levels rarely seen in any artist, becoming a mass global phenomenon.
“It feels like the defining moment of my career, turning 33,” Taylor Swift told Time in her interview. “And for the first time in my life, I’m mentally strong enough to take what comes with that,” she added.
