Taylor Swift has barely aged a day in throwback snaps from 20 years ago revealed
A look back at Taylor Swift's rise from small-town country singer to global megastar in photos, as throwback snaps from her early days of fame reveal she's barely aged a day
With the wedding of the decade on the horizon for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, we take a look at the timeline of Taylor 's incredible 20-year career so far. The megastar previously said she wanted to be a stockbroker, despite her love of singing, but thankfully for her millions of fans around the world, she eventually decided on her true calling.
Following a family relocation to Nashville, the home of country music, the path was laid for Taylor to start her journey towards becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In this collection of photos of Taylor's career highs, we see just how far she's come...
1 of 17 2025
Taylor recorded The Life Of A Showgirl it in secret with producers Max Martin and Shellback in Sweden during breaks in the European leg of The Eras Tour. She told her 282 million followers, “I can’t tell you how proud I am to share this with you, an album that just feels so right.” It shot to the top of the charts worldwide.
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In April, Taylor released The Tortured Poets Department, which topped sales charts around the world. Her record-breaking Eras Tour concluded in December after 149 shows across 21 countries and five continents.
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Taylor began her epic worldwide Eras Tour, released Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version), and was named Time’s Person of the Year.
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Taylor won three awards at the MTV Europe Music Awards. In 2022 she released Midnights, which she called, “The stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life”.
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On stage at the Academy of Country Music Awards. During lockdown, Taylor released the surprise ‘cottagecore’ albums folklore and evermore. Both were celebrated for their storytelling and indie-folk sound.
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Taylor performed at the iHeartRadio Wango Tango, ahead of releasing her romantic pop album Lover. She continued to connect with her fans through social media and exclusive Secret Sessions, offering early listens before the album’s release.
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Taylor sang with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill during the Reputation Tour in Nashville.
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In 2016, Taylor won three Grammys, including Album of the Year for 1989, becoming the first woman to win the award twice. She also had a major public feud with Kanye West and performed her only concert of the year in Austin, Texas.
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On the 1989 World Tour in Singapore. In 2015, Taylor won numerous awards, including the Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist, and became Instagram’s most-followed celeb
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At the Staples Center in LA during the Red Tour. That year, she also won a lawsuit against a man who assaulted her at a meet-and-greet, receiving a symbolic $1 in damages.
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Performing at the Grammys. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, the lead single from Red, became Taylor’s first No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Backstage with Selena Gomez at the People’s Choice Awards. The pair have been friends since 2008, when they both dated Jonas brothers.
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In this special issue of OK!, we celebrate Taylor and Travis’s joyful journey so far, digging into the fabric of their relationship and why their connection is so strong.
We share all the details of their magical engagement, cast an eye forward to their wedding, and look at ways in which Taylor’s latest album was shaped by her happy state of mind.
We also explore what the future might hold for them both, and check out their jaw-dropping property portfolio. It’s what every self-confessed Swiftie needs in life!
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14 of 17 2009
Performing at the 2009 CMT Music Awards in Nashville. You Belong With Me became a major pop crossover hit, though the year is most remembered for Kanye West’s infamous interruption at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Taylor at Stagecoach Country Music Festival. This was the year the 19-year-old released her second studio album, Fearless, with crossover hits like Love Story.
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Performing at the Academy of Country Music New Artists’ Show. In 2007, Taylor won the CMA Horizon Award as a breakthrough country artist, marking her rise into the mainstream.
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At the tender age of 16 Taylor released her debut single Tim McGraw and her self-titled album, launching her country career. She made her first red-carpet appearance at the 2006 CMT Music Awards (pictured).
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