On December 13, 1989, one of the most important artists of our time was born. A musician who was capable, while still very young, of overshadowing even the brightest stars in music history: Taylor Swift, the one that «Time magazine» named Person of the Year in 2023. She is a musician, singer and songwriter of undisputed talent, as well as a brilliant businesswoman. Are we exaggerating? Not really, given the numbers that substantiate this young woman’s success, like having so influenced consumption in the United States, that it affected the country’s GDP! And yet Taylor Swift has remained down-to-earth and straightforward. Written for Swifties and other interested people, this book traces Tay’s life and career from her beginnings, which drew on traditional country music sounds, to the Midnights album and the triumphant Eras Tour, which sold-out to millions of completely fanatical fans all over the world. Her first ten albums and 144 songs are described and analyzed track by track - with an unprecedented musical insight into her oeuvre. In parallel, the book recounts prominent incidents in her artistic and personal life, made up of triumphs and fears, happy and dramatic relationships, collaborations and betrayals. This is a well-rounded portrait of a true media, social, cultural, and entrepreneurial phenomenon. The One.

The author

Michele Lallai was born in Cagliari, Italy, in 1986. He has always been passionate about literature and music and works as a journalist for automobile magazines. He has collaborated on numerous music publishing projects and is successful as a DJ and event organizer. He has closely followed the musical career of Taylor Swift for many years, and has dedicated his first book Taylor Swift. The One to telling her story.