Taylor Swift's Rule Unrivaled: Crowned PEOPLE's Most Intriguing of 2023 After a Year of Chart-Conquering Glory

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Once again, Taylor Swift proves to be one of the most captivating figures in pop culture.

This year, she was crowned PEOPLE magazine's 2023 Most Intriguing Person of the Year.

Taylor Swift's Achievements

At the age of 33, the twelve-time Grammy award-winning artist has been a major influence in pop culture for close to two decades since their emergence as an adolescent.

Currently, Taylor is taking a three-month hiatus from her widely acclaimed "Eras" Tour.

Starting October 13, her concert documentary Taylor Swift The "Eras" Tour had showings throughout the autumn season and will be available to watch on streaming services as of December 13.

Making history, the concert film had an incredible release weekend - raking in a whopping $92.8 million in sales according to People magazine.

In response to the sale of her music catalog without her knowledge, the star took back control by producing 4 re-recordings of her own music that she had written herself.

In the last few years, Taylor has gone above and beyond to bring her fans a unique listening experience.

She released "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" in April 2021, "Red (Taylor's Version)" in November of that same year, followed by "Speak Now (Taylor's Version) in July 2023 and "1989 (Taylor's Version)" in October 2023. With only two more re-recordings left to come, the singer is preparing for the arrival of "Reputation (Taylor's Version)" and her self-titled debut album Taylor's Version.

At present, no news has been revealed on the launch of Taylor's upcoming projects.

In 2018, she inked a record deal with Universal Music Group's Republic Records label.

The magazine praised Taylor Swift for her successes, and highlighted her "humble" lifestyle as well.

Impeccable Talent

Her friends spoke of how admirable she was in her career and demeanor alike.

Aaron Dessner, frontman for rock band the National, was taken aback with admiration when discussing the 33-year-old as he told an outlet, "I know her well and never once have I seen anyone attend to her needs".

"When I have stayed at her house, Taylor herself was cooking everyone breakfast and dinner," he continued. "She's legitimately just a very ... hardworking person."

Highlighting Taylor Swift's extraordinary talent, Sabrina Carpenter described her as a "superstar who's really good at baking," and Paramore singer Hayley Williams contended that she has only just begun to show the world what she can do.

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