Taylor Swift was recognized as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for “bringing joy to a society that desperately needed it.”

Since 1927 Time magazine selects a “Person of the Year,” the individual who has made the most impact in the news, good or bad, over the past twelve months. To do this, before crowning the chosen one, 9 people are first addressed. this year, Barbie, King Charles III or even Russian and Chinese leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been notably named. On Wednesday, December 6, it was finally American singer Taylor Swift who won the prestigious 2023 title, replacing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

While the award is often given to heads of state or other industry giants, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Sam Jacobs, explained, as reported by AFP, that the American musician “found a way to cross borders and be a source. of light. “Much of what Swift accomplished in 2023 is immeasurable […] She was committed to giving value to people’s dreams, feelings and experiences, especially women who felt neglected and regularly undervalued,” she continued. Indeed, Taylor Swift is very committed to gender inequality, which she fights through her performances and songs.

Billboard 200 record breaking girl

the translator of Shake it, a title released in 2016, thus adding a new dimension to his landmark career. At the age of 33, he has already stood out many times, especially regularly climbing the American rankings. Last July, thanks to her album, the country singer became the female artist with the most albums on the American Billboard 200 chart. Speak Now (Taylor Version). This is the singer’s twelfth opus to reach the top of the podium, compared to 11 held by Barbra Streisand so far.

Moreover, the year 2023 was marked by the phenomenal tour of the pop star called “Taylor Swift. The Eras Tour” and was immortalized through the film, which hit theaters on October 13th. Here again at the end of November, it surpassed $250 million in worldwide box office revenue, landing its work on this year’s list of the world’s highest-grossing films. During her seventeen-year career, the singer’s record is impressive. 13 albums sold over fifty million copies, six world tours and more than 500 music awards, including 12 Grammy Awards.

“For building the world that was hers but made room for so many people, for making her story a global legend, for bringing joy to a society that needed it so much, Taylor Swift is Time’s 2023 Person of the Year,” the speech concluded. . Sam Jacobs. His name is thus added to the long list of notable personalities. Among them are Martin Luther King, Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Francis, Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris, and even environmental activist Greta Thunberg.