Global superstar with 14 Grammys under her belt looks unrecognizable in childhood snap... can you guess who?
The beloved performer has released 11 studio albums and kicked off her professional music career at age 16 with a self-titled album nearly two decades ago.
She has achieved many milestones and garnered numerous accolades thus far, such as winning 14 Grammy Awards out of a whopping 58 nominations.
The songstress is not only known for her stage presence, but her skills when it comes to songwriting.
The music artist has since bought back the masters to all of her music and is currently in a relationship with another A-list celebrity.
But can you guess who it is?
It's Taylor Swift!
The 35-year-old singer could be seen flashing a small smile towards the camera in a photo that was taken when she was a little girl.
The image was uploaded to an Instagram fan account called Taylor Nation with the caption: 'Taylor Swift has graced this earth for 13,000 days, and the world has never been the same.'
The snap even grabbed the attention of Swift's record label Republic Records, which she signed with in 2018.
The company simply added a red heart emoji in the comment section of the post shared on Thursday, which prompted another fan page to reply with, 'omg! What do you know?'
Earlier this week, fans were sent into a frenzy as rumors sparked up that Taylor could possibly be dropping new music.
The Bad Blood songstress moved to Nashville when she was a teenager, and eventually signed with Big Machine Records.
Her debut single was titled Tim McGraw and she went on to release albums Taylor Swift (2006) and Fearless (2008) - which contained hits such as Love Story and You Belong With Me.
She later dropped award-winning LPs including Speak Now (2010), Red (2012), 1989 (2014) and Midnights (2022).
The Bad Blood songstress moved to Nashville when she was a teenager, and eventually signed with Big Machine Records; seen in 2007 in Florida
Last year, Swift released The Tortured Poets Department - which contained more hits such as the track Fortnight.
Over the course of her career thus far, Taylor has also won 40 American Music Awards and 49 Billboard Music Awards.
Her latest Eras Tour - which began in 2023 and ended last year - has become the highest-grossing tour of all time.
She has additionally re-recorded four of her albums: Fearless, Red, Speak Now and 1989.
The recent post comes after it was revealed this week that Taylor's father Scott underwent heart surgery following a terrifying health scare.
He had gone for a routine checkup when a doctor discovered something and proceeded to undergo a quintuple bypass surgery on his heart.
A source revealed to DailyMail.com that Scott has since had a 'fantastic' recovery after the procedure.
Swift appears to have a close relationship with her dad and mom Andrea. He has often been seen at her concerts and also accompanied the star to NFL games as she cheered on her NFL boyfriend Travis Kelce.
Swift's fans were recently sent into a frenzy as rumors sparked up this week that the singer could possibly be dropping new music - until a surprising twist popped up.
HITS Daily Double initially alleged in a report on Tuesday that the Bad Blood singer could possibly be working on her 12th studio album under Republic Records.
'What's more, seismic rumblings of a new Taylor set keep the Republic team as aggressive as ever,' the outlet had published.
However, an edit has since been made and altered to the simple line: 'And there's always Taylor,' while on the topic of other artists in the industry.
Before the change was made, Swifties flocked over to X to express their excitement over the speculation, with one penning, 'ts12 we are ready.'
Another added, 'I need this in my life,' while a fan wrote, 'and i speak for us all when I say that whenever Taylor decides to drop new music we WILL be STREAMING.'
And when the report changed later on Tuesday, fans of the Grammy winner still grasped onto hope.
'So that must mean it's REALLY coming then and Tree told them to get rid of that! Omg Swifties GET UP!' a fan said, referencing to Taylor's publicist Tree Paine.
Last year in October, Swifties went wild as they speculated the popstar would drop a surprise album at the time.
The rumors began due to Joe Jonas and Shawn Mendes both postponing the release of their own music.
A few months earlier in May, Taylor announced that she had bought back the rights to all of her music - and penned a heartfelt letter to her fans in celebration of the big milestone.
Fans were quick to point out what they alleged to be Easter eggs in the lengthy message.
Towards the top, the songstress had written: 'I'm trying to gather my thoughts into something coherent, but right now my mind is a slideshow.
'A flashback sequence of all the times I daydreamed about, wished for, and pined away for the chance to get to tell you this news. All the times I was thiiiiiiiiiiiis close, reaching out for it, only for it to fall through.'
Some Swifties said that when she wrote 'this,' she included a total of 12 i's - which they believed could possibly be a tease of her 12th studio album.
And while making an appearance at the 2025 Grammys in February, she accessorized her eye-catching look with earrings that also had 12 jewels.
Taylor gave a surprise performance at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville last month in June and some fans were convinced that she could maybe jump back to her country roots with new music.
She belted out lyrics to her hit track Shake It Off - and listeners pointed out that she had gone back to her signature country twang.
While it is not officially known when Swift will drop new music, the Love Story hitmaker has been keeping busy.
Swift and her boyfriend Kelce have been spotted on a recent dates this summer and also enjoyed a getaway over Fourth of July at the exclusive Yellowstone Club in Montana.
Kelce is preparing for his 13th season with the NFL and has been attending training sessions in the state of Florida. Taylor has often been spotted supporting her boyfriend from the stands, and has attended over 20 games.
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