Who was Taylor Swift’s opera singer grandma, Marjorie Finlay? The pop star’s lookalike relative was ‘a star in Puerto Rico’, hosted a TV show, and her vocals even feature on one of Swift’s songs
- Taylor Swift may be a successful star in her own right, gaining billionaire status just last month, but did you know that her grandma Marjorie Finlay was a well-known opera singer?
- Swift named a song after her grandma – ‘Marjorie’, on the Evermore album – even including some of her vocals on the track, which lead fans to start researching the late star
Long-time Swifties will already be aware that Taylor Swift’s musical talent goes back generations.
In 2020, she released a ballad named after her late grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, as one of the songs from her Evermore track list.
“Marjorie” is inspired by Swift’s maternal grandma and is an emotional and heart-wrenching tribute to the country singer’s memories before her passing, with lyrics including: “I should’ve asked you questions; I should’ve asked you how to be; Asked you to write it down for me; Should’ve kept every grocery store receipt; ‘Cause every scrap of you would be taken from me”.
Swift is quoted singing, “What died didn’t stay dead; You’re alive, you’re alive in my head”.
So, who was Taylor Swift’s late grandma, Marjorie Finlay – and did you know she had a successful career as an opera singer and TV show host?