THEN AND NOW: How Taylor Swift went from tween country wannabe to global pop superstar

For the past 10 years, Taylor Swift's career hasn't slowed down for a moment.

The 26-year-old singer has released five albums, sold out numerous world tours, won hundreds of awards - including 10 Grammys - and broken countless records. But after all of her success, the singer is now ready to step back from it all and take a break.

She told Vogue in her cover story for the May issue, "Honestly, I never relax, and I'm excited about being able to relax for the first time in ten years."

As Swift takes a breather from her ambitious career, here's a look back at how exactly the Pennsylvania-raised Swift made her way from country hopeful to country star, only to then conquer pop music around the globe.