VIDEO: Man breaks world record for identifying Taylor Swift songs
Bilal Ilyas Jhandir has broken the Guinness World Record for identifying the most Taylor Swift songs in one minute.
Taylor Swift is undoubtedly one of the most influential people in recent times, becoming TIME’s Person of the Year twice.
Swift was named Person of the Year in 2023 and 2017.
In addition to the Grammy winner's many accolades, she also has a highly loyal fan base - Swifties.
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One such superfan is 20-year-old Bilal Ilyas Jhandir from Pakistan, who recently broke the Guinness World Record for naming the most Taylor Swift songs in less than a minute.
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Here's Bilal Ilyas Jhandir and his super knowledge of Taylor Swift lyrics which allowed him to set his record for most Swift songs identified by their lyrics in one minute 💫 pic.twitter.com/YtEdAtDoG7
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) January 29, 2024
The self-proclaimed "die-hard" fan identified 34 Taylor Swift songs from their lyrics, surpassing the previous record of 27.
"I have been listening to Taylor Swift since my childhood," said the Swiftie as he reflected on his accomplishment.
"The thing I like the most about her is her way of writing out-of-this-world songs that always hit the bottom of my heart," he said.
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"The authenticity in her songwriting, the emotional depth in her lyrics, and her ability to connect with listeners on a personal level are all the things that I admire most about Taylor Swift."
According to Guinness World Records, this is Bilal’s third Guinness World Records title.
In 2021, he broke the record for most animals identified from animal sounds in one minute (23), and in 2023, he broke the record for the most Justin Bieber songs identified from their lyrics in one minute (29).
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