As Taylor Swift’s Singapore run ends, fans from Southeast Asia find ‘inspiration’ from their ‘unpaid therapist’

About 300,000 Taylor Swift fans from Singapore and around Southeast Asia have flocked to the city state this week for the megastar’s six sold-out concerts

As the only stop in the region for Swift’s Eras world tour, Swifties splashed out on flights and hotels to see their ‘unpaid therapist’ provide ‘inspiration’

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Taylor Swift performs at the National Stadium in Singapore. Photo: Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Published: 7:00am, 9 Mar 2024Updated: 8:55am, 9 Mar 2024

About 300,000 Taylor Swift fans from Singapore and around the region were expected to flock to the city state this week for the megastar’s six sold-out concerts.

As the only stop in Southeast Asia for Swift’s blockbuster Eras world tour, Swifties splashed out on flights and hotels to see their idol.

Ahead of the last gig on Saturday, Agence France-Presse spoke to six diehard fans, known as “Swifties”, about their favourite Taylor Swift song and what she means to them.

Searle Lira, 33, became a Taylor Swift fan in high school with the song “Teardrops on My Guitar”.

It helped her to get over her own heartbreak from unrequited love.

“As a person, I feel she’s the unpaid therapist of girls,” said Lira, a freelance journalist from the Philippines.

“All the things that girls go through, you can find a Taylor Swift song that you can relate with.”