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Fan frenzy at TIFF as Taylor Swift shows up for ‘One Chance’

Taylor Swift greets fans outside the Elgin Theatre in Toronto. Getty Images

TORONTO — The worlds of movies and music collided Monday night at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where hundreds of fans showed up outside the Elgin Theatre hoping to catch a glimpse of pop-country superstar Taylor Swift.

They were rewarded when Swift, wearing a white dress, arrived at the world premiere presentation of One Chance and spent time posing for photos and signing autographs.

Read more: Full TIFF coverage

The 23-year-old brought serious star power to director David Frankel’s biopic about the rise of Paul Potts from mobile phone salesman to Britain’s Got Talent contestant to opera star.

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Swift wrote and performed “Sweeter Than Fiction” on the movie’s soundtrack.

Potts himself was also at the premiere, as was the actor who portrays him, James Corden and co-stars Alexandra Roach and Valeria Bilello.

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