Teen star Taylor Swift has another career in mind if she tires of singing country music - she hasn't let go of her dreams of becoming a surgeon.

The 18-year-old singer marked her success as a country star when she was handed the Country Song Of The Year gong at the Bmi Country Awards on Tuesday night.

But Swift still clings to her tutor's hopes she would pursue a career in medicine.

She says, "I was so proud of this in high school - I won the best dissector award in biology. I have that little piece of paper in my wallet, from ninth grade.

"Surgery and biology have always been really fascinating to me, so I was really excited that they thought I had like the most potential as a surgeon."