ISLAMABAD: Bilal Ilyas Jhandir, a 20-year-old Taylor Swift fan from Pakistan, achieved a new world record for identifying the most Taylor Swift songs from their lyrics in a minute.
He named a total of 34 songs, surpassing the previous 27 held by Dan Simpson from the UK in 2019.
Taylor Swift’s top 50 best-selling songs were compiled in a randomly ordered list, from which Bilal was tasked with identifying each song solely from its beginning lyrics, read aloud by a human without any music.
Bilal dedicated 13 weeks to meticulously preparing for this attempt, striving to achieve the highest possible score.
Expressing his unwavering admiration for Taylor Swift, Bilal mentions, “I have been listening to Taylor Swift since my childhood. I am a die-hard fan of hers. I have listened to every song of hers. I can identify almost any of her songs from the lyrics.”
This achievement adds another accolade to Bilal’s repertoire, marking his third Guinness World Records title. Previously, he secured his first title in 2021 for identifying the most animals from their sounds within a minute.
Furthermore,in 2022, he set another record by identifying the most Justin Bieber songs from their lyrics in one minute.
