Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Ayr explosion: Horrifying pictures show extent of blast damage in housing estate
dailyrecord.co.ukThese are the horrifying images of a housing estate ripped apart by a massive explosion in Ayr last night.Four people – including two children – are in hospital following the devastating blast in Kincaidston shortly after 7pm.Images taken from the skies this morning have revealed the true extent of the blast's impact, which wiped out an entire house and impacted many others around it.Debris was sent for hundreds of yards around while the blast was felt up to three miles away when it rocked the estate last night.Nearby residents have spent a night in shelter at the Queen Margaret Academy and Kincaidston's Community Pavilion.Donations of food, water and blankets have poured in from individuals and businesses around Ayrshire.The Ayrshire Live
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