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.
Barry Ryan dead: Eloise singer who performed with twin Paul dies as Cat Stevens speaks out
express.co.ukThe songwriter went on: "Their step-father was the major entertainment agent, Harold Davidson. We were prone to raving - a lot."It was through Barry I met Patti D’Arbanville."When I contracted TB, it was Paul who gave me my first introductory book on Buddhism and meditation, The Secret Path, that inspired me to delve deep inside myself in search of ultimate answers to life’s questions."He added: "Paul died in 1992, and now Barry has joined him."The folk singer revealed that he had recently spoken to Barry ahead of his death."When I spoke with him recently he told me he was fully at peace knowing he only had a short time left on this earth," Cat wrote."His trust in God was solid.
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