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.
Ben Stokes breaks silence on dad Ged's death with emotional tribute after cancer battle
dailystar.co.ukBen Stokes has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his father Ged on social media following his tragic death from brain cancer. Ged, a former rugby league international, revealed back in August that he had been diagnosed with the illness earlier this year after spending five weeks in hospital.Ben took a period of compassionate leave between August and October to spend time with him, which saw the England star miss international matches as well as the start of the Indian Premier League.On Tuesday Ged’s former club Workington Town, whom he both played and coached for, confirmed in a statement that he has tragically passed away.
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