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.
Boarding school 'sets you up for your future' says student who thrived on independence
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor many young people the idea of heading to university and having to live independently for the first time can be nerve wracking.
Sixth form student Ellen Wright feels confident about that next step though, having already become accustomed to living away from home.
Now in Year 13 at St David's College with plans to progress to higher education in September, Ellen joined the school in Year 7 and spent her first five years as a full boarder.
Now head girl at the Llandudno school, she believes her time spent living on campus has helped stand her in good stead for her next educational steps.
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