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.
Brotherhood of Man's Martin Lee slams Eurovision as 'a light show' after own win in 70s
express.co.ukEurovision today leaves a lot to be desired.Talking exclusively in an interview with Express.co.uk, the multi-million selling artist responded earnestly when asked what he would change about it."How long have you got?" he exclaimed, before adding that the music had "slipped away" from the show."There's no orchestra anymore.
If you can't sing with an orchestra anymore, what's the point?" he questioned."I feel, to me, the music has slipped away a little bit, as I'm a songwriter."He added: "Eurovision has changed quite dramatically [since the 70s].
It's [now] more of a light show."I like the light show, but the songs seem to have disappeared a bit in the modern era."He also delivered a blow to recent 21st century tracks."Songs are not songs anymore, they're just sounds," he critiqued."Some of them are very clever, but I'm a songwriter."In spite of his bitingly honest analysis of the show, he still wants UK performers to compete for the Eurovision title to represent Britain."We should still participate because it's the biggest show in the world," he declared."It's great for new songwriters, it's a great extravaganza."What else do we have on TV other than the soaps?
A billion [viewers] can't all be wrong."However, he acknowledged that "it's hard to tell what makes a winning song these days", citing the participation of diverse and culturally different countries (such as Azerbaijan, which joined the EU in 2001) as a reason.He also is adamant that he would never try his luck at the contest again, preferring instead to leave on a high note."People always say: 'You should do it, you're the winners', but that's the way to remain - the winners!" he declared. "If we lost, they would only remember us for losing."Besides his thoughts.
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