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.
Campaigners call for change as Stirling battles with tragic drug deaths toll
dailyrecord.co.ukGet the latest Falkirk news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterThe tragic toll of Stirling’s drug deaths has been revealed - with the number more than quadrupling in the last decade.A new report from the National Records of Scotland has reported a total of 31 drug-related fatalities in 2020, which represents a steep jump up from the 19 deaths seen in 2019.The stark nature of the issue is also laid bare by a comparison from the same figure in 2010, when only seven drug-related deaths were recorded in the figures.Meanwhile, loved ones and local campaigners have raised fears about the impact of lockdown on reducing vital services helping those battling addiction, with one family affected claiming it represented a “hidden.
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