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.
Carrie Underwood reveals she 'burst into tears' as she began her American Idol journey
dailymail.co.ukShe catapulted to fame after winning American Idol in 2005.Now Carrie Underwood is reflecting on the beginning of her journey to superstardom.The 37-year-old wrote about her experiences in a story for GuidePosts magazine, where she revealed the nervousness she experienced performing in front of the judges. 'I burst into tears': Carrie Underwood is reflecting on the beginning of her journey to superstardom (pictured 2005)Recalling the moment she decided to audition for the show, she told GuidePosts magazine: 'The summer before my senior year, I was home one day, watching TV and saw a news segment about people auditioning for the show American Idol, I checked online.'The closest auditions were being held in St.
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