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.
Dad 'told he had tension headaches' receives devastating diagnosis after paying for private scan
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA dad who believed he was suffering from 'tension headaches' has been told he has an inoperable brain tumour. Amanpal Uppal, known as Pali, from Leeds, received the devastating diagnosis only a month after the headaches started.
The cancerous tumour is highly aggressive and Pali's family are now desperately searching for alternatives. They arehoping to raise money for an expensive trial drug and immunotherapy in Germany that may be able to help Pali, 35.
Kiren Sirha, Pali's older sister, told LeedsLive: "Pali is our world, he is the rock of our family as a father, husband, son, brother and dear friend to so many.
He has a heart of gold and never fails to put others before himself, he is our inspiration every day, we are so proud of him. "
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