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.
Ellen DeGeneres' tragic past - dead lover, sex abuse and actress who broke her heart
mirror.co.ukEllen DeGeneres has carved out a career as a funny but warm and understanding TV host who pioneered the use of the phrase, 'Be kind'.
But late last year, The Ellen DeGeneres Show was hit by major controversy when she was accused of being a diva and a Buzzfeed News investigation alleged there was a toxic work culture.
An internal review found "deficiencies related to the show's day-to-day management" and as a result, three top producers quit last August.
When the show returned in September, Ellen - who turns 63 today - apologised to viewers, insisting she takes 'responsibility' and describing herself as a 'work in progress'. "I learned that things happened here that never should have happened.
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