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.
Eurovision Song Contest: An Unlikely Contender Lines Up As The UK’s Host City For 2023
deadline.comThe shortlist of UK cities being considered to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be announced today – with an unlikely contender joining the bidding.While cities including Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow and Brighton are on the list of those who’ve applied for the hosting gig, a less likely name is Darlington – a small city in the north east of England with an estimated population of just 650,000.Despite its small size, it appears Darlington does, on paper, satisfy the critieria set by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for any city wishing to host the enormous and growing contest, namely:And Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen told the BBC that the town’s proximity to Teesside International Airport had been “one of the big drivers” in allowing the city to quality for consideration.He added that the area “may be the underdogs that people frequently underestimate”, citing previous events held locally including BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend and the Rugby League World Cup.The shortlist will be decided by the EBU and the BBC, which is responsible for the media coverage of the event.It was confirmed last month that the UK will host the Contest next year, having come second in this year’s competition, which was won by Ukraine.
Although the winner traditionally hosts the following year, the EBU decided with regret that Ukraine’s current conflict meant it would be unable to harness the resources necessary.
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