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.
From joke to woke: How Jedward became Ireland’s favourite sons
evoke.ieIreland is known as the land of saints and scholars, and our ability to entertain is globally renowned. When it comes to a good show, Lucan’s loveliest lads Jedward are more than able to provide.
Jedward’s career has been diverse to say the least and the twins have have proven that they’re able to adapt. But it’s their more recent activism and outspoken campaigning on social issues that has earned them serious respect, with them often saying what needs to be said, directly to those who need to hear it.
As they marked their milestone 30th birthday they promised that they are ‘going to make our thirties more important and impactful’.
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