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.
How the new Billie Holiday film recreates her glamorous '50s wardrobe
telegraph.co.ukThe United States Vs. Billie Holiday isn’t the first to tell the legendary singer’s story, but it might well be the most stylish, thanks to a collaboration with Prada on the costumes.The Italian fashion house worked with Daniels’ longtime costume designer Paolo Nieddu to create nine looks for actress Andra Day to wear when performing as Holiday, all of them inspired by the gowns worn by the star in real life, as well as looks from Fifties fashion magazines and designs from past Prada collections.From the opening scene, in which Day is seen performing in a white sequinned gown, signature gardenia in her hair, we can see how these costumes play a pivotal role, enhancing the sense of glamour and stage presence surrounding Holiday as a.
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