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.
'I said no to an abortion but my unborn child had devastating rare diagnosis, then something major happened'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA mum said no after she was offered an abortion after discovering her unborn daughter had a rare brain condition and abnormality.
Now, the family is now celebrating her incredible recovery after the tot underwent major surgery on her oesophagus at just a few hours old.
Marie Stockdale, 35, a dinner lady from Penrith, Cumbria, was delighted to be expecting twin daughters with her partner, 48-year-old HGV driver Paul Kipling.
But their excitement soon turned to frantic worry. While Mila was healthy in the womb, doctors found that her twin Ava had a rare brain condition and an abnormality where her oesophagus was not attached correctly, which would likely need surgery after being born.
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