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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.
Kids at Hamilton School for the Deaf help create new CBeebies podcast character
dailyrecord.co.ukPupils at a Lanarkshire school that work with deaf children have been hard at work creating a new character for a much-loved podcast.
Youngsters at Hamilton School for the Deaf welcomed a special visit from CBeebies writer Jo Hall, who needed their help for her JoJo Gnome's Story Podcast.
Kids took on the roles of researcher, interviewer, presenter, director and sound operator for a short film as part of the project, after seeing their very own Ella the Elf character come to life.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android They told how they came up with the musical, maths loving character Ella who wears cochlear implants.The fantastic programme was put together over two days and in time for Deaf Awareness Week this week (May 2 to May 8).There is also a BSL signed version of the story, as funding for the project was made available by Creative Scotland.Jo Hall is a former BBC Learning Senior Producer and has written for CBeebies episodes of Balamory, Me Too, Nina and The Neurons and Molly and Mack.
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