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.
Lanarkshire musician relishes 'really important' return to gigs
dailyrecord.co.ukiOS - Android The 26-year-old told Lanarkshire Live : "The return of live music is really important. "2018 and 2019 were monumental points in my career as a performing musician, so not playing and being in the recording studio more often has been incredibly odd."I’m looking forward to gigging more as we get back into normality because it will feel great to be playing in front of people again."Lockdown was tough for musicians with no gigs or band practices, but Chris didn't let that get to him and used his time to improve his skillset.He added: "I’ve gotten better as a musician in terms of personal ability."Lockdown actually allowed me to get some lessons from one of my favourite drummers, Daniel Glass (Brian Setzer) so going back to basics.
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