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.
Man's touching romantic gesture fails to win back girlfriend but brings him fame
mirror.co.ukA man's unbelievable romantic gesture failed to win his girlfriend back - but it did make him famous. Lovesick Xiao Xu used all of his savings to build an island for his ex in Hetou village, Yingde city, Guangdong, China.
The 30-year-old completely transformed the patch of land into a romantic paradise, covered with pink flowers and blooming peach and cherry trees.
Xiao also constructed a bridge and a swing, which was wrapped in pink blossom petals. He told reporters: "These flowers are very beautiful, especially the cherry blossoms symbolise pure love.
They are all loved by girls." The heartbroken lover spent £11,000 project after his girlfriend broke up with him when he moved back to his parents' hometown to care for them.
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