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.
Pointless host Richard Osman reveals health condition that stopped him pursuing his DREAM job
thesun.co.ukFORMER Pointless host Richard Osman has revealed the health condition that stopped him chasing his DREAM job. The BBC star - who recently stepped down from his presenting role on the much-loved game show - said his "terrible eyesight" ruined his chances of working in the police.
Richard, 51, quit Pointless last month having filmed more than 1,300 episodes and nearly 30 series across 13 years as the show's host.
He revealed he was doing so in order to focus on his hugely successful writing career - which has seen him become a best-selling author.
But the TV star didn't always want to work as a writer and presenter, and had his sights set on a very different path as a child.
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