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.
Rebel Wilson reveals she nearly became a pro tennis player but was ‘too short’ as she hits the court in throwback photo
thesun.co.ukREBEL Wilson almost ditched the world of acting to become a professional tennis player. The Bridesmaids star, 40, revealed her former athletic ambitions as she posted a throwback snap of herself in action on the court.
Rebel admitted she gave up on her tennis dream as she was "too short" and "not good enough". The comedy queen looked virtually unrecognizable as she shared a snap of her younger self in tennis whites and with dark hair, pulling off a backhand at the baseline.
She wrote alongside the shot: "I don’t know whether you guys know but one of my original career choices was to be a professional tennis player. "I ended up being way too short (and also not good enough) but geeesh I used to love being a beast on the court!" Rebel - born.
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