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.
Scots man who 'squeezed' into XXL clothes sheds over five stone after giving up junk food
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scots man who used to have to 'squeeze' into XXL clothes looks unrecognisable after undergoing a weight loss transformation.
Charlie Innes, from the Scottish Borders, remembers 'tipping the scales' when his weight climbed to 18 and a half stone two years ago.
The 52-year-old had gone from being an 'active' rugby player to struggling with everyday movements.But it was a milestone birthday that made him decide it was time for a change.
The 52-year-old said: "Getting to my 50th birthday should have been a happy time, but all I can remember is being the heaviest I had ever been, tipping the scales at just over 18 and a half stone and squeezing into a size 42 trousers, and a XXL shirt. "My mobility was becoming restricted, and everyday life was just getting a little more difficult.
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