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 schoolgirl to compete at Crufts with granny's rescue dog
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scots schoolgirl is set to compete in Crufts with her gran's rescue dog. Brooke Bain, 11, will be taking part in the under-12 agility event with her grandmother's eight-year-old Catalan cross terrier, Timmi.
The pooch was brought to the Borders in 2015 after being rescued in Spain when he was just five months.Timmi was owned by travellers in Spain - but when he became ill he was taken to the veterinary hospital and after his treatment his owners were unable to pay the bill.
It had been suggested that Timmi be sent to the pound to be put to sleep before Louise Carter, a nurse at the hospital, decided to foster the dog and nurse him back to health until charity SOS Dog Rescue could find him a home.Gran-of-two Jackie Bain, 72, said: "Brooke is very into horse-riding and animal training and she started agility training in May this year and just took to it.
She gets on really well with Timmi and has been doing training once a week in preparation."We already had Molly, a Catalan Sheepdog, and we were looking for a companion for her so we contacted SOS and were offered Timmi.
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