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.
Taylor Swift scores fifth number one album with Folklore
standard.co.ukTaylor Swift has managed to top the pop charts once more, having secured her fifth consecutive UK number one album with Folklore.The 30-year-old’s eighth studio album secured 37,000 chart sales, with 67% of its week one total coming from streams and 33% from downloads, according to the Official Charts Company.Folklore is currently only available in digital formats, but will be able to purchase as a physical release later in the year when lockdown eases further.Swift previously hit number one with Red in 2012, 1989 in 2014, Reputation in 2017 and Lover in 2019.She is the fifth female artist to score five or more UK number one albums, after Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion.Teasing the release of Folklore on Instagram.
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