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 ties Dolly Parton for a Billboard country chart record
foxnews.comShe may have moved into pop music, but Taylor Swift has secured herself a new record in the world of country. The star, 31, has seen her re-recording of her past hit "Love Story" -- now called "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" -- meet massive success.
The tune has topped Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, which is based on airplay, sales and streaming numbers. The occasion marks Swift's first debut in the position, and her eighth time filling the spot overall, according to Billboard.
Among those eight was the original version of the song when it was released back in 2008. Taylor Swift is the second artist to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart with two versions of the same song after 'Love Story (Taylor's Version)' debuted at No.
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