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.
Teen rapist collapses after public whipping punishment sees him suffer 150 lashes
dailystar.co.ukThe Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA teenager convicted of raping a child was lashed almost 150 times for violating Islamic law – and collapsed during his punishment.The unidentified 19-year-old was lashed by a masked official in front of witnesses in the town of Idi Rayeuk in East Aceh, Indonesia, on Thursday.The teen is reported to have collapsed during the public whipping and begged for the punishment to stop – but the request was denied.The teen had been sentenced to 146 lashes – and was treated by a medic before the whipping session resumed.According to reports, the teenager was sentenced with the severe punishment, reserved for the worst criminals, due to the.
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