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.
Tina Turner's relationship with Scotland remembered as rock and roll legend dies aged 83
dailyrecord.co.ukTina Turner has died at the age of 83 after a long illness – but leaves behind her a legacy of legendary performances in Scotland and even a surprise holiday here less than a decade ago.The death of the Queen of Rock and Roll at her home in Zurich, Switzerland, was announced earlier on Thursday.
Her death prompted an outpouring of tributes from fans and famous friends across the world. The singer was best known for hits such as (Simply) The Best, Private Dancer and What's Love Got To Do With It.
She made Scotland a stopover on no less than five of her concert world tours. But while her last performance here was in 2000, she found time to return to the country in 2014, holidaying at a luxurious Perthshire resort.
The Record reported that Turner jetted into Scotland in September that year on a private plane.She took up residence at the luxury Gleneagles Hotel.
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