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.
Tragedy as mum and dad die within weeks of each other leaving behind 10-year-old son
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTributes have been paid to an "amazing" mum and "lovely" dad who have tragically died within weeks of each other - leaving behind their 10-year-old son, two grown-up daughters and two adult sons.
Jill Skivington, 46, and her partner of 15 years Gary Armstrong, 49, have been remembered for being dedicated to their children and each other.
Jill lost her life last Thursday (May 12) after suffering a heart attack and a catastrophic stroke four weeks after Gary passed away following a cardiac arrest, reports ChronicleLive.
The couple leave behind their son Alfie, who has autism, as well as Jill's daughters Katy, 21, and Ellie, 22, who saw Gary as their father, and Gary's two twin sons from a previous relationship, Tom and Dean, 23.
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