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.
UK weather forecast: Weekend washout with heavy rain and gales to batter Britain today
mirror.co.ukBrits are braced for a weekend washout with heavy rain and gales today, as the countdown to Christmas continues with hopes for snow.
Forecasters have not ruled out the possibility of a white Christmas as some areas in the country could experience bone chilling temperatures.
But before then, another day of heavy rain is forecast, according to the Met Office. The meteorologist said: "It will be a wet start of the day on Sunday. "That rain will quickly move its way eastwards turning heavy as we head through the day. "Most places will see a spell of heavy rain for a time. "It will be windy too, particularly in the West, with the risk of gales along the coast." In the afternoon, some parts of the UK will see brighter skies and avoid the worst of
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