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.
‘We’re the world’s biggest albino family - growing up was tough’
ok.co.ukNaseem Akhtar, 42, is one of 15 albinos in her family. Her condition has meant that life hasn't always been easy as she's struggled to find her identity and faced abuse.
But despite the turmoil, she's now proud to be a World Record Holder alongside her family members... "As I brushed my light blonde hair, I looked up at my mum, Shameem, now 65, with tears in my eyes.
Another child had shouted a racial slur at me in the street, and the bullying was really starting to affect my self-esteem. “Just ignore them,” my mum soothed. “Their comments should go in one ear, and out the other.
Don’t take it to heart and don’t argue back, you’ll only make things worse.” The older I got, the harder it became to stay quiet when vile abuse was hurled at me and my family.
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