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.
WWE icon Andre the Giant's insane drinking records - including 108 beers in 45 minutes
dailystar.co.ukAndre the Giant is one of the most iconic and instantly-recognisable wrestlers of all time.Thousands of people travelled from all over the world just to see 'The Eighth Wonder of the World' up close.A megastar of the 70s and 80s, Andre was famous for his feuds with legends like Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage and Ted DiBiase.But behind the scenes, he was also famed for his drinking ability, able to put away remarkable amounts of booze in an incredibly short space of time.Sadly, the 500-pounder passed away in 1993 due to heart failure, with some contributing his extraordinary drinking habits to his demise.Here are some of Andre's most incredible drinking stories - told by those who knew him best.The rivalry between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant defined WWE in the 80s.
Hogan body slamming the giant during their Wrestlemania 3 clash was an industry-defining moment - but despite being fierce enemies on-screen, the two were buddies off it.During one interview, Hogan told an almost unbelievable story about Andre's appetite - revealing that the big man downed more than 100 beers in less than an hour at the Delta Crown Lounge.He said: “I get a call. ‘Hey, boss, I’m at the Tampa airport.
I’ve got a one-hour layover.’ "I was like OK, it’s 15 minutes or so from my mom’s house. So I drive over the airport and I met him at the Delta Crown Lounge. "By the time we sat down, we had about 45 minutes before he had to walk to the next gate.
He drank 108 12-ounce (350ml) beers.”What was amazing about Andre was not only that he was able to drink an ungodly amount of booze, but that most of the time nobody could even tell.
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