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.
Young mum 'with heart of gold' took her life just hours after filming herself playing with kids in the garden
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A young mum who suffered from anxiety took her own life just hours after filming herself laughing and playing with her kids in the garden.
Jade Roberts, 26, described as having "a heart of gold" left a letter to her loved ones before her tragic death in April. She leaves behind her devastated family who described her as "an unbelievable mum" to her two sons, who are one and two years old.
Her cousin Karl Thomas, 33, said Jade "would do anything for anyone" and had "a heart of gold." Jade, from Knotty Ash, suffered from anxiety and her heartbroken family say they were unaware of the true extent of her suffering.
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