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 Scots mum quit Starbucks job in 'leap of faith' move to become lawyer
dailyrecord.co.ukA young Scots mum, who quit her job as a Starbucks barista, is on her way to pursuing her dreams after winning a prestigious scholarship.
Jo MacLeod, 27, left school at 17 and went on to work in a number of retail jobs before taking on a full-time position at Starbucks.
However, in hopes of providing better life opportunities for her daughter, the mum decided to take a leap of faith and give up her job to return to college.
Jo, originally from Stirling and now living in Leith, gained a HND in legal studies and is currently a third year law undergraduate at Edinburgh Napier University.
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