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.
12 unbranded toys bought online fail marketplace safety tests
dailyrecord.co.ukcheaper and unbranded children's toys available online are unsafe. A new Which? investigation found more than 40 per cent of toys it bought from online marketplaces failed safety tests.
Each product was tested against British safety standards and checked for small objects that could pose a choking risk, sharp edges and points, cords or fabrics that could pose a strangulation risk, and magnets and batteries that could be easily accessed as well as warning notices.
This news could come as a shock to consumers who choose to purchase less expensive kids toys that they assume will meet the same standards of safety.
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