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.
Bake Off under fire as first vegan contestant Freya Cox forced to use animal products during challenge
ok.co.ukGreat British Bake Off's first ever vegan star, Freya Cox, was forced to use animal products during this week's technical challenge and fans of the show are unimpressed.
Scarborough contestant Freya, 19, who is the youngest taking part in this year's Channel 4 series, took to her own Instagram to apologise to fellow vegans as she warned them in advance of the programme.
She explained she was determined to show a different side to baking – one that doesn't have to involve dairy – and that there can be just as tasty an alternative.
Sadly, due to the rules of the show and ensuring fairness with the rest of the contestants, she had to use real dairy in the second round.
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