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.
Boy George's net worth, relationship history and biggest hits with Culture Club
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBoy George is a pop icon - there is no denying that. Best known for being the frontman of 80s pop group Culture Club, the 60-year old songwriter has enjoyed an impressive career.
But, who is the man behind the DJ, record producer and fashion designer that is Boy George? Here is what you need to know about the Karma Chameleon hitmakers' life and career to date.
Boy George, otherwise known as George Alan O'Dowd, was born in June 1961 in Barnehurst in Kent. His father is of Irish descent and his mother is from Dublin. READ MORE: The One Show viewers left "distracted" within seconds of the show starting Before he became famous in the band Culture Club, he first performed under the stage name Lieutenant Lush when he was with the group Bow Wow Wow.
George eventually left the group and started his own band called Sex Gang Children, but changed the name to Culture Club. Famed for singles such as Karma Chameleon and Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Boy George became an international hit.
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