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.
Brit Awards 2021 viewers praise Taylor Swift as she gives empowering speech while being named global icon
thesun.co.ukTAYLOR Swift fans praised the singer and songwriter for her inspiring speech after winning the Global Icon award at the Brits.
Taylor, 31, told up-and-coming musicians there is "no career path that comes free of negativity" in a Brit Awards acceptance speech.
Read our Brit Awards 2021 blog for the latest news and updates The American singer was presented with the global icon award during Tuesday's ceremony.
Speaking at the O2 Arena, she said there are "so many incredible new artists in this room tonight and a lot of people watching who have goals and ambitions and dreams for themselves".
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