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.
Charity fundraiser is Ayrshire's own 'Flame of Hope'
dailyrecord.co.ukGet the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA charity fundraiser has spoken of her pride after being awarded with a Cancer Research UK Flame of Hope award.Lorna Dempsey raised almost half a million pounds to help save lives after losing a close friend to breast cancer.Now she’s received a national award from Cancer Research UK in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cause.The charity’s annual Flame of Hope Awards acknowledge remarkable efforts in fundraising and volunteering made by people from all walks of life.Mum of one Lorna scooped the Fundraising Volunteer of the Year accolade, beating off stiff competition from across the UK.She was congratulated at a special online.
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