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.
Dad heartbroken after his son comes home from school with marks on his hand
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA dad has spoken about the heartbreaking moment he realised his son was keeping a score of how many times he was being bullied at his school.
Mathew Beard from London was horrified to find that just a week into high school his was already being physically and verbally bullied and was tallying it up on his hands.
Following the revelation, the dad has taken to social media to warn other parents and has called for schools to 'come down harder' on bullies and their parents to be find.
He said: "My son has been at high school for just over a week. READ MORE: Woman walked up to man she hadn't seen for 30 years and said 'you raped me' "On his hand here he’s made a record of how many times in the last two days he has been bullied, verbally or physically.
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