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 whose final wish was to die at home passes away minutes after arrival
dailyrecord.co.ukA man whose final wish was to spend his last moments at home passed away just minutes after walking through the door. Frederick Butler had already been in hospital for nine weeks with serious health problems when he was given the heartbreaking news that he had just two weeks to live.
It was the 61-year-old's dying wish to pass away in the comfort of his own home and he was driven back by a patient ambulance.
As soon as the door was opened, he collapsed into a chair and was struggling to breathe, Hull Live reports. His son Ashley Butler laid him on the floor and performed CPR in a desperate bid to resuscitate him, but he could not be saved.
Fred passed away after being back in the house for less than five minutes, telling his family: "I’ve got my wish, I’m going, I can’t breathe." His daughter, Amanda Butler, described her dad as a "fighter" who was well-known in Orchard Park for mowing people's lawns for them.
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