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.
Energy use of household appliances 'shocks' mum after recording costs
dailyrecord.co.ukA woman has shared the running cost for some of her most used household appliances, claiming that people may find the results "shocking".
To keep track of her energy usage, TikTok user @nwpropertymum had a smart meter installed. The devices can be useful for helping people cut down on their spends as it shows exactly how much energy is being used and how much it's costing.
In one of her most recent videos, she was on a mission to find out exactly how much it cost to run some common household appliances such as a toaster and microwave.She said one appliance in particular would shock people at how much it was revealed to have cost while being used.
In the video, which has been viewed over 60,000 times, she starts off by popping a couple of crumpets in the toaster and switching it on.
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