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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.

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Eurovision explains why Russia is banned from competing in 2022 competition

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This week has seen the Eurovision Song Contest in full swing, with semi-finals beginning in host country Italy on Tuesday, May 10 ahead of the grand final on Saturday, May 14.

But one country is missing from the list of those taking part, for the first time since 1994 - Russia. For some, it may come as no surprise to see that the country which invaded Ukraine earlier this year - leading to a conflict which has so far lasted almost 80 days - left out of the competition.

The European Broadcasting Union announced well before the competition even began that Russia would no longer participate in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest following the invasion of Ukraine.

A statement from the body, which produces the competition, said back in February: “The Executive Board of the EBU made the decision following a recommendation earlier today by the Eurovision Song Contest’s governing body, the Reference Group, based on the rules of the event and the values of the EBU. Read more: ITV Good Morning Britain under fire as it 'offends' viewers with 'shameful' Eurovision blunder “The Reference Group recommendation was also supported by the EBU’s Television Committee.

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