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.
Festive food parcels for those in need
dailyrecord.co.ukVolunteers from Proactive Communities delivered festive food parcels to 28 households in Blairgowrie in the days before Christmas – providing food for 56 children and 52 adults.
And the hampers also included warm hats, gloves, scarves and socks to help support those facing financial hardship this winter.
Applications for the hampers were initially open to families with children attending school in Blairgowrie and Rattray and who were struggling financially at what is an expensive time of year.
However, when the applications launched online, Proactive Communities – the operational and communications arm of Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust – was approached by a number of individuals and couples who were also in need of a festive
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