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.
Former Turbonegro singer Hank von Helvete has died aged 49
nme.comTurbonegro, has died aged 49.His death was confirmed by his family, who told Norwegian newspaper Tvedestrandsposten that Helvete (real name Hans Erik Dyvik Husby) died on Friday (November 19).
No cause of death has yet been revealed.The singer’s former Turbonegro bandmates have paid tribute on Instagram. ”We are thankful for the times, the moments and the magic we shared with Hans-Erik in Turbonegro,” they wrote, alongside a photograph of Hank applying his trademark makeup.“As a charismatic frontman who equally channeled humor and vulnerability, Hans-Erik was crucial for the band’s appeal.
He was a warm and big hearted human, a spiritually and intellectually seeking person who loved having a conversation with anyone.
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