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.
"I was convinced I would not be well enough": Groom with cancer set to wed fiancée thanks to surgery performed by robot
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A groom diagnosed with cancer will make it to the church on time and in good health thanks to a pioneering 'robotic' operation.
Paul Hutchinson is tying the knot with fiancée Lisa Bamforth following the innovative procedure performed at The Christie hospital in Withington.
Paul has testicular cancer with spread to his abdominal lymph nodes, which would normally involve major abdominal surgery, intensive care, a seven day stay in hospital and a recovery time at home of several months.
Paul was considered a good candidate for the pioneering robotic treatment which involves keyhole surgery, directed by a surgeon and performed by the intricate robotic machinery.
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