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.
Man, 20, forced to seven days a week to survive and can only afford Pot Noodles
dailyrecord.co.ukA 20-year-old struggling amid the cost of living crisis has opened up about his daily battle to keep a roof over his head and food on the table.
Ashley Goudou lives in a one-bedroom flat with his four dogs and four rescue cats in Bristol. He works 10-hour shifts, seven days a week for £6.81 an hour - but is constantly worried about being able to pay the bills.
The factory worker walks an hour in the dark to get to his nightshift, as he can't afford a bike, and is forced to live off Pot Noodles as it's the only meal he can afford.
Speaking to the Mirror, Ashley said: "I shower at the gym because I can't afford the gas to wash at home. I always worry at the end of the month if I have enough money to feed the dogs - but I'd rather feed them than myself." Ashley, who grew up in care before moving out aged 16, earns nearly £2,000 a month - but says his salary isn't enough since the cost of bills and food has tripled in the last year.More than £1,000 of his wage goes on rent, gas, water and WiFi each month.
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