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.
Maya Jama admits new TV job is her 'teenage dream' - 'It’s my final bucket list goal'
ok.co.ukThe BRIT Awards is landing on ITV1, as the biggest stars on the British music scene descend on the O2 in the hope of taking home a glorious gong.
But for Love Island ’s Maya Jama, it’s an honour just to be on stage hosting. “It’s been a dream since I was a teenager, so I’m super over the moon,” she smiles. “The BRITs was the last goal that I had to tick off my 19-year-old’s list for presenting.
Gonna have to come up with new goals!” She’ll be joined by Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo and presenter Roman Kemp, who admits that he became emotional when asked to host. “When they told me, I cried,” says Roman, who recently quit his job at Capital FM. “The BRITs has always been on this pedestal for me, because in terms of excitement in the UK there is nothing like it.” The presenting trio have their work cut out however, with Roman revealing that he turned to Ant and Dec for advice. “They said it was the hardest show they’d ever had to do.
But there’s a masochist side to me that really wants to experience that,” he laughs. “That’s what it’s about; putting your head above the parapet sometimes and if it scares you, that’s good.” This year will see the likes of Dua Lipa, Blur, Calvin Harris, Taylor Swift and Maya’s boyfriend Stormzy fight for awards in their categories, while Kylie Minogue, RAYE and Becky Hill are set to perform.
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