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.
Quentin Oliver Lee dies at 34 after brave battle with colon cancer
dailyrecord.co.ukActor Quentin Oliver Lee has sadly died at the age of 34. The Broadway star's death was announced by his heartbroken wife, who said his passing was 'peaceful'.
Known best for starring as Phantom in the US tour of The Phantom of the Opera, he died while holding his wife's hand. Writing on her husband's Instagram account, his wife Angie said: "Phantom in the US Tour of The Phantom of the Opera.
I saw his last breaths, held his hand tight, and felt his heartbeat slowly drift away. He had a smile on his face, and was surrounded by those.
It was peaceful, and perfect. "He was an incredible man, husband, father, son, brother, friend, singer, actor, and disciple of Christ with great faith in his Father in Heaven.
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