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.
Royal honour for teen Stirling equestrian Millie Boo Smith
dailyrecord.co.ukA Stirling teenager who has battled from birth to overcome challenges has been presented with a top Riding for the Disabled honour by none other than HRH Princess Anne.Millie Boo Smith, aged 14, was born 14 weeks premature in October 2006 weighing just 1lb 12ozs and amazingly pulled through an operation carried out at Yorkhill Hospital at just four weeks old to close a valve in her heart.While she has cerebral palsy and severe hearing loss she has not let any difficulties stand in her way.In particular, she discovered a love of riding and horses.Now she has now been named RDA Participant of the Year after being nominated by local Equi-Power organisers, who described her as a “shining example”, citing her achiements, courage, resilience and
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