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.
Scots islanders tell how life has changed after scooping massive £3m lottery jackpot
dailyrecord.co.ukNorth Uist is known for its empty, golden beaches, non-existent crime and friendly ways - and locals love life just as it is.
The Scottish island, which lies almost as close to Iceland as it does to London, is described "like the Bahamas but without the heat".
So what happened when 101 islanders, who feel they have everything they need, won a share of a £3million Postcode Lottery jackpot in January last year?
A new Channel 4 documentary sets out to show how the windfall affected their lives, and in the end presents a life-affirming tonic by introducing people who prioritise family, friends and practical things over money.
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