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 rugby legend Doddie Weir dies after battle with Motor Neurone Disease
dailyrecord.co.ukScots rugby legend Doddie Weir has died after a six-year-battle with Motor Neurone Disease. The 52-year-old's death was confirmed by his family this evening.
Scottish Rugby released a statement on social media announcing the tragic news just weeks after the sporting legend made an emotional return to Murrayfield.
Former Scotland international Doddie, who won 61 caps, was was greeted by a standing ovation from the crowds as his family helped him out onto the pitch holding a rugby ball ahead of the match against New Zealand All Blacks on Sunday November 13.
A statement from the Weir family, signed by Doddie's wife Kathy, said: "It is with great sadness we announce the death of our beloved husband and father, Doddie. "Doddie was an inspirational force of nature.
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