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.
Sia Gifts Her Three Favorite 'Survivor' Season 44 Contestants Total of $130k
etonline.comSia — at least when it comes to being a superfan. After Wednesday's season 44 finale, the celebrated songstress showed just how generous she really is by dolling out some cash to a few of her favorite contestants that came up just short of the show's grand prize.On Thursday, Sia surprised Carolyn Wiger, Carson Garrett and Lauren Harpe with some nifty consolation prizes after they all made it to the season 44 finale, but wound up going home empty handed.Yamil «Yam Yam» Arocho was crowned the «Sole Survivor» — and earned $1 million for his efforts — and Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt came in second place, and thus took home the $100,000 runner-up prize.However, Wiger, Garrett and Harpe came in third, fourth and fifth respectively, meaning they essentially walked away empty handed.
To take that sting away a bit, Sia swopped in with some whopping cash prizes of her own. The celebrated songstress gifted Wiger $100,000 for making it to the final three, and $15,000 each to Garrett and Harpe.Sia surprised the contestants with news during interviews on Thursday morning, and the shock and surprise of each recent castaway's face was truly epic.Wiger was brought to tears by the singer's revelation, and she had a hard time wrapping her head around the generous gift as Sia shared the news with a smile.Meanwhile, Harpe was equally floored by Sia's news, and had an adorable mini-meltdown when the singer sang her praises during an interview with PopCrave.«I wanted to tell you that you're awesome, and I really felt the struggle for you and your kids,» Sia shared with Harpe.
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