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.
Taylor Swift donates USD 30,696 to help ‘a young Black 18 year old with a dream’ go to college
pinkvilla.comRecently, 18-year-old Vitoria Mario made news for raising nearly half the funds to cover her university tuition. That was until Taylor Swift came across the London student’s fundraising page and donated the remaining amount she needed — which was about USD 30,696.
The country singer wrote a message alongside, saying: “Vitoria, I came across your story online and am so inspired by your drive and dedication to turning your dreams into reality,” the singer, 30, wrote on Mario’s GoFundMe, which had an initial goal of 40,000 pounds (around USD 52,547). “I want to gift you the rest of your goal amount.
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