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 postpones concert following tragic death of fan in crowd
ok.co.ukTaylor Swift has announced she is postponing the second of her Eras Tour concerts in Brazil following the tragic death of a fan in the crowd.The 33-year-old was due to play a second night at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday night, but has made the decision to postpone the show due to "extreme temperatures" which saw a fan suffer a cardiac arrest and sadly pass away during Friday night's concert.Taking to Instagram, Taylor wrote to her 276million followers: "I'm writing this from my dressing room in the stadium.The decision has been made to postpone tonight's show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio. "The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will come first." It is not yet known if a third show at the stadium, currently scheduled to take place on Sunday night, will go ahead.The announcement comes hours after the singer reacted to the news of 23-year-old fan Ana Clara Benevides' death.
Once again taking to Instagram, Taylor wrote earlier in the day: "I can't believe I'm writing these words but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show. "I can't even tell you how devastated I am by this.There's very little information I have other than the fact she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young." Planning for Saturday night's show to go ahead at the time, she continued: "I'm not going to speak about this from stage because I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it.
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