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 to make history as the first ever female winner of the global icon Brit award
evoke.ieTaylor Swift is having a year to remember after it emerged she is to become the first female artist to win the global icon Brit award.
Swift will be presented with the prize during the ceremony at the O2 Arena in London tomorrow night. She has been recognised for ‘her immense impact on music across the world and incredible repertoire and achievements to date’, according to the organisers of the awards.
The US singer is also nominated in the international female solo artist category, her sixth Brit award nomination to date. ‘Taylor’s career is unparalleled and her music and influence has resonated with millions of people all over the world,’ the Brit award statement said. ‘She’s used her platform to highlight many issues globally and
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