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 wows Edinburgh crowd in the rain on last night of Scotland tour
dailyrecord.co.ukTaylor Swift said goodbye to her Scots fans in a flurry of colour and excitement as she broke another record after playing night three of her Eras tour at Murrayfield.The US superstar, whose appearance in Edinburgh has been a veritable whirlwind, admitted they’d saved the best for last as yet again audience numbers broke the current record for any show in Scotland ever.Since she arrived in town on Friday, Taylor, 34, has braved the unpredictable Scottish temperatures to bring her A game to the Stadium.Having sustained a frozen hand on night one, and worn gloves during one of her songs in night two, she at one point said this evening: “I think it’s about to rain.”Her prediction came true as the skies, which had been blissfully sunny this afternoon, opened upon her 70,000 plus audience - but it didn’t dampen spirits as people opened their bags to bring out their hoods and ponchos for the brief downpour.Taylor joked: “There’s no one I’d rather dance in the rain with than you.”The buoyant crowd loved her enthusiasm and smiles throughout the three-and-a-half hour long extravaganza.Fans dressed immaculately in all sorts of tribute costumes from her different Eras and the overall feeling of love and goodwill was spread throughout the event.Taylor said at the start of her run, and repeatedly thoroughly her shows, that she wished she’d played Scotland more - and the crowd agreed she needs to come back.Swift concerts are an out of this world experience - from the countdown at the start with parachutes blowing in the wind, to the pyrotechnics and piano set for Champagne Problems right through to the spectacular fireworks at the end, it was a beautifully orchestrated show. Pick up your limited edition Taylor Swift OK!
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