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.
'The Home Edit's Clea Shearer Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis
etonline.comA post shared by THE HOME EDIT ® (@thehomeedit)Shearer eventually learned that she has «two tumors, 1 cm each, that are aggressive and fast moving,» but she «caught it early.»«Had I not taken this upon myself,» she wrote, «I would be in a completely different situation right now.»Ultimately, Shearer decided to publicly share her diagnosis to make «cancer feel purposeful.»«If I can convince any of you to self-examine on a regular basis, self-advocate always, and to prioritize your health over your busy schedules — then this will have meant something,» she wrote. «It’s also important to note that I was under 40 when these tumors formed, and have no history of breast cancer in my family.
Even if cancer feels improbable, it’s still very possible.»While Shearer initially had «why me feelings» after her diagnosis, she eventually «started to think 'honestly, why NOT me?!'» «I have all the support, resources, and a platform to help other people through this,» she wrote. «So if anyone has to have breast cancer, I’ll gladly let it be me.
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