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 incredible story of Eilean Donan Castle - one of Scotland's most recognisable strongholds
dailyrecord.co.ukJoin thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.With its beautiful island setting and weathered grey walls, it's one of Scotland's most instantly recognisable castles.And during its lifetime, Eilean Donan Castle played its part in Viking invasions, Clan wars and Jacobite uprisings.Situated on an island at the point where three great sea lochs meet, the castle has held a strategically important place in the plans of Kings, Jarls and Clan Chiefs.One of the most visited landmarks in the Scottish highlands, the first fortified stronghold to be built at the site was in the mid 13th century.Named after the island that it stands on, Eilean (Island of) Donan, it was.
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