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.
Three dead, including 9-year old child, in Scotland drowning tragedy - with 7-year old fighting for life
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Three people, including a nine-year-old boy, have died after getting into difficulties in water near Loch Lomond in Scotland.
Police were called to the tragic scene near Pulpit Rock, Ardlui, at around 6:40 pm yesterday afternoon. The Mirror has reported that a 41-year-old man, a 29-year-old woman and a 9-year-old boy were found dead at the scene.
A 7-year-old boy is in intensive care after being taken by ambulance to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. Formal identification of the deceased has not yet taken place, however, their next of kin have been made aware of the incident.
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