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.
Top Gun and Die Hard star Clarence Gilyard Jr dies aged 66 after 'long illness'
dailyrecord.co.ukTop Gun and Die Hard star Clarence Gilyard Jr has died aged 66. The Hollywood actor has passed away following a battle with a 'long illness', according to reports.
The star had an impressive career in TV and film spanning across three decades, and was best known for his role as computer hacker Theo in the Christmas action movie Die Hard.
He also played the naval flight officer Marcus "Sundown" Williams in Top Gun. Clarence had been working as a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who confirmed his death, reports the Mirror.He worked at the school as a film professor since 2006.
The college told Las Vegas Review-Journal: "His generosity of spirit was boundless — he was always ready to contribute to projects and performances however possible."Film chair Heather Addison said: "Professor Gilyard was a beacon of light and strength for everyone around him.
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