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.
Who is Strictly's Musical Director Dave Arch - from early career to reported net worth
dailyrecord.co.ukHe's the man who conducts the incredible soundtracks to Strictly Come Dancing every week. Dave Arch is the BBC show's longstanding Musical Director, and some fans may want to know more behind the music mastermind.
With the show's 20th series underway, many will be enjoying the soundtracks which Dave puts together each week. The 59-year-old has been a part of the show since 2006 and is in charge of Strictly's in-house orchestra, which learns up to 14 pieces of music for each episode.
Dave is a musician, composer and conductor and was previously a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra before landing the Strictly role.
As reported by the Mirror, he studied at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama before beginning his career. He has kept his private life out of the public eye during his tenure on one of the BBC's flagship shows but we do know that he is married and has two sons and one daughter with his wife.
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