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.
Will.i.am Reflects on Growing Up in Public Housing and Launching His i.am Angel Foundation (Exclusive)
etonline.comwill.i.am has come a long way since he was a boy growing up in Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles. The rapper, songwriter and mega music producer sat down with ET for an intimate reflection on his journey to stardom that touches on his numerous projects along the way, including the growth of his beloved i.am Angel Foundation.
When asked why a seven-time GRAMMY winner keeps returning to Estrada Courts, the housing project he grew up in, will.i.am shares that his regular visits «keep me grounded.»«This is where I was born and raised.
I grew up here in these projects,» the star says, reminiscing on how much his community has changed since he was a child. «When I grew up here, this recreation center wasn't here.
We called it the circle; it was a park so it's where I played football, baseball, basketball. [I] first wanted to make music here… It keeps me grounded.»Estrada Courts is also where the singer's i.am Angel program began, with only 65 kids.
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