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.
Woman battles depression by doing something new every day for a year
dailyrecord.co.ukA woman has improved her mental health by doing something new every day for a year. Jess Mell, 34, has struggled with depression but says she is the happiest she has been in a decade after trying new things for 365 days - including learning to fly and beekeeping.
During the pandemic Jess suffered from depression and anxiety before realising that she was depending on her routine as an insurance underwriter to keep her going.
She decided on December 27 last year to try something new every day for 100 days - but found she was upset in April when it ended.
So she carried on going before completing her challenge a whole year later - and she still has no plans to stop.Jess has completed a wide range of 'firsts', including flying a plane, bleeding a radiator, and joining a local gardening community group.
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