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.
A smart new Italian wine and cocktail bar has opened in Manchester city centre
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up for our What's On newsletter to keep your finger on the pulse of an ever-changing Manchester A stunning new cocktail and wine bar has joined the ranks in Manchester's booming Peter Street area.
Haunt MCR has been inspired by the aperitivo bars that are common across Italy and other European cities. The all-day venue will be serving coffees, cocktails, wines and stuzzichini (informal finger food) from morning until evening.
The site used to be home to a branch of Caffe Nero but has been given a complete transformation. Plush leather booths, white tiled walls, a checkerboard floor and a black wooden bar topped with quartz have all been added to the sophisticated space.
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