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.
Adele Roberts pays tribute to hometown of Southport in wake of stabbings at Taylor Swift dance workshop
ok.co.ukAdele Roberts has paid tribute to those affected by a horrific stabbing attack which occurred in her hometown of Southport.The stabbing at a property in the town on Monday saw eight people injured, including children, with one child reportedly dead after a knifeman targeted a Taylor Swift-themed children's workshop.The I’m a Celeb star and former BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele was brought up in the Merseyside town.
She took to social media to share her support to those affected by the horrific incident.The 45-year-old’s emotional post read: "Thinking of everyone affected by the tragic events in Southport today.
My heart is breaking for the families." Officers were called to a "major incident" at a property on Hart Street in Southport on Monday morning.
Armed police are said to have "detained a male and seized a knife" and there was "no wider threat to the public". Meanwhile, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said they had treated eight patients with stab injuries, a representative for the hospital saying: "The trust is working with other emergency services to respond to this incident and our emergency department is currently extremely busy." The MP for Southport, Patrick Hurley said: "I am deeply concerned by the reports coming from Merseyside Police about a major incident on Hart Street in the constituency.
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