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.
At last...a piece of Salford's heritage is actually saved
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxThousands filed through its clicking entrance eager for a flutter.They were the doors to a small windfall or misery for punters.The turnstile building is all that remains of the former Manchester Racecourse in Salford.In its heyday race meetings were where a very young Fred Done first made his mark as a bookie.Now the bookie turned property developer has ensured a little bit of his past and the city's heritage is saved.
After 60 years the racecourse closed in 1963.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe site was acquired by Salford University for student accommodation and the turnstiles.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk