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.
Bank holiday scorcher weather forecast for Manchester - with sunshine and over 21C for a WEEK
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Weather experts are saying we can finally expect a period of settled, warm and sunny weather - just in time for the May bank holiday weekend.
After an unsettled and cold May so far, temperatures will finally rise this weekend in Manchester over the long weekend. And good news for those enjoying summer holidays in the first week of June as the weather is set to stay settled, sunny and warm throughout the next week.
The Met Office say temperatures will rise to 19C in Manchester on Saturday, although it could remain overcast for the most part of the day.
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