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.
Boy, 18, in hospital with serious spinal injuries after 'walking into carriageway' near city centre
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA teenage boy was seriously injured and in hospital tonight after a collision with a car on the outskirts of Manchester city centre.
Police said the 18-year-old was hit after he 'appears to have walked into the carriageway'. The teenager, who has not been named, suffered serious spinal injuries in the crash, police said.
He was rushed to hospital where he remained tonight. A section of Great Ancoats Street was closed as police investigations continue.
The road was closed between Adair Street and Every Street due to the collision. No further details have been released by police.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk