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.
BREAKING: Lancashire Police refer themselves to IOPC over contact force had with Nicola Bulley before disappearance
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLancashire Police have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the contact the force had with Nicola Bulley proper to her disappearance.
It was revealed that officers attended her family home in Inskip on January 10 - 17 days before she went missing, on January 27.
It was confirmed that this was a welfare visit and that no arrests were made. The police watchdog has said it is 'assessing the available information' following the referral to decide whether an investigation is required into the contact police had with Nicola earlier in January. READ MORE Police release images of man following reports of person trying to open doors and windows at house Confirming Lancashire Police had referred themselves to the watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said in a statement: “This afternoon we received a referral from Lancashire Constabulary regarding contact the force had with Nicola Bulley on 10 January, prior to her disappearance. “We are assessing the available information to determine whether an investigation into that contact may be required and if so, who should conduct that investigation.” The referral comes after Ms Bulley’s family called for an end to the 'speculation and rumours' about her private life.
Lancashire Police were criticised for disclosing that she suffered 'some significant issues with alcohol' in the past, which had resurfaced over recent months.
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