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.
Brilliant Manchester companies celebrated at this year's MEN Business Awards
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSome of the biggest and best businesses Manchester has to offer have been celebrated at this year's MEN Business Awards. Winners of 14 categories were announced at the glittering ceremony staged at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in the city centre.
The annual event saw business leaders from across Greater Manchester gather to celebrate the success of some of the city's most exciting companies. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The event partner was Kimpton Clocktower, the programme partner was Apex Computing while the event was supported by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
The ceremony itself was hosted by Olympic sprinter Iwan Thomas MBE. The Welsh 400m specialist represented both Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Cup and the IAAF World Cup.
For Wales, he competed at the Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal in 1998. The awards were supported by the Manchester Evening News and Reach's business news site BusinessLive. Best Place to Work - GovNet Business of the Year - in partnership with Gateley Legal - Sambro International Ltd Business Person of the Year - Corin Dalby - Box Power CIC Environment and Sustainability Award - in partnership with SSE Energy Solutions - Civic Engineers Global Britain Award - MattressTek Growth Award - KBF Enterprises Innovation Award - N Brown Made in Britain Award - Twisted Loom Outstanding Contribution - in partnership with Davis Blank Furniss - Manchester Central - Highly commended - Box Power CIC Rising Star - in partnership with Bolton School - Kyle Collins, IBM - Highly commended - Ashleigh Holmes, Flowd, and Shoaib Ahmed, Yello Hippo Small
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