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.
Cops seize haul of weapons and drugs after Audi 'races Mercedes' through Bolton
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA haul of weapons and drugs were seized from an Audi in Bolton after it was seen racing through the streets with a Mercedes-Benz.
Knives and cannabis were among the items seized by officers after pulling over the grey Audi A3. Greater Manchester Police says the car had been brought to officers' attention when it was seen racing against a black Mercedes through Farnworth.
Specialist road policing officers were able to bring the Audi to a halt in Kearsley and block the car in. GMP says the driver attempted to make a getaway from the scene once the car had been stopped, but officers were able to detain the offender.
Police checked the vehicle, where they discovered a number of weapons, including two large knives and an axe. READ MORE: Teenage girl sexually assaulted by cyclist on canal towpath A bag of cannabis was also seized from the Audi.
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