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.
Dad at 17 to MD: How the former boss of Hollyoaks studio and 'hired gun' helped transform Greater Manchester retail giant
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Andrew Gossage's plan was never to stay at Ultimate Products for more than two to three years.
When he joined as finance director in 2005, he could never have imagined still being there 16 years later and the impact the business would have on him.
Now managing director, Mr Gossage’s story winds from becoming a parent at 17, heading off to the University of Cambridge, training at accountancy giant Arthur Andersen before joining what was then called Mersey Pictures and then moving on to the Oldham-based firm.
In an exclusive interview with BusinessLive, Mr Gossage lifts the lid on his road to success, how Ultimate Products has been transformed over the last
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