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.
Doctor who spent 30 years risking his life on the frontline around the world
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here A doctor who came from humble roots in Failsworth and went on to spend 30 years among refugee crises, earthquakes and disease outbreaks has written a book all about his dramatic experiences.
From being the doctor-in-charge after the Lockerbie bombing, to delivering aid amid gunfights in Sarajevo and more recently being the medical director of The Nightingale Hospital - Tony Redmond, 69, has risked life and limb to help those affected by events beyond their control.
He founded the South Manchester Ambulance Accident Rescue Team (SMART), became a world-leading specialist in emergency medicine and is the Emeritus Professor of International Emergency Medicine at the University of
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