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.
Drug boss exposed by EncroChat hack made £300k dealing cocaine... but 'lost the lot'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A drug boss exposed by the hack of EncroChat secret messaging service last year said he made £300,000 in two months but 'lost the lot' when it was stolen.
Bradley Luxton claimed he was dealing 25 kilos of cocaine every week for the two months as part of a deal. But he was 'robbed twice' and now 'bad debts were a nightmare'.
His tail of woe and secret life as a drug dealer were revealed on two EncroChat devices found in a raid at his home in March. READ MORE: Tributes to 'amazing' personal trainer, 28, who died following mental health battle Luxton had stopped using them after investigators hacked into EncroChat's server in Roubaix, northern France, in April
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