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.
Electric atmosphere as town centre welcomes Ironman UK athletes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe atmosphere was electric in Bolton town centre for the annual Ironman event as locals and family members flocked in to support the athletes.
Victoria Square gave a warm welcome to the runners, who completed a marathon length swim, cycle and run. People were there in their hundreds to support the triathletes by holding flags, donning the Union Jack and of course horns.
After a triathlon more than 130 miles long, the competitors were greeted with rapturous applause and cheers. All of them had been going for more than nine hours - a brutal slog. Read more: The hatch-style bakery launched by lockdown bakers that's bringing a slice of Brazil to Manchester “That last three miles was torture,” Bolton lad George Martindale said after crossing the line first. “I had a terrible swim, I nearly had a panic attack and had to breaststroke for 400m and then I got on the bike and put the hammer down. “I was confident going into the run, I had done the work and I saw the gap.
I had some stomach problems but I was confident I could close the gap. “I am absolutely delighted about this. I am from Bolton myself so that was important to me [the event being local]. “I love it here.
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