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.
Fifth person charged in connection with death of dad-to-be in Oldham
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor the latest Oldham news sign up to the MyOldham newsletter here A fifth person has been charged in connection with the death of a dad-to-be in Oldham.
Charlie Elms was stabbed during a disturbance on Fifth Avenue on May 26. The 25-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. His pregnant girlfriend, in a tribute released by the police, said he was 'thrilled' to become a dad for the first time before his death.
On Wednesday, police said Melvin James Whelan, 38, of Greenacres Road, Oldham, had been charged with one count of violent disorder.
He is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court later today. Kian Bobmanuel, 21, of Emmett Street East, Manchester, Frazer McDonald, 19, of Kilton Walk, Manchester, and a 17-year-old male who cannot
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