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.
Flood alerts near Greater Manchester amid UK yellow weather warning as thunder rolls in
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in place across the UK, with flood alerts in place near Greater Manchester. Thunder can be heard across Greater Manchester this afternoon as rain begins sweeping the region.
The Met Office has said: "Slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms may cause some localised flooding and disruption on Saturday afternoon." The yellow weather warning will be in place until 8pm this evening (August 26) when rain is expected to ease in the north west.
Meanwhile, a flood alert has been put in place by the Environment Agency around St Helens and Warrington. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. The flood alert area covers the the River Sankey catchment.
That includes Black, Barkers, Windle and Whittle Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Rainford, Billinge, Prescot, Newton-le-Willows, Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Golborne.
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