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.
'Glock 17-style' gun found and man arrested after dramatic police chase through Harpurhey
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Police chased down a suspect and discovered a Glock 17-style gun after hearing a loud bang while out on patrol.
Officers were patrolling close to Moss Bank Way, in Harpurhey, when they heard a noise that sounded like a firearm discharging at around 5.30pm on Wednesday afternoon (March 24).
A man carrying a black bin liner was spotted fleeing from the scene towards Vernon Street and officers gave chase. He tried to get into a black Ford Focus car, parked on Vernon Street, but the vehicle made off when police arrived and he continued to run away.
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