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.
'I know it's wrong but it's part of the thrill': Pervert 'addicted' to child abuse images found with thousands of vile photos
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A man found with more than 4,000 indecent images of children told police he knew it was wrong but that it was 'part of the thrill' and that he had an 'addiction'.
Daniel Cartwright, 24, immediately admitted downloading the images after officers searched his home in June 2019. He said he watched live streams of children and admitted using an app on his iPad.
Cartwright, from Stretford, Trafford, said he 'knew it was wrong and knew he would be caught', Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
Officers seized five devices - including his phone, iPad, laptop and two computers - all of which contained indecent images of children.
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