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 took my kids to Manchester's gaming exhibition with Mario, Pac-Man, Minecraft and more
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMost parents spend their lives trying to get their kids off their tech, but there's a gaming exhibition in Manchester which is attracting more families than ever.
The beauty of Power Up at the Science and Industry Museum is that it features consoles and games from the last five decades - and it's drawing in the mums and dads as well as the kids.
Not only does it feature the newer games that kids enjoy, such as Fortnite and Minecraft, but there's a blast from the past for parents too, with everything from Pong to Pac-Man. Read more: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community I took my children along to the exhibition to see exactly what it has in store - and we were there for hours.
In fact, once you've paid the entry fee - £8 for adults, £6 for kids - you can stay as long as you like. Billed as 'a hands on gaming experience' it's divided into different sections, with everything from 4 Player and New Generation, to PC Games and Arcade.
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