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.
Inside the Hilton's new budget Manchester hotel with rooms from £39
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFrom boutique boltholes like King Street Townhouse and Cow Hollow to the five-star luxury of the Stock Exchange, Manchester isn't short of options when it comes to hotels.And now another new name has joined them - this time at the budget end of the scale.The city's first Hampton by Hilton - a more affordable offshoot of the brand behind Beetham Tower's main Hilton hotel - is now open.Located in the regeneration hotspot of New Cross - on the edge of the NOMA neighbourhood, and a stone's throw from Ancoats and the Northern Quarter - the 221-room hotel offers accommodation from £39 a night.Featuring floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the city, each room comes with air conditioning, desks, 49" flat screen TVs, free WiFi and breakfast.
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