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 huge £15 million mansion in Cheshire's 'golden triangle' where heir of Matalan once lived
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA huge country estate that was once home to the heir of Matalan has come on the market with a huge £15 million price tag. The historic Ollerton Grange lies near Knutsford and is part of Cheshire's prestigious 'golden triangle' - where the region's celebrities and footballers tend to reside.
The Grade II listed mansion was formerly owned by businessman Jamey Hargreaves whose father John Hargreaves founded the British fashion and homeware retailer Matalan.
Mr Hargreaves, who was once in a relationship with the late TV personality Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, bought the estate in 2000.
The grand Jacobean-style home was built back in 1901 and boasts eight bedrooms, seven bathrooms and its own 'outstanding' leisure complex.
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