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.
Lockdown or an England match? Manchester's streets empty as crunch Euro match kicked off
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox These were the streets of Manchester looking virtually deserted on a sunny summer evening.
But this time it wasn't because of a government-ordered lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. The vast majority were staying indoors on Tuesday evening to watch England's crunch match against Germany in Euro 2020.
On Deansgate, Peter Street, St Peter's Square there was barely a soul to be found. Pubs and bars are expecting their busiest day of the year, even though coronavirus restrictions still apply.
Football fans struggled to find a table in front of a TV screen anywhere in the city centre. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to
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