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.
Major milestone reached in Greater Manchester's fight against coronavirus
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A huge milestone has been reached in Greater Manchester's battle with Covid-19.
The region's average infection rate has fallen below 50 cases per 100,000 people for the first time since September 1. According to the latest figures from Public Health England in the week to April 8, Greater Manchester's infection rate was 45.4.
Last summer an infection rate of 50 was the point at which the government said an area was placed on 'red alert' Under the previous strategy, if an area went above 50 then local restrictions were imposed, as happened to Bolton.
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