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.
Man, 38, fighting for life after being attacked in Piccadilly Gardens
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A man has been left fighting for life after being assaulted in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens early today.
The victim was attacked near to the infamous wall during a brawl between a number of people, say police. Today forensic officers were at the scene and an area of the gardens was cordoned off for several hours.
In a statement Greater Manchester Police said: "Shortly before 3am on Friday July 23, police were called to reports of an assault at Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester. "Enquiries have established that there was a fight between a group of people which dispersed prior to police arrival. "Emergency services attended and a 38-year-old man was taken
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