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 accused of raping young boy found dead after 'taking his own life' halfway through trial
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA pensioner from Leeds who was accused of raping a young boy has died after 'taking his own life' partway through his court trial.
Bernard McGrath, of Coronation Parade, Halton, was standing trial at Leeds Crown Court accused of seven counts of indecent assault, indecency with a child, five counts of rape and a two of assault by penetration, Leeds Live reports.
The trial began last Monday and jurors heard evidence from the alleged victim - now an adult - who told how he had been targeted by McGrath when he was just six-years-old.
It was said McGrath abused the boy up until he was 15. His Honour Judge Batty told the court that the 83-year-old's body was found at his home yesterday (March 6). READ MORE: Reward of £20k offered in hunt for killer after woman murdered in hospital He told jurors that he had taken his own life while on trial.
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