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 seriously injured and police officer taken to hospital after horror smash between GMP van and taxi
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A man was taken to hospital in a serious condition following a horror crash between a police van and a taxi.
Officers had been responding to an emergency in the Openshaw area at around 11.50pm on Sunday night (August 8) when it collided with the taxi.
A 45-year-old man was taken taken to hospital with serious injuries where he remains in a stable condition. Read more:Serious incident closes road with police CSI officers at scene It is not clear if this was the driver of the taxi or a passenger.
A police officer was also taken to hospital with minor injuries following the smash, GMP said. He has since been discharged.
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