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 who 'wanted to go to prison' strangled his neighbour to death
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter A man who 'wanted to go to prison' has been found guilty of strangling his neighbour to death, police said.
David Mottram, 47, was found guilty of murder following an eight day trial at Chester Crown Court. Cheshire Police said Mottram rang a crisis helpline on March 2 and told the person on the other end of the line that he had killed his neighbour, 45-year-old Samantha Heap.
Mottram subjected Ms Heap to a 'sustained and brutal assault' after telling her he had been locked out of his flat and needed to contact a family member to get a spare, police said.
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