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.
Manchester Arena Inquiry: Police officers battled in vain to save teenage victim as distraught father watched
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThis article contains details some readers may find upsetting Police officers battled in vain to save a teenage victim of the Manchester Arena bombing in front of her father as he begged her to start breathing, the public inquiry into the atrocity heard.
Megan Hurley's father pleaded 'come on Megan, love' and 'come on Meg' as officers carried out CPR, the inquiry was told. A post-mortem examination concluded the 15-year-old sadly died from 'multiple injuries' and inquiry-appointed 'blast wave experts' found her injuries were 'unsurvivable'.
Megan - who was at the Ariana Grande concert with her older brother, Bradley, after getting tickets as a Christmas present - was described by her family as 'kind, caring and generous'. "Megan was one
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