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 cycling star Jaco van Gass issues rousing Paralympic rallying cry after thrilling Tokyo glory
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJaco van Gass insists he will not settle for being a one-Games Paralympic wonder. And after swapping cycling glory for sunny Santorini, the Parachute Regiment veteran is on a military-esque mission to pass his toughest test yet - going even faster.
Van Gass, 35, catapulted himself to stardom this summer by soaring to individual pursuit and mixed team sprint gold at the Paralympic Games.
He backed that up by bagging time trial bronze as he capped an emotional personal journey after suffering life-changing injuries while serving in Afghanistan.
Van Gass enjoyed a holiday to Greece with fiancée Kathryn to let off some post-Paralympic steam and after getting back on the bike this month, is determined to crack the conundrum of staying at the
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