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.
Meet the company helping to Kickstart careers for Salford young people
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSeventeen young people in Salford are setting off on exciting new career paths thanks to a scheme aimed at helping 16 to 24-year-olds out of unemployment.
Progressive landlord ForHousing has provided placements in roles across the company, ranging from HR to waste management, through the government's Kickstart programme.
Aaronn Coogan, aged 25 from Salford, is one of the placement recruits who recently began developing his experience through the housing provider, and believes the role is already helping him to grow in confidence and access new opportunities.
Aaronn had been struggling to find work before securing the placement within ForHousing's income maximisation team, and says it has since provided him with a "sense of purpose".
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