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.
More than 40 Lloyds Bank and Halifax branches set to close
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA further 48 branches Lloyds Bank and Halifax branches are set to be closed. Thousands of customers will miss out on access to vital services and cash, Unite Union have said, with 41 Lloyds Bank and seven Halifax branches set to close, which could result in 178 job losses.
The retail director for Lloyds Banking Grouping, Vim Maru, said: “Like many other businesses, we’ve seen people using our branches less frequently in recent years, and this decline is continuing. “Our branches remain a fundamental part of how we serve our customers but we need to ensure the size of our branch network reflects the number of customers wanting to use them.” READ MORE: Sainsbury's 0p 'glitch' sees kitchen appliances being listed for free Unite said it
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