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.
Mum, 50, dubbed 'Tinsel Tracy' running 35-mile ultra marathon on Christmas Day dressed as Santa
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxA 50-year-old mum is set to run a 35-mile ultra marathon on Christmas Day to raise money for a children's hospital.Tracy Halligan, who has been dubbed 'Tinsel Tracy', will be dressed in a tailor-made Santa outfit as she completes her mammoth six-hour run.
The mum, from Penketh in Warrington, will start the run at around 5am on Christmas Day morning and plans to drop off gifts on her route.
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