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.
Over 100 protest against decision to house asylum seekers in four-star Greater Manchester hotel
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMore than 100 people gathered near Wigan Town Hall last night to oppose the decision to house asylum seekers in a Standish hotel.
Both protestors and Wigan Council disagree with the Home Office decision to house those fleeing danger abroad in Kilhey Court Hotel.
And, on Wednesday evening at the authority's full council meeting, the stance was reiterated by Coun Dane Anderton, who stated he wanted to see councils consulted on these matters by the Home Office in future.
Those who oppose housing asylum seekers in the hotel claim they believe it is unsuitable for asylum seekers due to the location having a lack of local amenities, limited public transport, and being on a national speed limit road without a pavement on the doorstep. READ MORE Mum who had "no confidence" reveals weight loss tips after shedding over two stone READ MORE 'My headache symptoms were the warning signs of a rare life-changing disorder' Wigan MP Lisa Nandy and the council both wrote to the government office last month calling on them to rethink their plan to use Kilhey Court.
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