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.
Parklife 2021: Teens ecstatic for first ever festival after a year cooped up indoors
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up for our What's On newsletter to keep your finger firmly on the pulse of an ever-changing Manchester It's early afternoon at Parklife and as the sun breaks through the clouds, two teenage girls sit chatting energetically on the grass.
Lauren Akenclose and Sian Stewart have just turned 18 and have spent a large part of their formative years under tight Covid restrictions.
Major events like this have been out of the question over the last year due to the pandemic. But the easing of restrictions means that now, for the first time in their lives, teenagers like Lauren and Sian can experience the joy and excitement of a festival.
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