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.
Police investigating report of vandalism at Manchester Arena attack memorial
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPolice are investigating a report of vandalism at a memorial site to remember those killed in the Manchester Arena bombing. The report was made at around 7.20pm last night (Sunday) after fences at the Glade of Light memorial were pulled down.
Some family members of those killed in the atrocity even spotted people 'being sick and urinating' nearby. An investigation is now underway by both GMP and Manchester City Council. READ MORE: The heartbreaking story of the beautiful little girl who went to a pop concert and never came home No arrests have been made at this stage.
The memorial, which sits at the foot of Fennel Street in the city centre, does not officially open until the new year and is still a building site.
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