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.
Salford's Dragon Boat Festival 2022 in pictures
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHundreds of people took to the water at Salford Quays this afternoon for a charity boat race with a difference. The Xinhua Chinese Association UK Chinese Dragon Boat Festival sees crews from a number of local companies and organisations go up against each other in dragon boats - all for charity.
The festival also featured traditional Chinese singing, dancing, and food, making it great fun for spectators and participants alike. READ MORE: The pub in a tiny Cheshire village linked to football's greatest moments Dragon boat races usually consist of 11 paddlers and one drummer, who paddle to the beat of the drum and race against another team to see who arrives quickest.
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