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.
Schoolboy cheered on by Marcus Rashford and Joe Wicks as he raises thousands for food bank
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox A schoolboy was cheered on by two of his heroes as he tackled a daunting challenge to raise more than £2,000 for a food bank.
Theo Dunphy, from Denton, was inspired to take on a physical challenge for a good cause after seeing social media star and TV fitness guru Joe Wicks take on a 24-hour PE challenge last November.
The 10-year-old decided to do 12 Joe Wicks fitness sessions in a day to raise funds for St Mary's community food bank - totalling almost four hours of exercise.
And as the Denton West End Primary School pupil took on the challenge on Saturday (March 27), he received a video message from his inspiration on Twitter.
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