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.
Search for missing teen, 16, not seen for days
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Police have launched an urgent appeal for information over a missing teenager believed to be in Manchester.
Jay Scott, 16, from Cumbria has now been missing for around three days. Jay Scott, from Barrow, last seen at around 1.15pm on Tuesday, June 29 at the junction of Abbey Road and Rawlinson Street in the street. READ MORE: Children scream in terror as gunman fires shots at a packed Sale play park However, Cumbria Police said he has links to the Manchester area and it is possible he may have travelled here.
And they say they are now concerned for his welfare, as they ask anyone who sees him or who has information about his whereabouts to contact them
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