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.
The amazing petting zoo in Greater Manchester where kids can meet newborn lambs and goats this February half term
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFarms and petting zoos are popular all year round, but there's never a better time to visit than when the babies are being born.
Cockfields Farm in Greater Manchester welcomed the first of its new arrivals this week, when aptly named baby kids Romeo and Cupid were born to mum Harriet on Valentine's Day.
The petting zoo, on the border of Ashton and Oldham, attracts visitors from miles around and is gearing up for one of its busiest seasons. Read more: Free half term hunt for kids as farm hosts Winter Welly Walks Over the next fortnight, the place is expecting to welcome around 20 lambs and 20 kids, so preparations are under way on its very own 'maternity ward'.
Manager Mark Navin says February half term is one of the most exciting times for families to visit. "We love this time of year, seeing all the new life being brought into the world," he said. "And it’s so great to be able to teach the visitors all about how the lambs are born. "We think kids and adults get so much out of this time of year, it’s just so educational and amazing if you get to catch a live birth." The attraction's Kidz on the Block event is running across half term, from now until February 26.
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